Current Research Projects

Members of the network conduct a wide range of research. Below are some of the projects our members are involved with.

Policy Labs for Multi-stakeholder Engagement on Social Protection in MENA

Focusing on social policy in Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia, the project is invested in promoting social policy that reflects the specific needs of the end-users; including those who have been disenfranchised by previous policies such as the old, the poor, and the disabled. 

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Strengthening social protection, safety and welfare in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

The MENASP-CP Network project is led by the MENA Social Policy Network (University of Bath) in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Global Challenges Research Fund, the project brings together a host of UK and international research leaders and partner organisations to undertake an ambitious programme of cross-disciplinary innovation and capability development in the governance of social policy in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).

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The UK Arts and Humanities Research Council Development Award

Background:

The AHRC Development Award is a project led by Rana Jawad in collaboration with MENASP network partners. The 12 month grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council will fund a strategic programme of network development activities in the MENA region. These include building strategic partnerships in the region, research capacity building and spin-off research activities.

 

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Featured Projects

Discover current publications and projects a selection of our network members are working on.


Featured Publications

Explore our selection of our network members’ current publications


MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa: The New Social Protection Paradigm and Universal Coverage
Rana Jawad, Nicola Jones and Mahmood Messkoub
Edward Elgar Publishing
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
Fighting Against Violent Extremism in Iraq: A More Inclusive Democratic Approach
Dr Talip Alkhayer
Policy Innovation Case Studies
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
How Does Addressing Problems of State Fragility Help in the Prevention of Organised Violence in the Middle East and North Africa?
Timo Kivimäki
MENASP Network
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice
James Midgley
Edward Elgar Publishing
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
Integrating Gender Dimensions in Water Management: Insights from Morocco’s Evolutionary Approach and Collaborative Strategies
Omar Ayouni
Policy Innovation Case Studies
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
Challenging and Reinforcing the Status Quo: Services, Civil Society and Conflict in the MENA Region
Oliver Walton and Wali Aslam
MENASP Network
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
The Unfinished Arab Spring: Micro-Dynamics of Revolts between Change and Continuity
Fatima el Issawi, Francesco Cavatorta
Gingko
MENASP Hosted Content
Featured
Livelihood Networks and Political Experience in Beirut, Lebanon
Nikolay Mintchev, Mayssa Jallad, Balsam Gharib, Rahaf Zaher, Mariam Daher
MENASP Network
External  Content
Academic paper
Lessons Learned and Not Yet Learned from a Multicountry Initiative on Women’s Economic Empowerment, The World Bank
Sara Johansson de Silva, Pierella Paci, and Josefi na Posadas
World Bank Group
External  Content
Academic paper
Birthing “Invisible” Children: State Power, NGO Activism, and Reproductive Health among “Illegal Migrant” Workers in Tel Aviv, Israel, Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies
Sarah S. Willen
Journal of Middle East Women's Studies
External  Content
Book
Gender and Global Restructuring: Sightings, Sites and Resistances, Routledge
Marianne H. Marchand, Anne Sisson Runyan
Google Books
External  Content
Non-academic paper
Minding the Gap in Alexandria, Egypt: Talking to Girls in Schools About Reproductive Health, Population Reference Bureau
Sara Hanafy, Omneya Elsharkawy, Mohame Abdelbaqy, May Tewfik, Ibrahim Kharboush, Adel Malek, Hanaa Ismail
Population Reference Bureau
External  Content
Academic paper
The Arab Spring: Confronting the challenge of non-communicable disease, Journal of Public Health Policy
Bayard Robert, Preeti Patel, Maysoon Dahab, Martin McKee
Journal of Public Health Policy
External  Content
Non-academic paper
Social Protection in the Arab Region: Emerging Trends and Recommendations for Future Social Policy, UNDP
UNDP
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