Discussion at AUB: Civil Society Actors Influencing Policy-Making in the Arab World

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the Open Society Foundations cordially invite you to a panel discussion titled “Civil Society Actors Influencing Policy-Making in the Arab World.”

The Civil Society & Policy-making in the Arab World Program at the Issam Fares Institute launched a research project funded by the Open Society Foundations last year.
The project consisted of three case studies and aimed to explore the effect of several internal and external factors on the role of Civil Society Actors in influencing policy-making in the Arab world.

Three research papers from Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia were prepared by Lea Bou Khater (Lebanon), Nermeen Kassem (Egypt) & Alexander Martin (Tunis) during the last months.

Dr. Lea Bou Khater analyzed the 2012 wage hike in Lebanon using the Multiple Streams Framework as an instrument to consider agenda setting, and decision-making processes as well as the role of policy entrepreneurs.

Dr. Nermeen Kassem conducted the research on the influence of classical and social media on the role of Egyptian Civil Society in approaching the recently issued NGO law (2017).

Dr. Alexander Martin conducted the research on the Tunisian case. Martin’s research explores the role of foreign funders in influencing the civil society organizations concerned with the transparency of the management and extraction of the phosphate and natural resources in Tunisia.

This panel discussion will be held in English and Arabic with simultaneous interpretation.
Location: Issam Fares Institute Auditorium – AUB