Social protection is a powerful development policy tool. If well designed, it can contribute to manifold social, economic, and political goals such as those in the Agenda 2030…

Dear Readers,   I am delighted to bring to you the first MENASP newsletter of the year. I am an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University…

In the context of multiple crises – economic, political and most recently the coronavirus pandemic, there is a pressing need for all citizens and residents to have access…

Social policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is in urgent need of reform. Critiques of current social policy models point out their deficiencies in terms…

Since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011, Jordan has come to host large numbers of Syrians seeking refuge in the neighbouring countries and elsewhere. According to…

Dear Friends,   It is a joy and honour to be writing the foreword of the Autumn 2020 newsletter as the new Network Manager. I have received such a…