In 2009 the Centre launched a project aimed at piloting the impact of adopting a whole school approach to social cohesion and citizenship education on young people’s political and civic attitudes. In Lebanon, the current and most predominant approach to citizenship education relies on teaching civics one hour per week. However, research showed that this…
Read articleProject Overview A Whole School Approach to Active Citizenship Education and Social Cohesion The project aims to support schools in promoting active citizenship, and social cohesion through a sustainable and holistic educational programme that emphasizes critical pedagogies, democratic practices at school, and strong school/community relationships. This educational programme is proposed as an alternative to the…
Read articleOn ‘Healing the wounds of history’. The CLS is currently planning an international conference entitled ‘Healing the Wounds of History: Addressing Roots of Violence’ to be held on 11-13 November 2011 in Byblos, Lebanon. A collaboration between the CLS, the Guerrand-Hermes Foundation for Peace and the Lebanese American University. Please refer to the Conference…
Read articleFeatures updates about the recent workshop and the research team at the Centre for Lebanese Studies. Please refer to the Centre for Lebanese Studies Newsletter.
Read articleSocial and Political Change in the Aftermath of the 2005 Hariri Assassination: Implications for Everyday Life in Lebanon May 20, 2011 Introductions and Welcome Remarks: George Asseily, Centre for Lebanese Studies; Luc Borot, Maison Francaise d’Oxford Lebanese Political Parties and the Politics of Sectarianism Bernard Rougier Syria and Sunni Lebanon After 2005: Stakes and…
Read articleOn Social and Political Change in Lebanon. ‘Social and Political Change in the Aftermath of the 2005 Hariri Assassination: Implications for Everyday Life in Lebanon’, One-day workshop. 10:30am to 6pm, organized by CLS fellow Sami Hermez – St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. Please refer to the Conference Programme.
Read articleNadim Houry is Human Rights Watch’s senior researcher for Lebanon and Syria and the director of the Beirut office. His talk entitled ‘Is Lebanon Reformable?’. In the course of his work Nadim has documented violations of international humanitarian law during the July 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. He has also researched human rights violations…
Read articleCLS fellow at University of Cambridge, Dr Maha Shuayb, gave a talk at Notre Dame University on the 28th of March entitled ‘Education in Lebanon: Toward More Sectarianism and Conflict? The Role of Faith and Secular Schools’.
Read articleThe CLS research team presented the findings of their study of history education in Lebanon. The research findings were presented at a conference organised by the Lebanese Association for Educational Research entitled ‘History Education: a lesson from Lebanon and to Lebanon’ which took place on the 24th and 25th of March in Rivera Hotel, Beirut.…
Read articlePart of the ‘Education for social cohesion project’, a strategy planning day took place on the 21st of March. The event aimed at designing a plan for addressing the main challenges encountered by teachers at a public school. The event was designed and delivered by the ‘extra-curricular committee’ at the school, headed by Ms Fatema…
Read articleDr. Mansel, who made his reputation as a historian and authority on nineteenth century France, and later wrote two excellent works on Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire, has very recently published a highly acclaimed book entitled ‘Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean’ where the Levant is seen through the history of three key cities,…
Read articleRami’s appointment in 2005 as the Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut follows a long career in journalism in the Middle East, especially in Jordan and Lebanon where he still serves as editor at large of the Beirut- based Daily Star newspaper. His…
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