Tema: decentralization, Middle East, North Africa, MENA, political participation, political representation, elections, mosques, public service provision, welfare, local councils: centralization, political transitions, governance, development, politics, representation, civil war, post-conflict, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Moulay Hicham, Intissar Kherigi, Marika Sosnowski, Francesco Colin, citizen petitions, Sylvia Bergh, local elections, Christiana Parreira, Steven Brooke, Monica Komer, Marwa Shalaby, Carolyn Barnett, Alexandra Blackman, citizen demands, Julia Clark, Aytug Sasmaz, Matt Buehler, Freddy Gergis