The study is an assessment of a training programme initiated by the British Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education ( MEHE). The overall objective of the programme was to improve Syrian students’ learning experience of foreign language in Lebanese public schools in cycle 1. The findings revealed that the STEPS…
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Healing the Wounds of History Training programme Module II, Year 3: Facilitated by Matthew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily Date: 10, 11, 12 June 2016 Location: Achrafieh, Villa des Palmes In the wonderful garden of Villa des Palmes, Mathew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily facilitated module II of Healing the Wounds of History Training Programme. This training programme represented…
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The HWH program has been developed to help to heal the deeper roots of violence. The HWH training is concerned with unearthing these deeply rooted identities so that we can begin to reframe/rethink the “self”, humanize the other and improve relationships. To develop capacities at the individual level, helps collective action and peace-building efforts at…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (“CLS”) is pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr Katharine Jones, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, author of the recent report “Struggling to survive: Slavery and exploitation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon’’, supported by the Freedom Fund. The talk, to be…
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Healing can be facilitated by sharing and listening! During this social gathering, part of the HWH family had a chance to catch up with each other, exchange their new experiences and insights, and have a good time. This was done in an atmosphere of support, love, and appreciation.
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Healing the Wounds of History Training programme Module I, Year 3 facilitated by Matthew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily. Date: 2,3 April 2016 Location: Bsous, Silk Musuem In the enchanting Silk Musuem in Bsous, Mathew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily held module I of the third year of Healing the Wounds of History Training Programme. The purpose…
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Training of Trainers (TOT) facilitated by Matthew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily on April 1, 2, 3, 2016, at the Silk Museum in Bsous The first Training of Trainers, TOT, took place with the intention to develop trainers that will carry Healing the Wounds of History further. The training sessions were attended by HWHers who have…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) is offering support for applications to be an Academic Visitor at St Antony’s College for the 2016-2017 academic year. Those wishing to apply for support should be scholars of Lebanon with an established record of academic excellence, normally holding the Ph.D. or equivalent. Current students are not eligible to…
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The British Council and the Institute Francais in Lebanon in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) initiated a program called “Accessing Education: Language Integration for Syrian Refugee Children (ACCESS)”. The aim of the program was to mitigate the drop out of Lebanese and Syrian children, increase their retention and integrate the…
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Commissioned by Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) , the Centre for the Lebanese Studies conducted a rapid needs assessment of the psycho-social needs of public schools in Lebanon. The assessment aimed at enhancing the understanding of GIZ of the circumstances and context in which the project team will work in their three year project “Tackling…
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Commissioned by the German Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ), the Centre for Lebanese Studies conducted a donor mapping for the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbiet (GIZ). The mapping aimed at identifying major donors involved in funding projects in the fields of school rehabilitation and psychosocial support in Lebanon. The mapping sought to provide…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies in collaboration with the Lebanese Association for History organized a training program entitled “How to Develop Historical Thinking”. The program represented a second phase of “Developing History Teachers Capacity to Foster Historical Thinking”, a project implemented in 2014 – 2015. The program was funded by the Embassy of the kingdom…
Read articleAs part of a continuing series of events to mark our 30th anniversary, the Centre for Lebanese Studies, together with the European Council on Foreign Relations’s MENA programme, are delighted to invite you to an interactive dinner talk with Ambassador Tom Fletcher on Thursday 10th December 2015 at 7:30 for 8PM. The event will be…
Read articleIn 1997 the Lebanese government published its newly developed curriculum and textbooks following a long and fierce civil war, which started in 1975. The new curriculum emphasized nation building, reconciliation and citizenship. This study aims to examine how the civics textbooks in Lebanon addressed human rights and peace education, both of which are crucial in…
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Our beloved Nadine Zaccour organized an art exhibition at Biel. A group of Hwhers joined her to witness the creativity of Lebanese artists.
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Co-funded by CLS and The Issam Fares Institute, the Centre for Lebanese Studies conducted research entitled “ The Role of Research Centres in Shaping Education Reform Policies in Lebanon Post Civil War Period”. The project aimed at investigating the role of academic and research institutions in promoting and shaping reforms in educational sectors in Lebanon,…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) in collaboration with the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the Centre for International Teacher Education in South Africa (CITE) cordially invites to an open seminar Teacher Education in Lebanon and South Africa: Current Approaches and Challenges 1st of October 2015 Lebanese American University, Beirut Irwin Hall Auditorium 8.30 am to 1.30 pm Event is English. Unfortunately simultaneous translation…
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November 2014 – September 2015 Within its commitment to support history teachers in Lebanon, the Center for Lebanese Studies, the Lebanese Association for History, Notre-Dame University-Louaize, and Forum for Civil Peace ZFD, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands organized an intensive training program that introduced a disciplinary approach to history…
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Despite the hot mid-summer weather, a group of HWHers gathered for a practice session in nature. They started the day with a lovely breakfast followed by a short hike on the Lebanon Mountain Trail in Mtein. After the hike, the group joined to practice HWH tools and reflect on their resources using the elements in…
Read articleThe Centre for Lebanese Studies, St Antony’s College, Oxford in Collaboration with the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University Cordially Invites You to a Workshop Titled Arab Shī‛a and Shī‛īsm vs. Wilāyat al-Faqīh The Dahrendorf Room, St Antony’s College, OX2 6JF, Oxford 1 June, 2015, 9 am – 5 pm This gathering…
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“الصراع حول منهج التاريخ: تجربة لبنان وانكلترا” كان موضوع اللقاء الذي نظمته الهيئة اللبنانية للتاريخ بالتعاون مع مركز الدراسات اللبنانية ودائرة التاريخ والآثار في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت. تضمّن اللقاء محاضرتين ألقاهما كلّ من كريستين كاونسل من جامعة كمبريدج ود.سيمون عبد المسيح من الجامعة اللبنانيّة حبث تم التركيز على تجارب البلدين في صناعة مناهج التاريخ.…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies, the Lebanese Association for History and the Department of History and Archaeology at the American University of Beirut cordially invite to you a panel “The Strife for the History Curriculum: The Case of Lebanon and England”, on the 26th of March, 4-6 pm, College Hall, B1, American University of Beirut.
Read articleThe Centre for Lebanese Studies, The Carnegie Middle East Center, and the Danish Institute in Damascus cordially invite to a one day conference entitled: Youth Marginalization and Radicalization Amid the Syrian Crisis EVENT DETAILS DATE Thursday, March 19, 2015 TIME 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. LOCATION Carnegie Middle East Center, Emir Bechir Street,…
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On Valentine’s Day, a group of HWHers buying legal oxymetholone online gathered for a practice session. What a better way to heal our heartbreaks than with the support of the HWH family! We had fun sharing and passing on love.
Read articleThe Lebanese Association for History in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, the Center for Applied Research in Education at Notre Dame University-Louaize, and the Centre for Lebanese Studies has the pleasure of inviting you…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) organized a round table on the first of December 2014 to discuss the results of its recent research entitled “Widening Access to Quality Education for Syrian Refugees: The Role of Private and NGO Sectors in Lebanon”. The round table brought together representatives of Lebanese and Syrian schools that provide…
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Gathering for Christmas is a wonderful way to share the holiday spirit with the people that you love! The HWH family joined at the CLS offices to grab healthy food, exchange symbolic gifts, laugh, and dance.
Read article نظم مركز الدراسات اللبنانية طاولة مستديرة لمناقشة نتائج الدراسة التي اجراها حول دور القطاع الاهلي والخاص في تأمين فرص تعليم للاطفال السوريين في لبنان والبحث في نوعية البرامج التي يوفرها القطاعين لهذه الشريحة التي لا يزال معظمها غير قادر على الحصول على فرصة للتعليم في لبنان. ولقد جمعت الطاولة ممثلين عن مدارس لبنانية وسورية توفر…
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Date: November 21-24, 2014 – Location: Bsous, The Silk MuseumFacilitated by Matthew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily. Friday November 21st to Sunday November 23rd 2014, plus practice and training session on Monday November 24th (Optional) This follow up, program of experiential learning builds on the knowledge, the experience and the established bond of connection of the…
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As the Syrian crisis enters the fourth year, there is a timely need to reflect on the wider implications on Lebanon. The influx of over a million and half Syrian refugees brought a total of 400,000 school age refugees to Lebanon. This dramatic demographic shift posed a formidable challenge to an education system suited to…
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عمان، 25 حزيران 2014– كانت الطرق المبتكرة لتلبية الحاجات التعليمية المتزايدة لأطفال اللاجئين السوريين هي محور النقاشات التي دارت في مؤتمر عمان الأسبوع الماضي، والذي نُظم بالتعاون ما بين مركز الدراسات اللبنانية، واليونيسيف، والمفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين واليونيسكو. جمع المؤتمر ما بين الخبراء في مجال التعليم والمسؤولين الحكوميين من سوريا، ولبنان، والأردن، وتركيا، والعراق، ومصر، وممثلين…
Read article Amman, June 25 2014: Innovative ways of meeting the rising educational needs of Syrian refugee children were at the centre of a three day Conference in Amman last week, organized by the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS), UNICEF, UNHCR and UNESCO. The Conference brought together education specialists and government officials from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan,…
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تطلق الهيئة اللبنانية للتاريخ مشروعها الشامل “تطوير قدرة معلّمي التاريخ على تنمية التفكير التاريخي” الذي سيجري على امتداد السنة الدراسية 2014 – 2015. يمنح هذا البرنامج التدريبي المكثّف الفرصة لـ 18 من معلّمي ومعلّمات التاريخ لتعلّم نظريات وطرائق تعليم التاريخ كمجال معرفي وتطبيقها وتطويرها. يقدّم البرنامج نهجا جديدا في بيداغوجيا التاريخ في لبنان من خلال…
Read articleThe Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Alexandria Trust are pleased to invite you to a dinner talk and interactive discussion on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 7:30 pm with Ambassador Frances Guy entitled: “Challenges in the Arab World: Time to Bring Education Back to Centre Stage”
Read articleThe Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Alexandria Trust are pleased to invite you to a dinner talk and interactive discussion on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 7:30 pm with Ambassador Frances Guy entitled: Challenges in the Arab World: Time to Bring Education Back to Centre Stage Frances Guy is currently the…
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17-19 June 2014, Amman, Jordan Background: Despite an impressive response, by MoE and development partners, to provide vulnerable Syrian children, as well as vulnerable children in host communities, with timely and adequate education services, both in Syria and the neighboring countries, there are major challenges in terms of access and quality, curricula taught…
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Following our second HWH training on February 28, March 1, and 2, the members of the Healing the Wounds of History program have been meeting once a week with the intention of maintaining the community of trust and sharing built over the course of the training, as well as practicing the tools…
Read articleThe Lebanese Association for History, EUROCLIO, and Notre Dame University In collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East cordially invites you to a workshop Towards a responsible and disciplinary approach to history education in the Mediterranean Region – Empowering educators to use multi-perspective approaches and historical thinking…
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Date: February 28- March 2, 2014 – Location: Bsous, The Silk MuseumFacilitated by Matthew Pruen and Alexandra Asseily. We are delighted to announce that we were able to offer a follow up, three-day programme of experiential learning. Module 2 was offered to the HWH group participants and builds on the knowledge, the experience and the established…
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American University of Beirut Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies Centre for Lebanese Studies Cordially Invite you to the Tuesday 18 March Starting at 18:00 pm Hamra Square- Ground Floor-Below Regusto Resto Topic of the month: Foreign workers in Lebanon: political and social implications Discussion initiated in Arabic by Elisabeth Longuenesse Sociologist, CNRS…
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The Project studied the process and impact of implementing a whole-school approach to active and skills-based citizenship education that involved a series of interventions including providing teacher professional development, reshaping school culture and providing opportunities for more inclusive and active student engagement in. This approach was developed in the light of previous research by CLS…
Read articleThe Lebanese Association for History in association with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and the Centre for Lebanese Studies cordially invites you to a two day workshop entitled “What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ History? An introduction to historical enquiry and secondary concepts, with focus on continuity and change” December 20…
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Date: 6-7-8 December Location: The Silk Museum-Bsous The primary intention of this workshop was to continue a second HWH training to existing practitioners in the field based on a direct experience of new tools and approaches in the hope that the learning gained will be shared as widely as possible. The three-day workshop was designed…
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Read articleسر مركز الدراسات اللبنانية والجامعة الامريكية في بيروت قسم العلوم الاجتماعية دعوتكم لحضور مقهى السوسيولوجيا الشهري موضوع الشهر النقابات في لبنان: حراك وطني واجتماعي؟ حنا غريب غسان صليبي تشرين الثاني ٢٩ الساعة السادسة المكان: قهوة ة في شارع الحمراء المحاضرة في اللغة العربية The Centre for Lebanese Studies and the American University in Beirut, Department…
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Join us for a panel discussion and dinner with HRW Egypt Director Heba Morayef and associate editor and Middle East editor of the Financial Times Roula Khalaf, moderated by David Mepham HRW UK Director Thursday, 3rd October 2013 | 7:00pm BLUEBIRD RESTAURANT 350 Kings Road London SW3 5UU Phone: 020 7559 1000 RESERVATIONS Tickets cost…
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يسر مركز الدراسات اللبنانية والجامعة الامريكية في بيروت قسم العلوم الاجتماعية دعوتكم لحضور مقهى السوسيولوجيا الشهري موضوع الشهر النقابات في لبنان: حراك وطني واجتماعي؟ حنا غريب غسان صليبي تشرين الثاني ٢٩ الساعة السادسة المكان: قهوة ة في شارع الحمراء المحاضرة في اللغة العربية The Centre for Lebanese Studies and the American University in Beirut, Department…
Read articleEugene Rogan is Director of the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. He took his B.A. in economics from Columbia, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history from Harvard. He taught at Boston College and Sarah Lawrence College before taking up his post in Oxford in 1991, where he…
Read articleA three day international conference was held in Lebanon at the Al Bustan. The proceedings have been published in a book ‘Breaking the Cycle – Civil wars in Lebanon’, by the CLS and Stacey International, London, 2007.
Read articleIssam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies (AUB) cordially invite you to the book launch of Rethinking Education for Social Cohesion: International Case Studies Editor: Maha Shuayb (2012) Palgrave Macmillan Including a panel and open discussion with Maha Shuayb,Dina Kiwan & Mark Farha Thursday, February 7, 2013 |…
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Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, more than 2 million refugees have fled to the neighbouring countries Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. According to the last regional response plan, it is estimated that the number of Syrian refugees in need of assistance across the region may reach 3.45 million by the end of 2013. In Lebanon, a total…
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Building on the success of the ‘Healing the Wounds of History: Addressing the roots of violence” conference that was held in November 2011 in Byblos,Lebanon, a three day workshop on “Constellation Therapy: A Systemic Approach to Healing Trans-generational Trauma” took place in Bssous, Lebanon, on the 29, 30, 31 of March, 2012. Facilitated by Matthew…
Read articleUnder the High Patronage of His Excellency The Prime Minister Najib Mikati The Centre for Lebanese Studies at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, The Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, in partnership with The Institute of Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation at the Lebanese American University, have co-convened an international conference entitled: “Healing the Wounds of History:…
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Islamic-Christian Celebration, March 25th, National Day of “The Annunciation” – Together Around Our Lady Mary March 25th 2013, Garden of Forgiveness, Downtown Beirut, Lebanon For the second year running, people of various religions gathered at the Garden of Forgiveness, Hadiqat as-Samah, to celebrate the occasion of “The Annunciation” and a national holiday in Lebanon. Muslims…
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Currently, the Healing the Wounds of History program is redesigning ESPERE for the specific situation of Lebanon, as one of its training programmes. The aim of the ESPERE is to transform narrations of blame and victimhood into an understanding of one’s own responsibilities for action. This constitutes a shift from what is typically viewed as the only possible responses…
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In October 2012, The Centre in collaboration with the Lebanese Association for Educational Studies. And the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies at the American University of Beirut, organized a workshop on “Historical Thinking: An Approach for Teaching History in Conflict Areas-Lessons from the Greek Cypriot – Turkish Cypriot Experience” Historical Thinking seeks to develop…
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The Lebanese Association for History (LAH), in collaboration with In collaboration with The Centre for Lebanese Studies, the Finnish Institute in the Middle East, Open Society Foundation Education, and the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies. The workshop took place at the American University of Beirut on the 18-19 June 2013. The workshop focused…
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In an attempt to improve access to sidewalks by all the population including wheelchair users and parents with pushchairs, many municipalities including Beirut’s municipality have started the process of equipping pavements with drop-kerbs. However, this development has not been accompanied by awareness campaigns around the purpose of drop-kerbs for the general public. As a result,…
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As a follow up of the workshop and a previous conference on history education organized by the Lebanese Association for Education Studies (LAES), both CLS and LAES facilitated meetings and discussions among a group of history teachers in public and private schools in Lebanon to develop a Lebanese Association for History Educators. The group meets…
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The 2013 labour movement displayed several unique features that distinguished it from previous union strikes which were worth studying. One of the main questions this project explored is the issue of linking the strikers demands to fighting corruption and political reform breaking the status quo of March 8 and 14. This project focused more specifically on…
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One of the few things that the majority of Lebanese from various spectrums of life seem to agree on is the urgency to develop a common History textbook, which will somehow unite the nation and solve the problem of confessionalism. There appears to be a conventional wisdom even amongst educationalists and intellectuals that by learning…
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The study investigated the political, social and civics attitudes of 900 students (15 to 17 years old) in 26 schools public and private (secular and faith schools) spread over the 6 Cazas (districts) in Lebanon. It also examined some of the conventional wisdoms regarding the effect of public schools versus private ones, faith versus secular…
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The education reforms and policies which followed since the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1990 emphasized the role of education in promoting social cohesion. The Taif Agreement (1989) which put an end to the civil war proposed education as a major means for promoting social cohesion. Consequently the main objective of the curriculum…
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UNICEF partnered with the Center for Lebanese Studies (CLS) and the Center for Education Research and Development to conduct a review of the citizenship curriculum. The review is focused on the integration of the principles of children’s rights, gender, violence and conflict management, and dialog into the new curriculum.
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The situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is generally defined as “unique in degree of political, economic and social exclusion” (Sayigh, 2001). Indeed, since their arrival to Lebanon their civic, social and economical rights have been constricted by laws and practices. This research explored students’ perception of their schooling and learning experience as well as…
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The Consultation and Research Institute in collaboration with CLS conducted a human right-based and equity-focused situation analysis (SITAN) of education in Lebanon. The study was commissioned by UNICEF. The Situation Analysis SITAN follows a human rights-based approach (HRBA). According to the HBRA, educational equity were examined by looking at three complementary dimensions: The right of access…
Read articleThe purpose of this joint project between the Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding (CAABU) and the Centre for Lebanese Studies was to undertake a one-year research programme, which aimed to collate and evaluate information about efforts towards national reconciliation in Lebanon since 1989. Lebanon’s population, especially the youth, emerged from the years…
Read articleA workshop organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies and was held in collaboration with the Middle East Centre at St. Antony’s College, Oxford. It brought young scholars working on Lebanon in Britain, France and the United States together with established academics in order to assess the state-of the-art of Lebanese studies. Participants included Dr…
Read articleA two day conference held at St. Antony’s College Oxford. The launch of a programme of revision of Lebanon’s history. This conference, organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies was essentially a re-examination and a re-assessment of Lebanon’s history. The aim of the conference was to investigate the nature, causes and limits of the alternations…
Read articleOne-day seminar organised jointly with the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS, University of London The seminar brought together a number of scholars and specialists to discuss the economic and social issues prevailing at the time and analyse the political situation and Lebanon’s international relations. Participants addressed the issue of inflation and…
Read articleA conference organised jointly by the Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, in co-operation with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University. The conference aimed to analyze the aftermath of the war in Lebanon and to think about the process of healing and recovery…
Read articleA conference organised jointly by the Centre for Lebanese Studies, the Centre d’etudes de l’Orient Contemporain (Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III), the Centre de Formation et de Perfectionnement des Journalistes, and the Centre d’etudes et de Recherches sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain. It sought both to analyse the complexity of the Lebanese crisis and to look for…
Read articleA three-day conference which launched a long term programme of interest in Lebanese Emigration and brain drain issues. The programme developed to include several publications and the Transfer of know-how through Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN) project in collaboration with UNESCO and UNDP. The conference brought together an international group of scholars to discuss the history of…
Read articleA conference organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies in collaboration with the International Peace Research Association, UNESCO, the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO), the Permanent Delegation of Lebanon to UNESCO, and the Movement Break the Silence. The aim was to bring together Lebanese and international NGOs in order to promote and develop co-ordination between…
Read articleThe Centre for Lebanese Studies organised a special panel on Lebanon at the BRISMES/AFEMAM conference. Participants included Prof Leila Fawaz, Dr George Jabbour, Dr Yann Mens, Dr Chibli Mallat.
Read articleA two-day conference brought together scholars who had worked on the subject of Lebanese emigration in sub-Saharan Africa, journalists, concerned Lebanese-Africans as well as officials. The conference aimed at encouraging frank and constructive debate on issues confronting African countries such as Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal,…
Read articleA conference organised jointly with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). The conference brought together a number of specialists who analysed the various issues that southern Lebanon faced at a critical period of the country’s history. The conference dealt with the following issues: the country’s regional importance, its strategic significance and its security implications…
Read articleA conference organised jointly with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). The conference brought together a number of specialists who analysed the various issues that southern Lebanon faced at a critical period of the country’s history. The conference dealt with the following issues: the country’s regional importance, its strategic significance and its security implications…
Read articleA one-day conference on the master plan for the reconstruction of the Beirut Central Business District and its implementation by a private real estate company held at the Town and Country Planning Association. The aim of the conference was to have an open and structured discussion with the participation of experts who have been studying…
Read articleA two-day conference organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies in co-operation with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and the International Peace Academy. The discussions were aimed at assessing the impact of Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in twenty years and discuss the issue of international monitoring. The conference addressed the geo-political and diplomatic settings;…
Read articleA conference organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies in co-operation with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. The aim of the conference was to bring scholars working on the period of the 1950s, together with diplomats who served at that time, in order to exchange information and…
Read articleThe Centre for Lebanese Studies organised a special panel on Lebanon at the inaugural pan-European conference on Middle East studies where the European Association of Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES) was launched. The panel addressed various topics such as The French Expedition of 1861; Civil Conflict in Comparative Perspective; Lebanon and the Conference for Peace in…
Read articleA workshop organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies in association with the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College. The aim of the workshop was to bring together scholars currently working on the topic with established experts who have written on the period. The conference addressed issues such as the National Pact; the nationalism…
Read articleA three-day workshop on the Palestinians in Lebanon organised jointly by the Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Refugee Studies Programme. It brought together representatives from the European Commission, UNRWA, various foreign ministries as well as scholars, human rights lawyers and experts on the affairs of the refugees in order to set the agenda for…
Read articleA three-day workshop organised jointly with the Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS). It brought together specialists on Lebanon, international experts on comparative electoral systems and Lebanese Members of Parliament in order to assess the Lebanese electoral system, identify ways in which the current system might be modified, and discuss alternative electoral systems and their applicability…
Read articleAn international conference was organised jointly with the Refugee Studies Programme, University of Oxford. Building on the research commissioned in an earlier phase of the project, the conference sought to discuss the future of the Palestinians in Lebanon. Participants included Palestinian and Lebanese experts; representatives from the European Commission; various local and international non-governmental organisations…
Read articleLebanon emerged from a state of war which suspended the function and role fulfilled by the country in the region. With recovery well on its way one needs to examine the new parameters that govern the shaping of a new role for Lebanon. The post war period now entering its eighth year, gives us hindsight…
Read articleThe conference was designed to enable a group of Arabs and Westerners to engage in a ‘brainstorming’ to examine the nature of preconceptions and prejudices, the reasons oral oxandrolone for sale for their formation and the ways in which they can be combated and replaced with more positive images under the patronage of HRH Prince…
Read articleThe second of a series of meetings examining current issues in the Lebanese economy. Sponsored by the World Bank, the Ford Foundation and the UK FCO.
Read articleWorkshop organised jointly with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. The launch of a two year project on this important issue for Lebanon. Sponsored by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the International Development Research Centre of Canada.
Read articleOrganised jointly with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. Part of the two-year project on the Refugee Issue in the Middle East Peace Process. Sponsored by the Swiss Foreign Ministry and the UK FCO.
Read articleOrganised jointly with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. Part of the two-year project on the Refugee Issue in the Middle East Peace Process. International Development Research Centre of Canada.
Read articleA one day conference organised in London in association with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
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This piece of research, culminating in a conference, sought to understand through the multidisciplinary analysis of space and the processes of planning and reconstruction,in a historical context, and to reveal the various practices of space negotiation from a number of perspectives and scales, in an attempt to provide a fresh understanding of the making and…
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Introducing hands-on civic education and critical thinking to curricula, while promoting student councils at schools, will enhance social cohesion among students of various religious and ethnic backgrounds in Lebanon. These were some of the main recommendations made by a three-day international conference and workshop on education and social cohesion which wrapped up over the weekend.…
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“Healing the Wounds of History” Conference November 11-13, 2011 at LAU Byblos in Lebanon This three-day conference initiated by the Centre for Lebanese Studies launched the “Healing the Wounds of History” Program. The main concepts addressed at the conference were the following: 1) causes for violence are rooted in recent but also older and even…
Read articleWorkshop Program 18-19th May 2012 Centre for Lebanese Studies – MEC/ St Antony’s College – Oxford University This workshop focused on Lebanon’s contemporary borders/boundaries and their relationship with identity building. It aimed at studying three dimensions that ‘border studies’ used to separate for research purposes. First, the physical aspects of territorial delimitations and their implications…
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The goal of the conference was to understand violence and conflict in the country, and how these are perceived and inhabited in everyday life. The conference analyzed current political divisions, politics of sectarianism, affects of violence, civil society activism, and the everyday workings of clientalism that all serve to further our understanding of the socio-political…
Read articleUnder the High Patronage of His Excellency The Prime Minister Najib Mikati The Centre for Lebanese Studies at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, The Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, in partnership with The Institute of Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation at the Lebanese American University, have co-convened an international conference entitled: “Healing the Wounds of History:…
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