Who we are
The Arab Reform Initiative is an independent think tank working with expert partners in the Middle East and North Africa and beyond to articulate a home-grown agenda for democratic change and social justice. It conducts research and policy analysis and provides a platform for inspirational voices based on the principles of diversity, impartiality, and gender equality.
Publications

Research Paper
Environmental Mobilization in Iraq: NGOs, Local Actors and the Challenge of Climate Change

Bawader / Commentary
Egypt and the IMF: Can Conditionality Improve Governance?

Research Paper
An Aborted Cosmopolitanism? Sub-Saharan Migration and the Entry into the Politics of Racism in Tunisia

Research Paper
#Kousintek: When Football Exposes Gender Inequalities

Bawader / Commentary
Social Security in Lebanese Political Economy: A Critical View from within the National Social Security Fund

Bawader / Commentary
Lebanon’s Unregulated Forests: How Tragedies Can Ignite Homegrown Transformations
Projects

Supporting Arab Women at the Table (SAWT): Arab Women as Political Actors
Project
Supporting Arab Women at the Table (SAWT): Arab Women as Political Actors

Youth Trajectories in Contexts of Conflict
Project
Youth Trajectories in Contexts of Conflict

Strengthening Professional Associations and their Role in Political Transitions
Project
Strengthening Professional Associations and their Role in Political Transitions

Observatory of Political Economy
Project
Observatory of Political Economy

Social Protection in (Post)COVID-19 MENA
Project
Social Protection in (Post)COVID-19 MENA

Promoting Youth Participation in Democratic Consolidation in Tunisia
Project