Registration Now Open: 7th Bi-annual MENASP Network Online Conference 2026

Registration is now open for the 7th Bi-annual MENASP Network Online Conference 2026, Social Policy and Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa: Innovation, Adaptation or...

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

February 2022

The “Policy labs for multi-stakeholder engagement on social protection in MENA: Case studies of Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia” is a joint collaboration between the Middle East and North Africa…

MENASP Network Webinar Series (Last Wednesday of Each Month)

September 2021

The MENASP Network Webinar Series is a monthly virtual webinar (the last Wednesday lunchtime of each month) that acts as a platform for speakers from within the network and…

MENASP’s Early Career Researchers (ECR) Initiative

January 2021

One of the main aims of the MENASP network is working toward providing more exposure to researchers and academics who are in the early stages of their research…

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

June 2020

The MENASP-CP Network project is led by the MENA Social Policy Network (University of Birmingham) in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Funded by the UK Arts…

Social Mobilization for Social Policy: building the policy-making of state and society in the Arab region

September 2019

This project is led by Rana Jawad of the University of Bath and is funded by the Carnegie Foundation in New York. The project’s desired long-term outcomes are:…

The AHRC Development Award

September 2019

Background: The AHRC Development Award is a project led by Dr Rana Jawad in collaboration with MENASP network partners. The 12 month grant from the Arts and Humanities…