Religion and Social Policy in the Middle East: Beyond the Rentier State, Towards a New Ethic of Welfare

Lead Research Organisation: University of Bath
Department Name: Social and Policy Sciences

Abstract

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Title Research Film 
Description A 20 minute research film was produced about my research 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2015 
Impact The film is widely used in research dissemination activities to students. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isifdQxvfck
 
Description We have deepened and broadened our understanding of how social welfare systems in the MENA region are constructed and what impact they have on levels of social inequality and social justice.

The MENA region shares very similar historical and policy features like other regions of the world. It can learn possible policy lessons from South Africa, India and Norway.

The MENA region spends too much on social safety nets, regional governments there need to urgently develop a comprehensive social vision for their peoples which look beyond short-term consumption smoothing and purchasing power effects from social safety nets.

I am at the helm of the new policy debates around social protection in the MENA region and are doing nothing less than helping to define policy concepts and orienting the direction of the new policy agenda towards meaningful, informative social welfare and social justice goals.

Both state and non-state actors are deeply involved in the research and I am the only researcher in Lebanon who is able to gather the different political factions to discuss issues of social welfare constructively.

It is possible to de-politicise the social welfare role of religious groups in the MENA region or at least to highlight their civic function and this must be taken forward constructively if these societies are to rebuild themselves.

I have invested a lot of time during the last 9 months in putting together a proposal for a special issue on MENA social policy. This has now been accepted by Edward Elgar New Horizons in Social Policy as an edited book volume and contracts have been signed. The book will set out the key policy debates around social safety nest and universalism in the MENA region and I am co-editing with two other colleagues from the ISS, The Hague and the ODI, London.

I have also begun work on two single author papers to consolidate my findings are social protection in the MENA region which will be submitted to Journal of Social Policy and Policy and Politics.

I now have all the interview transcripts from Iran and have begin to analyse them. In terms of the research in Turkey, this now needs to be analysed too. I aim to produce publications that explore these countries comparatively.

As of the current submission date, the Edward Elgar book mentioned above is now close to final manuscript stage. I am working on the single author papers mentioned above and new research grants are under way. There are new developments in social protection and new focus on non-contributory cash transfers but more research is needed to assess the ipact of these on the poor and on general levels of inequality in the MENA region.

I am exploring further the rise of non-contributory social assistance and the adaptive social proetction paradigm in conflict-afflicted societies. More in-depth and comparative work is being carried out in relation to social protection.
Exploitation Route To help formulate a better understanding of what social policy means and how it can inform policy making in the MENA region.

To better understand the role of religious groups and Islamic groups in the MENA region and that social welfare is not always only a matter of international security.

The MENA region must take seriously and engage with the social dimensions and social challenges that face its societies.

MENA countries need urgent governance reform in the short to medium term and political leadership reform in the long term.

I would like to sincerely thank the ESRC for supporting the research, it has made a chance for real contribution to policy and there have been palpable ripple effects from the ESRC project such as gaining new funding and galvanising a new academic and policy imagination around social policy issues in the MENA region. The social policy network which has been created could not have happened without the ESRC funding. We have set the foundations of a new academic field of study. Social science research is real and relevant and must be protected.

Deeper engagement is being forged with the British Council, UN-ESCWA, UNDP and social affairs ministries in Lebanon and Egypt. This relates to problem solving and the articulation of social policy in the contxt of these countries.
Sectors Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Security and Diplomacy,Other
URL http://www.bath.ac.uk/ipr/our-networks/middle-east-social-policy/
 
Description This phase of the project (when I moved to my new Lectureship post to Bath) has been extremely productive in part due to the amenable departmental environment of the University which has a long history of international social policy research. I have been able to engage in develop and engage with my policy networks significantly both in the UK, MENA region and the USA. The ESRC research has been reviewed by MENA social development and social policy programme managers at UNDP, League of Arab Nations, DFID, ODI, UN-ESCWA, UNRISD, UNICEF, Canadian IDRC and the World Bank (to name but a few) who are now consulting me on their strategies for the region. Larger grants have been gained in 2017 from Carnegie New York Corporation and GW4. Continued work on publications. My work has been cited in UNICEF-ODI research, UNRISD has now proposed to me that I as as lead as co-author of an international team of researchers on the production of a sequel to their flagship book Social Policy in the Middle East (2006). I have also been contacted by Media outlets in the Gulf region and more widely the BBC in the UK to discuss social policy and political developments in the MENA region. I produced a research paper for UNDP based on my research The Minister of social affairs of Egypt as well as senior MENA programme delegates from DFID are attending the end of project ESRC conference on 20-21 November at Bath. Towards the middle of 2015, I became involved in various research reports for international organising seeking to understand the social protection systems in the MENA region. These are outlined below. I produced a research paper for the Cooperation of Islamic Countries on Social Protection to vulnerable groups in the COMCEC member countries. I also produced a report for UNRISD mapping social protection systems in the MENA region. both of these reports are current. The COMCEC report was published in February 2016 and the UNRISD report is underway. In addition, I have been invited by UNICEF Jordan to submit a proposal on mapping social policy expertise in the MENA region and to develop a database for this at the university of Bath. This would be a major step forward in consolidating my international standing as a leading international academic in this field but also in consolidating the subject area of MENA social policy as a new field of teaching and research. As of Janaury 2016, there continues to be very high interest from policy makers in international agencies such as DFID, UNICEF and the World Bank in my work on the mapping of social policy in the MENA region. UNICEF, Jordan have invited me to submit a proposal on developing a database of MENA social policy expertise. This will aid their own strategy development but also allow them access to expert knowledge in this new field. The MENA social policy network which I founded in 2013 goes from strength to strength. I am now organising the Third conference with the German Development Institute in Bonn for 5-6 December 2016. The theme will be Social Contracts in the MENA region. This initiative will help to consolidate my role as an international expert in this field. I continue to be consulted and invited to speak on MENA social policy and social protection issues. My position as an international scholar continues to be consolidated. New partnerships are continuing to emerge with UNICEF, British Council and various UN agencies among others. I have been informed by FAO particiaptns that my presentation influences their policy development on cash transfers to agricultural workers in Palestine. A new Carnegie grant has been gained which launches a new stage of my research and deepens the reserach findings in terms of developing new linkages with the paradigm of adaptive social poretction and conflict-afficted societies. I am focusing more on non-contriutory social assiatnce programmes and have a written a new paper which is a critique of social protection. .
First Year Of Impact 2018
Sector Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Other
Impact Types Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services
 
Description Citation in UNICEF/ODI report on Social Protection in MENA
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact More discussion on social proetction in MENA
 
Description Consultancy work on covid and social protection in MENA
Geographic Reach Asia 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact Providing advice on how to strengthen social policy and deal with the Covid-19 impact
 
Description Policy ideas
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact I am regularly invited to speak on social protection in the MENA region at various UN agencies such UNIRSD, UN-DESA and FAO. At these meetings I seek to promote the idea of social protection as one which supports social justice and equality in a broad sense, and not only in the sense of safety nets to vulnerable groups. These ideas are to new to the MENA region and in some ways, sensitive as they imply the need for structural political change in governance and social welfare regimes. They are nevertheless reaching a senior policy audience.
 
Description Policy ideas
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact As part of consultancy work that I was involved in in the development of a new Social Strategy for the Sultanate of Oman, I was able to introduce a broader view of the nature of poverty and how social protection can address this. This contribution enabled an expansion of the understanding of vulnerability to include structural and political causes.
 
Description Social care and social protection reform in Saudi Arabia
Geographic Reach Asia 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact Giving advice for a reform process to make social care more efficient and effective such as by improving governance and better targeting of those in need
 
Description social protection in conflict-afflicted societies
Geographic Reach Asia 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Carnegie Middle East Programme (New York)
Amount $500,000 (USD)
Organisation Carnegie Corporation of New York 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United States
Start 01/2018 
End 01/2020
 
Description Database on social safety nett in the MENA region
Amount £2,500 (GBP)
Organisation University of Manchester 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 05/2017 
End 11/2017
 
Description GW4 initiator on social protection
Amount £7,215 (GBP)
Organisation GW4 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2016 
End 04/2016
 
Description International Networks
Amount £10,000 (GBP)
Organisation Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2013 
End 01/2014
 
Description Researcher Links Early Career Workshops
Amount £50,000 (GBP)
Organisation British Council 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2014 
End 03/2014
 
Description UNICEF bid to develop database on MENA social policy expertise
Amount £69,485 (GBP)
Organisation UNICEF 
Sector Public
Country United States
Start 10/2016 
End 08/2017
 
Description UoB GCRF pathway on social protection and digitalization;
Amount £19,822 (GBP)
Organisation University of Bath 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2017 
End 11/2017
 
Title MENA social policy expertise 
Description I established the IPR MENA social policy network which now includes over 1000 contacts and members. This is a platform for communication about MENA social policy research and has helped to build a community of experts on social policy in the MENA region. We will continue work on this database as part of the AHRC development award. We continue to develop this database and it will support out GCRF network analysis. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2013 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact I now organise the bi-monthly conference on MENA social policy with host institutions. Most recently, this was the GDIE in Bonn and the forthcoming collaborator will be Cairo University. I successfully gained a contract with UNICEF, Middle East office in Jordan to establish a database on social policy expertise in the MENA region. I am also regularly contacted to act as the MENA lead on other projects. For instance, there is a new database on social safety nets in Developing countries which is funded by DFID-ESRC and led by Manchester University and I am in charge of the MENA charge in this database - www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk 
URL http://www.bath.ac.uk/cds/projects-activities/UNICEF/index.html
 
Description 11 November 2014 - Social Protection to Syrian Refugees 
Organisation Carnegie Trust
Department Carnegie Middle East Center
Country Lebanon 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Discussion of ESRC research and presentation of key findings Intellectural, logistical and administrative support to organise the workshop in Beirut, Lebanon
Collaborator Contribution Intellectual, logistical and administrative support to organise the workshop in Beirut, Lebanon
Impact End of workshop report
Start Year 2014
 
Description 19 November, 2014 - Social Policy in MENA workshop 
Organisation Chatham House
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution We presented our main ESRC research findings to key international and UK-based policy-makers which included the Minister of Social Afairs of Egypt We exchanged ideas and experiences and produced a report for Chatham House Rana Jawad (PI) shared a policy broef she had written on her ESRC resdearch for the Institute of Policy Research at Bath Unievrsity with the workshop delegates The meeting helped to develop policy dialogeu with DFID, Chatham House and UNICEF among other groups on social policy issues in the MENA region We suggesed a lit of deleagtes who were able to attend the workshop
Collaborator Contribution The Middle East programme at Chatahm House offer ed thier epxertise and invited delegates fomr the UK to attend Chatham House organised the meeting and led on the logistics, contributing to the costs of the admin support
Impact End of workshop report to be posted
Start Year 2014
 
Description Early Careers events and others on human security with Maastricht University - Tamara Kool and Des Gasper 
Organisation Maastricht University (UM)
Country Netherlands 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Joint events collaboration on human security
Collaborator Contribution Ideas, organisation, inviting speakers and attendees
Impact Not yet - in planning phase
Start Year 2021
 
Description GW4 Accelerator - Social Protection 
Organisation Cardiff University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution This is an accelerator grant. I am the PI. We will submit four new research bids worth over 100000 and also organise an international conference.
Collaborator Contribution We are exchanging ideas and writing bids. We will also produce a paper and organise a conference.
Impact a co-authored paper, a final conference and support of research associates
Start Year 2017
 
Description GW4 Accelerator - Social Protection 
Organisation University of Bristol
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution This is an accelerator grant. I am the PI. We will submit four new research bids worth over 100000 and also organise an international conference.
Collaborator Contribution We are exchanging ideas and writing bids. We will also produce a paper and organise a conference.
Impact a co-authored paper, a final conference and support of research associates
Start Year 2017
 
Description GW4 Accelerator - Social Protection 
Organisation University of Exeter
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution This is an accelerator grant. I am the PI. We will submit four new research bids worth over 100000 and also organise an international conference.
Collaborator Contribution We are exchanging ideas and writing bids. We will also produce a paper and organise a conference.
Impact a co-authored paper, a final conference and support of research associates
Start Year 2017
 
Description GW4 Social Protection 
Organisation University of Bristol
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We have formed a research group around social protection with other South West Universities: Cardiff and Bristol to explore new research opportunities
Collaborator Contribution We wrote a GCRF networks application on social protection and submitted it in august 2016 but this was not successful
Impact Research proposals to the GCRF networks scheme
Start Year 2015
 
Description GW4 Workshop on Comparative Social Polices 
Organisation Cardiff University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution In collaboration with social policy and poverty measurement experts at Cardiff and Bristol Universities, we will be running three workshops to explore comparative social policy research in developing countries and also to link these to broader international policy discourses around social protection in Northern European and OECD countries too. Our aim is to explore conceptual frameworks and research methods around the comparative study of social policy in the regions like the MENA region which have been neglected by mainstream social policy research. Our aim is to submit a large grant proposal. My main collaborators are Prof David Gordon, Dr Patricia Kennett (Bristol) and Dr Rod Hick (Cardiff).
Collaborator Contribution They will be present ideas and take full part in the discussions. They will also work with me to agree on the next steps in the process in preparing a larger grant proposal. We will also work on writing journal papers based on the discussions in the three workshops that will take place on 31 March, 6 April and 11 May 2016.
Impact None yet - but we aim to produce journal papers.
Start Year 2016
 
Description GW4 Workshop on Comparative Social Polices 
Organisation University of Bristol
Department Medical School
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution In collaboration with social policy and poverty measurement experts at Cardiff and Bristol Universities, we will be running three workshops to explore comparative social policy research in developing countries and also to link these to broader international policy discourses around social protection in Northern European and OECD countries too. Our aim is to explore conceptual frameworks and research methods around the comparative study of social policy in the regions like the MENA region which have been neglected by mainstream social policy research. Our aim is to submit a large grant proposal. My main collaborators are Prof David Gordon, Dr Patricia Kennett (Bristol) and Dr Rod Hick (Cardiff).
Collaborator Contribution They will be present ideas and take full part in the discussions. They will also work with me to agree on the next steps in the process in preparing a larger grant proposal. We will also work on writing journal papers based on the discussions in the three workshops that will take place on 31 March, 6 April and 11 May 2016.
Impact None yet - but we aim to produce journal papers.
Start Year 2016
 
Description ILO workshop on social protection in MENA February 2014 
Organisation International Labour Organization (ILO)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution I was invited to act as discussant and coordinator of the data development group at an ILO workshop in Jordan in February 2014
Collaborator Contribution Indirect contribution of research data.
Impact Ms Ursual Kulke, the ILO social security specialist who invited me to the Jordan workshop will be attending the Chatham House and ESRC end of conference conferences on 19-21 November, so the networking and knowledge transfer relationship continues.
Start Year 2014
 
Description ILO workshop on social protection in MENA February 2014 
Organisation International Labour Organization (ILO)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution I was invited to act as discussant and coordinator of the data development group at an ILO workshop in Jordan in February 2014
Collaborator Contribution Indirect contribution of research data.
Impact Ms Ursual Kulke, the ILO social security specialist who invited me to the Jordan workshop will be attending the Chatham House and ESRC end of conference conferences on 19-21 November, so the networking and knowledge transfer relationship continues.
Start Year 2014
 
Description ILO workshop on social protection in MENA February 2014 
Organisation International Labour Organization (ILO)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution I was invited to act as discussant and coordinator of the data development group at an ILO workshop in Jordan in February 2014
Collaborator Contribution Indirect contribution of research data.
Impact Ms Ursual Kulke, the ILO social security specialist who invited me to the Jordan workshop will be attending the Chatham House and ESRC end of conference conferences on 19-21 November, so the networking and knowledge transfer relationship continues.
Start Year 2014
 
Description MENA social policy conference (Bonn) 4-5 December 2016 
Organisation IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution I am the founder of this Conference and contributed to the programming.
Collaborator Contribution They contributed to the programming and organisation of the conference.
Impact Further information is required
Start Year 2013
 
Description Religion and social policy: New research agendas 
Organisation McGill University
Country Canada 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution A new book collaboration commissioned by Edward Elgar in collaboration with co-authors Daniel Beland and Emmanuele Pavolini
Collaborator Contribution A new book collaboration commissioned by Edward Elgar in collaboration with co-authors Daniel Beland and Emmanuele Pavolini
Impact A new book - edited volume
Start Year 2021
 
Description Religion and social policy: New research agendas 
Organisation University of Macerata
Country Italy 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution A new book collaboration commissioned by Edward Elgar in collaboration with co-authors Daniel Beland and Emmanuele Pavolini
Collaborator Contribution A new book collaboration commissioned by Edward Elgar in collaboration with co-authors Daniel Beland and Emmanuele Pavolini
Impact A new book - edited volume
Start Year 2021
 
Description Social policy and social mobilisation in the Arab world 
Organisation British Council
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution A major project to develop the MENA network website and conduct new research on social policy innovation in the Arab region . I am the Bath team which also includes an RA are leading much of this work.
Collaborator Contribution Support with digital development, marketing and communications, policy labs in Egypt The project has helped secure further funding from the AHRC GCRF Network plus scheme.
Impact policy labs policy innovation case studies special issue new research
Start Year 2018
 
Description Social policy early careers workshop - Mohammad V University, Morocco February 2013 
Organisation Mohamed V University
Country Morocco 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Building on the ESRC research, I was able to gain a large travel grant in collaboration with social policy researchers at Mohammad V University in Morocco from the British Council to cover the costs of organising a workshop for early career researchers on MENA social policy
Collaborator Contribution Indirect contribution to research findings
Impact We have submitted a special issue proposal for Third World Quarterly on the theme of the workshop and are awaiting the decision. The MENA social policy network has been established.
Start Year 2013
 
Description UNRISD - New Directions in Social Policy 
Organisation United Nations (UN)
Department United Nations Research Institute For Social Development
Country Switzerland 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I was invited to present my research on 7-8 April at a workshop organised by UNRISD in Geneva around the theme of New Directions in Social Policy in Developing Countries. I was the MENA social policy speaker. I have subsequently been invited by UNRISD to be the lead author on the second flagship MENA social policy book that they wish to produce in collaboration with UN-ESCWA which will follow their fist publication on this topic in 2006.
Collaborator Contribution They collected data and have contributed indirectly but I will be inviting them to contribute a chapter to the planned UNRISD book mentioned above.
Impact We are currently negotiating the terms of reference for the new book on Social Policy in MENA.
Start Year 2014
 
Description UNRISD-GENEVA New Directions in Social Policy 
Organisation United Nations (UN)
Department United Nations Research Institute For Social Development
Country Switzerland 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution This is the next step in my collaboration with UNRISD on updating their policy research on social policy on the MENA region. We will be working with UN-ESCWA to develop the policy agenda and knowledge around social policy issues in the MENA region.
Collaborator Contribution Ideas around the conceptual framework and how to achieve policy impact through UN-ESCWA.
Impact The first draft report on MENA has been submitted for review.
Start Year 2015
 
Description Arab Forum for sustainable Development 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Invited to take pare in panel SDG 1
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Blog post - 'Bad social policy, not ideology, is to blame for the Arab world's downward spiral' 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.)
Results and Impact The post attracted interst from colleagues

The post was shared on social media and reached others in this way who would otherwise not have seen the article
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL http://theconversation.com/bad-social-policy-not-ideology-is-to-blame-for-the-arab-worlds-downward-s...
 
Description Blog post - You cannot ignore religion in social policy-making in the Middle East 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.)
Results and Impact Shared opinion on the topic attracting comments from readers

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Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2013
URL https://www.opendemocracy.net/rana-jawad/you-cannot-ignore-religion-in-social-policy-making-in-middl...
 
Description Keynote talk to Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact Keynote on religion and development to Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description ODI Project launch 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.)
Results and Impact Workshop particiapnts and MENA regoin expert at ODI launch of project findings on Cash Transfer Programmes. Attracted many questions on my work.

n/a
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012
 
Description Policy article 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I was invited to write an article on th developments in social protection policy in the MENA region for the Policy in Focus magasine of the IPC-IG, Geneva/Brazil. The issue is called "social protection after the Arab Spring".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.ipc-undp.org/publication/28434
 
Description SOLIDAR-European Neighbourhood Policy meeting on 16-17 November, 2015 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The workshop discussed issues of social protection, solidarity in the MENA region. It focused in particular on the role of civil society in this agenda. I was invited to speak at this event and my contribution was included in the final list of recommendations that was presented to the EU on the Southern Neighbourhood Strategy. My contribution was cited by the chair in his final concluding remarks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.solidar.org/IMG/pdf/2015_11_17_enp_up_close_no_16-3.pdf
 
Description Social Protection - FAO, Beirut 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I will give a talk on social protection in the MENA region to a meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Beirut, Lebanon, 29 March 2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Social protection for Vulnerable Groups in the OIC Member states 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I presented the findings of a major report to the Cooperation of Islamic Countries entitled "Social protection for Vulnerable Groups in the OIC Member States" on 11 February 2016 at a seminar organised by the Turkish Ministry of Economic Development in Ankara, Turkey. I was the lead author of this report which may be found at the URL link below.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.kalkinma.gov.tr/Lists/Yaynlar/Attachments/690/Accessibility%20of%20Vulnerable%20Groups%20...