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The Orient Institut Beirut project entitled “Media Culture in Transformation” will be holding its first international workshop entitled “Political Communication, Public Sphere and Transition in Egypt” on the 8th of May 2013, at The German Science Center Cairo (DWZ), 11 Sh. Saleh Ayoub, Zamalek. The workshop is followed by a CTTC event. The workshop aims at creating networks between the Egyptian and international scientific community in media and political studies.The workshop is accompanied by simultaneous interpretation (English/Arabic).The intensive one-day workshop is structured in four panels with highly esteemed international guests from  diverse academic institutions within Egypt and abroad. It strengthens networks between the Egyptian and international scientific community in media and political studies, thus adds to the interdisciplinary dialogue. Furthermore, the workshop enhances the visibility of the project in the academic scene.Participating guests represent The Orient Institut Beirut, Cairo University, The American University in Cairo, Centre d'Études et de Documentation Économiques, Juridiques et Sociales CEDEJ, Sydney University, Art Academy, The British University in Egypt, Modern Science Academy, as well as German universities: University of Erfurt, University of Mannheim, University of Hildesheim, and the Institute for Media and Communication Policy, Berlin.Preliminary Workshop Programme – (Last updated: 13.04.2013)Media Culture in Transformation OIB Project-Workshop“Political Communication, Public Sphere and Transition in Egypt”Venue: DWZ- The German Science Centre, 11 Sh. Saleh Ayoub, Zamalek07.05.2013Arrival of invited guests from abroad08.05.20139:30-10:00Registration and Coffee10:00 - 10:15Welcome and OpeningDr. Nadia von Maltzahn, OIB, Hanan Badr, Cairo University10:20 - 12:00Panel 1: A Changing Public Sphere in Egypt - Boundaries and Discourses of the Political Discourse and Media CultureMaria Röder, University of MannheimDynamics of media culture: Public Spheres and the New Citizen in EgyptProf. Dr. Mohamed Soffar, Cairo University (tbc)Is there a Public Sphere in Egypt?Dr. Enrico De Angelis, CEDEJSocial Media and Media Culture in the Arab WorldModeration: Dr. Gennaro Gervasio, BUE12:00 - 12:30Coffee Break12:30 - 14:00Panel 2: Role of Media in the Democratic TransformationProf. Dr. Thomas Demmelhuber, Universität HildesheimSocial Media and its transformative power: Conceptual remarks on the "regime dilemma"Dr. Ayman El-Sayyad, Media ConsultantRemarks on the Role of Media in TransformationAmro Ali, Sydney UniversityGaining Alexandria: the political logic of an oppositional cityModeration: Dr. Inas Abou Youssef, Cairo University14:00 - 15:00Lunch Break15:00 - 16:30Panel 3: Media and Collective Action: Protest and Youth Movements: New Forms and Styles of Political CommunicationDr. Asiem Difraoui, Institute for Media and Communication Policy, BerlinMedia and Transformation – Chances and ChallengesSara Salem, International Institute for Social Sciences, The HagueCreating spaces for dissent: social media, power and the public sphere in EgyptWessam Kamal, PhD Candidate at Cairo UniversityHarlem Shake Online: Remarks on techniques of political protest using social mediaModeration: Prof. Randa Abu Bakr, Cairo University16:30-17:00Coffee Break17:00-18:15Panel 4: Media Discourse and Transformation: The Language of the RevolutionProf. Dr. Samia Mehrez, Laura Gribbon, The American University in CairoThe Problematic of Translating TahrirProf. Dr. Emad Abdel Latif, Cairo UniversityA Rhetorical Approach to understanding the Egyptian RevolutionMr. Amr Khafagy, Journalist and TV PresenterMedia Discourse on an Unfinished Revolution and the ongoing Political DebatesModeration: Prof. Naila Hamdy, The American University in Cairo18:15-18:30Wrap up and closing of the workshop19:00CTTC Cairo Talks on Transition and Change: Event in collaboration with OIB and FU Berlin onFrom ‚liberal autocracy’ to ‚illiberal democracy’?: Why Egypt needs a reform of the mediaProf. Dr. Kai Hafez, University of ErfurtDr. Rasha Abdulla, The American University in Cairo21:00CTTC Reception