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 external leading thinkers to present their research.
The MENASP Network Webinar Series aims to enable Network members and wider audiences to access new and ground-breaking research on social policy and conflict prevention. The webinars encourage cross-regional research exchanges and policy learning hence, a Middle East focus is not essential though, where possible, reflection on this region or a MENA specific country is encouraged.
Stay tuned!
Upcoming Webinars:
Crisis and Intersectional Justice in Lebanon and Sri Lanka, with Lina Abou-Habib (Asfari Institute) and Waradas Thiyagaraja (University of Bath)
Date: 22 March 2024
Time: 11.00 UK Time | 12.00 CEST | 13.00 Lebanon Time | 16.30 Sri Lanka Time
Platform: Zoom | Register here.
Past Webinars:
Social Protection Reforms in the Context of the Pandemic: Insights from Morocco, with Dr Hicham Ait Mansour (Mohammed-V University, Morocco)
Date: 29 September 2021
Time: 13.00 UK/Morocco Time | 14.00 CEST | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
The Effect of Developmental Grievances, State Fragility and External Interventions on Conflicts and Conflict Prevention in the MENA Region, with Prof Timo Kivimäki (University of Bath, UK)
Date: 20 October 2021
Time: 11.00 a.m. UK Time | 12.00 p.m. CEST | 13.00 p.m. Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom – Watch the recording here.
The Gender Gap in Political Participation: Evidence from the MENA Region, with Dr Ali Fakih (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)
Date: 27 October 2021
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CEST | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom – Watch the recording here.
Women and Peace; State Legitimacy and Service Delivery – Case Studies from Iraq and Sri Lanka, with Dr Zeynep Kaya (University of Sheffield, UK) and Dr Claire McLoughlin (University of Birmingham, UK)
Date: 24 November 2021
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CEST | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom – Watch the recording here.
Multidimensional Poverty in Algeria, with Dr Walid Merouani (CREAD, Algeria)
Date: 26 January 2022
Time: 13.00 London | 14.00 Algiers | 15.00 Beirut
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
The Arab Uprisings Revisited: Evidence from a Decade of Arab Barometer Survey Data, with Prof Amaney A. Jamal (Princeton University, USA)
Date: 23 February 2022
Time: 14.00 London | 15.00 Paris | 16.00 Cairo | 9.00 New York City
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Social Protection for Refugee Adolescents/Youth in Jordan and Palestine, with Dr Nicola Jones (Overseas Development Institute, UK) and Dr Bassam Abu Hamad (AlQuds University, Palestine)
Date: 23 March 2022
Time: 14.00 London | 15.00 Paris | 16.00 Cairo | 9.00 New York City
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
A Proposed Global Funding Mechanism for Social Protection, with Dr Zina Nimeh (UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
Date: 29 June 2022
Time: 12.00 UK Time | 13.00 CEST | 14.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Watch the recording here.
The Future of Yemen and Reimagining Humanitarian Engagement, with Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy (NatCen International), and Ibrahim Jalal (Yemen Policy Center)
Date: 19 October 2022
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CET | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
World Development Challenges Report: Main Findings for Arab Countries, with UN ESCWA
Date: 02 November 2022
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CET | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Civil Society Organisations Providing Social Services in Iraq: Why are some CSOs more directed towards the demands of their service recipients? with Ali Hamoudi
Date: 23 November 2022
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CET | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Social Protection in Saudi Arabia, with Dr Hanaa Almoaibed
Date: 13 December 2022
Time: 14.00 UK Time | 15.00 CET | 16.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
A Decade of Energy Subsidy Reforms in the MENA Region, with Adel Hamaizia and Tom Moerenhout
Date: 25 January 2023
Time: 14.00 UK Time | 16.00 Cairo Time | 09.00 New York Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Locally Led Democracy and Development in MENA, with Dr Catherine Herrold (Syracuse University, USA)
Date: 8 March 2023
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 15.00 Cairo Time | 08.00 New York Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Global Youth Unemployment: A Focus on the MENA Region, with Prof Nicola Yeates and Prof Ross Fergusson (The Open University, UK)
Date: 29 March 2023
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CEST | 15.00 Lebanon Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Markets and Welfare Systems, with Dr Steffen Hertog (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)
Date: 26 April 2023
Time: 14.00 UK Time | 15.00 CEST | 15.00 Cairo Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Unemployment in MENA: It Is Not (Only) a Youth and Gender Issue, with Dr Zafiris Tzannatos (Jordan Strategy Forum)
Date: 17 May 2023
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CEST | 15.00 Cairo Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Rebuilding Communities Through Public Space Interventions: Co-Learning From Beirut’s Reconstruction After The 2020 Port Blast, with Prof Andrea Rigon (University College London) and Joana Dabaj (CatalyticAction)
Date: 24 January 2024
Time: 13.00 UK Time | 14.00 CEST | 15.00 Cairo Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
The Political Risks of Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa, Moritz Schmoll (UM6P), Amir Abdul Reda (UM6P), and Thomas Richter (GIGA)
Date: 4 March 2024
Time: 14.00 UK Time | 15.00 CEST | 16.00 Cairo Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording here.
Social Protection for Migrant Workers in the Gulf Region: Adjusting to a Changing World, with Luca Pellerano and Lea Bou Khater (ILO)
Date: 19 March 2024
Time: 14.00 UK Time | 15.00 CEST | 16.00 Cairo Time
Platform: Zoom | Watch the recording.