Tunisia’s Energy Sector:  A Just Transition Analysis
Bawader / Commentary
2 March 2023
#Environment#Transition#Tunisia
Why Morocco’s Youth Employment Policies Continue to Fail
Bawader / Commentary
9 February 2023
#Morocco#Public Policy#Social Protection#Youth
Why Elections Won’t Happen in Libya
Bawader / Commentary
22 December 2022
#Elections#Libya#Youth
Youth and the Future of Libya
Bawader / Commentary
17 November 2022
#Libya#Political Participation#Youth
11Oct
2022
WebinarCOP27:  What's at stake for regional climate activists?
#Activism#Environment#MENA
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Expert Interview - Ilyes Ben Ammar
19 September 2022
#Environment#Transition#Tunisia
Perceptions and Trajectories of Youth in Baghdad, Al-Basra, and Mosul after the 2014 Conflict with ISIS
Research Paper
13 September 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Youth
Iraqi Youth in Flux:   Survey of their Perceptions and Trajectories after the 2014 Conflict with ISIS
Press Release
13 September 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Youth
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Expert Interview - Perla Daou
7 September 2022
#Environment#MENA#Transition
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Expert Interview - Rabie Wahba
7 September 2022
#Environment#MENA#Transition
Tunisia in the wake of the referendum:   A new divisive Constitution
Bawader / Commentary
23 August 2022
#Constitution#Political Participation#Tunisia
Youth participation in Tunisia’s elections:   Some possible solutions  
Bawader / Commentary
17 August 2022
#Political Participation#Tunisia#Youth
The 25 July 2022 Scenarios in Tunisia:  Uncertainty after the Referendum
Bawader / Commentary
22 July 2022
#Political Participation#Reform#Tunisia
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Ebtisam (Syria) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
14 July 2022
#Conflicts#Syria#Women#Youth
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Jihan (Syria) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
13 July 2022
#Conflicts#Syria#Women#Youth
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Maisoon (Iraq) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
12 July 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Women#Youth
Iraqi youth in contexts of conflict:   Fragmentation, divergent strategies, and the impossibility of inclusion
Research Paper
8 July 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Youth
Youth perceptions of politics in the post-2011 Tunisia:   Giving the floor to millennials and Gen Z
Report
25 May 2022
#Political Participation#Tunisia#Youth
Youth political participation in post-2011 Tunisia:   Exploring the impact of the youth quota system through the prism of local municipal councillors
Report
25 May 2022
#Political Participation#Tunisia#Youth
31May
2022
WebinarSecond Annual Conference on Environmental Politics:  Towards a Just Environmental Transition in the Middle East and North Africa
Conferences#Environment#MENA#Reform#Transition
origins-and-prospects-of-climate-change-activism-in-the-arab-region-rethinking-the-development-and-market-economy-model
Origins and prospects of climate change activism in the Arab region:   Rethinking the development and market economy model
Blog
22 April 2022
#Activism#Environment
Youth perceptions of gender equality in Tunisia
Bawader / Commentary
7 April 2022
#Gender#Tunisia#Youth
National ambition, divergent vision:  Consensus and fracture among Iraqi youth activists of the Tishreen Movement
Bawader / Commentary
30 March 2022
#Activism#Iraq#Youth
Libya:  Youth transition to adulthood amid the conflict
Press Release
15 February 2022
#Conflicts#Libya#Youth
Libyan youth in limbo:   Coming of age in conflict
Research Paper
15 February 2022
#Conflicts#Libya#Youth
Tunisia:  Youth take a stand for/against the president’s decisions and watch in limbo
Bawader / Commentary
10 February 2022
#Political Participation#Tunisia#Youth
From inside and outside:   Palestinian youth reshaping old electoral systems
Bawader / Commentary
3 February 2022
#Elections#Palestine#Youth
Youth, peace, and security in Iraq:   Creating new spaces for youth activist voices and engagement
Report
15 January 2022
#Iraq#Security#Youth
Youth, peace, and security in Iraq:   Operationalizing youth peacebuilding priorities in practice
Report
7 January 2022
#Iraq#Peacebuilding#Security#Youth
10Jan
2022
WebinarSudan's Revolution:  What Comes Next?
#Reform#Sudan#Transition
Tunisian society finds itself stuck in silence and limbo post-July 25
Bawader / Commentary
5 January 2022
#Activism#Reform#Social Movements#Tunisia
The Moroccan diaspora:  What are the modes of political participation?
Bawader / Commentary
18 November 2021
#Diaspora#Morocco#Political Participation
Libyan Civil Society and Youth Programming:  Promoting Economic, Political, and Social Integration - Policy Dialogue Report
Conference Report
17 November 2021
#Libya#Reform#Youth
Assessing What Meaningful Syrian Youth Inclusion in Peacebuilding Looks Like in Practice:  Policy Dialogue Report
Conference Report
5 November 2021
#Reform#Syria#Youth
Questioning Participation in Ramlet Bulaq, Cairo
Report
28 October 2021
#Activism#Egypt#Reconstruction
Lebanon’s Student Movement:  A New Political Player?
Research Paper
7 September 2021
#Elections#Lebanon#Political Participation
ARI Publishes Winner of 2021 Student Essay Contest
Press Release
31 August 2021
#Activism#Environment
Racialized Hereditary Slavery in Mauritania:  Interview with Activist Abidine Maettalla
Interview
26 August 2021
#Activism#Mauritania#Racism
Has Tunisia’s Democracy Failed to Convince its Youth?  The Slow-Going of Democratic Socialization
Bawader / Commentary
24 August 2021
#Reform#Tunisia#Youth
Youth Employment and Livelihood in Syria:  Assessing the Impact of Conflict and Preparing for Recovery
Conference Report
9 August 2021
#Conflicts#Syria#Youth
15Jun
2021
Webinar Inaugural Conference on Environmental Politics in the Middle East and North Africa
#Activism#Conflicts#Environment#Governance#Reform#Social Justice
26May
2021
WebinarTunisia:  A Revolution That Is Absent from Public Space
#Activism#Mobilization#Tunisia
Arab Reform Initiative Launches New Environmental Politics Program
Press Release
19 April 2021
#Activism#Environment
Tunisian Youth and Political Life:  From Stagnation to Revival?
Research Paper
14 January 2021
#Elections#Tunisia#Youth
21Jan
2021
WebinarArab Diasporas in Europe:  Spaces of Political Subjectivity Formation and Activist Engagement
Conferences#Activism#Diaspora#Webinar
arab-reform-initiative-sudan-have-the-juba-and-addis-ababa-agreements-untangled-the-dichotomy-between-religion-and-the-state
Sudan:  Have the Juba and Addis Ababa Agreements Untangled the Dichotomy between Religion and the State?
Bawader / Commentary
15 December 2020
#Constitution#Religion#Sudan#Transition
The Pavements Don't Speak:   Silencing Street Theatre in Egypt
Bawader / Commentary
9 December 2020
#Activism#Culture#Egypt
Mobilizing against Anti-black Racism in MENA:  A Reader
Bawader / Commentary
4 December 2020
#Activism#Racism
ARI-webinar-inbetweeness-libyan-diaspora
5Nov
2020
WebinarThe “In-Betweenness” of the Libyan Diaspora:  Everyday Nationalism, Resistance, and Active Engagement
#Activism#Diaspora#Libya
arab-reform-initiative-Identity-Belonging-and-Constitutional-Reform-in-Algeria-min
Identity Belonging and Constitutional Reform in Algeria:   Reconciliating Ideologies for a Peaceful Transition
Bawader / Commentary
28 October 2020
#Algeria#Political Participation#Social Movements
©Hiba Al Kallas / Shutterstock.com
One Year into Lebanon's “17 October Uprising”:  Is There a Reason to Celebrate?
Interview
26 October 2020
#Activism#Lebanon#Reform
Arab-reform-initiative-webinar-diaspora-activists-vs-authoritarian-regime
7Oct
2020
WebinarDiaspora Activists vs. Authoritarian Regimes
#Activism#Diaspora#Mobilization
eliminating-the-protests-the-motives-and-circumstances-of-basra-assassinations
Eliminating the Protests?  The Motives and Circumstances of Basra Assassinations
Bawader / Commentary
11 September 2020
#Activism#Iraq#Social Movements
Ending Denial:  Anti-Black Racism in Morocco
Bawader / Commentary
28 August 2020
#Activism#Morocco#Racism
ARI Publishes Winner of First Student Essay Contest
Press Release
11 August 2020
#Activism#Democracy#Diaspora
Diasporas:  A Global and Vibrant Force for Arab Democratization  
Bawader / Commentary
11 August 2020
#Activism#Democracy#Diaspora
arab-reform-initiative-no-homeland-no-future-alawite-youth-the-backbone-of-the-assad-regime
No Homeland, No Future:  Alawite Youth As the Backbone of the Assad Regime
Bawader / Commentary
4 August 2020
#Livelihoods#Syria#Youth
Sudan:   Managing COVID-19 Pandemic During a Time of Transition
Bawader / Commentary
29 May 2020
#COVID-19#Health#Sudan#Transition
Stopping the Bisri Dam:  From Local to National Contestation
Bawader / Commentary
3 April 2020
#Activism#Environment#Lebanon#Natural Resources
Local Activism in post-2011 Egypt
Bawader / Commentary
28 February 2020
#Activism#Egypt#FutureMENA
arab-reform-initiative-lebanese-women-and-the-politics-of-representation-
Lebanese Women and the Politics of Representation
Bawader / Commentary
18 February 2020
#FutureMENA#Lebanon#Political Participation#Social Movements#Women
Against All Odds:   Evolving Civil Mobilisation in Egypt under al-Sisi
Press Release
23 January 2020
#Activism#Egypt#Social Movements
Urban Rights and Local Politics in Egypt:   The Case of the Maspero Triangle
Research Paper
23 January 2020
#Activism#Egypt#Social Movements
Wikis as Catalysts for Activism:  The Case of Arabic Wiki Gender
Research Paper
23 January 2020
#Activism#Social Movements#Women
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Our Revolution Is Feminist: Meeting with Women Activists in Lebanon
17 January 2020
#Lebanon#Social Movements#Women#Youth
arab-reform-initiative-2019-12-From-overthrowing-the-regime-to-all-means-all-reading-in-Lebanonizing-the-slogan-of-the-Arab-Spring
From “Overthrowing the Regime” to “All Means All”:   An Analysis of the Lebanonisation of Arab Spring Rhetoric
Bawader / Commentary
18 December 2019
#Activism#Lebanon#Social Movements
Shouting for a New Algeria:   Slogans as Foundations of a Political Project?
Bawader / Commentary
11 December 2019
#Algeria#Political Participation#Social Movements
The Crisis of The Algerian Presidential Elections: Candidates, Trajectories, Calculations and Scenarios
The Crisis of The Algerian Presidential Elections:   Candidates, Stakes, and Scenarios
Bawader / Commentary
2 December 2019
#Algeria#Elections#Transition
Algeria’s Presidential Elections: Stopping a Democratic Transition?
Algeria’s Presidential Elections:   Stopping a Democratic Transition? 
Bawader / Commentary
27 November 2019
#Algeria#Elections#Transition
arab-reform-initiative-A-Real-Political-Reform-Is-the-Only-Way-Out-An-Assessment-of-the-2018-and-2019-Protests-in-Iraq
The Rising Tide of Change in Iraq:  An Assessment of the 2018 and 2019 Protests
Bawader / Commentary
25 November 2019
#Activism#Iraq#Social Movements
Creative and Persistent:   Lessons and Examples from Youth Activism in MENA
Press Release
12 November 2019
#Political Participation#Social Movements#Women#Youth
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How Can Humour and Positivism Be Used to Express Political Opinions?
12 November 2019
#ActivistToolKit#Lebanon#Youth
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What’s in a Name?
12 November 2019
#ActivistToolKit#Tunisia#Youth
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What Are the Biggest Threats to Cyber Activism?
12 November 2019
#ActivistToolKit#Egypt#Youth
arab_reform_initiative_2019-11-Twenty-days-of-Lebanese-protests-between-continuity-innovation-and-uncertainty
Twenty Days of Lebanese Protests:   Between Continuity, Innovation and Uncertainty
Bawader / Commentary
6 November 2019
#Lebanon#Political Participation#Social Movements
ArabReformInitiative - 20190923 - Tunisia's Upcoming Challenge
Tunisia’s Upcoming Challenge:   Fixing the Economy Before It's Too Late
Bawader / Commentary
23 September 2019
#Economy#Political Economy#Transition#Tunisia
Who are the Candidates in Tunisia’s 2019 Presidential Elections?
Bawader / Commentary
5 September 2019
#Elections#Transition#Tunisia
Lebanon:   Anger in Palestinian Refugee Camps Gives Rise to a New Mobilization for Dignity
Bawader / Commentary
14 August 2019
#Activism#Lebanon#Palestine#Refugees#Social Movements
Sudan’s Power-Sharing Agreement:   Towards Transition or a Game of Tajility?
Bawader / Commentary
19 July 2019
#Sudan#Transition
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The Sudan Protests: Interview with Activist Ishraga Mustafa
17 July 2019
#Sudan#Transition
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They Persist: Arab Youth Reinventing Politics
5 June 2019
#ActivistToolKit#Algeria#Egypt#Lebanon#Social Movements#Syria#Tunisia#Youth
Arab Reform Initiative - Challenging the Legal Ideology of The State: Cause Lawyering and Social Movements in Egypt
Challenging the Legal Ideology of the State:   Cause Lawyering and Social Movements in Egypt
Research Paper
24 May 2019
#Activism#Egypt#Social Movements
Arab Reform Initiative - Algeria’s Uprisings in Context: An Interview with Prof. El Mouhoub Mouhoud
Algeria’s Uprisings in Context:   An Interview with Prof. El Mouhoub Mouhoud
Bawader / Commentary
17 April 2019
#Algeria#Political Economy#Social Movements#Transition
Arab Reform Initiative - The Fall of al-Bashir: Mapping Contestation Forces in Sudan
The Fall of al-Bashir:   Mapping Contestation Forces in Sudan
Bawader / Commentary
12 April 2019
#Social Movements#Sudan#Transition
Arab Reform Initiative - Algeria: Inventing New Political Rules
Algeria:   Inventing New Political Rules 
Bawader / Commentary
9 April 2019
#Algeria#Social Movements#Transition
31Oct
2018
Decentralization and Local Councils in Post-Conflict Syria:  What Role Can Youth Play?
Policy Dialogues#Conflicts#Decentralization#Syria#Youth
27Oct
2018
New Political Pressure Groups in Lebanon and the May 2018 Elections:   Lessons Learned for Future Engagement
Policy Dialogues#Lebanon#Political Participation#Political Parties#Women#Youth
25Nov
2018
Engaged Algerian Youth:  Living in Diaspora, New Approaches to Political Action?
Policy Dialogues#Algeria#Diaspora#Political Participation#Social Movements#Youth
Arab Reform Initiative - Europe Is the Key Player in Syria: An Alternative Template for Transition
Europe Is the Key Player in Syria:  An Alternative Template for Transition
Bawader / Commentary
4 October 2018
#Europe#Syria#Transition
1Oct
2018
Tunisian Engaged Youth  New Approaches to Political Action
Policy Dialogues#Political Participation#Tunisia#Youth
Arab Reform Initiative - Arab Revolutions and Political Participation: New Patterns, Divergent Trajectories, and Different Negotiation Abilities
Arab Revolutions and Political Participation:  New Patterns, Divergent Trajectories, and Different Negotiation Abilities
Bawader / Commentary
31 May 2018
#Activism#Political Participation#Social Movements
Arab Reform Initiative - Institutional Reform in the Arab World: Problems, Challenges, and Prospects
Institutional Reform in the Arab World:  Problems, Challenges, and Prospects
Bawader / Commentary
31 May 2018
#Activism#Political Participation#Social Movements
Arab Reform Initiative - Effervescent Egypt: Venues of Mobilization and the Interrupted Legacy of 2011
Effervescent Egypt:  Venues of Mobilization and the Interrupted Legacy of 2011
Report
25 January 2018
#Egypt#Political Participation#Social Movements