Category: Research

  • Syrian Civil Society in Conflict and Post-Conflict Setting

    Syrian Civil Society in Conflict and Post-Conflict Setting

    The objective of the paper is to identify the main challenges and research priorities for civil society in Syria in the upcoming years. For such a purpose, the writer analyzes the past and current situation of Syria and adopts a holistic approach in his analysis of the material situation in Syria in order to suggest…

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  • “It’s All Political”: A Call for a Political Economy Analysis in Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Humanitarian Cash-Based Interventions in Lebanon

    “It’s All Political”: A Call for a Political Economy Analysis in Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Humanitarian Cash-Based Interventions in Lebanon

    “It’s all political” – that is the common answer from many Lebanese people when asked about why and how certain things work in Lebanon, such as the distribution of resources. Despite this ubiquitous use of politics as reasoning for many circumstances in Lebanon, the design, implementation, and evaluation of humanitarian cash-based interventions, as a response…

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  • الھدم والبناء الاستعماري في الجولان

    الھدم والبناء الاستعماري في الجولان

    في السابع من سبتمبر/أیلول من العام ال ُمنصرم، داھمت سلطات الاحتلال الإسرائیلي قریة مجدل شمس السوریة، ونفّذت أمام أعین عشرات الس ّكان، ُمستخدمةً ج ّرافاتھا الثقیلة، أمر ھدم منزل السیّد “بسام جمیل إبراھیم” وزوجتھ “دالیا” بدعوى تشییده دون ترخیص بناء، معلنةً بذلك نیّتھا عن ھدم عشرات المنازل التابعة للسكان السوریین في قرى “الجولان” ال ُمحتل1.…

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