Religion and Social Policy in the Middle East: Beyond the Rentier State, Towards a New Ethic of Welfare
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Kent
Department Name: Sch of Social Pol Sociology & Social Res
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Beland D
Religion and Social Policy
in International and Comparative Social Welfare
Jawad R
(2019)
A new era for social protection analysis in LMICs? A critical social policy perspective from the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA)
in World Development
Jawad R
(2012)
Serving the public or delivering public services? Religion and social welfare in the new British social policy landscape
in Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
Jawad R
(2012)
Thinking about Religious Welfare and Rethinking Social Policy in the British Context
in Social Policy and Society
Jawad R
(2010)
Religion and Social Policy in the Middle East: The (Re)Constitution of an Old-New Partnership Religion and Social Policy in the Middle East: The (Re)Constitution of an Old-New Partnership
in Social Policy & Administration
Jawad R
(2020)
Handbook on Society and Social Policy
Jawad R
(2010)
FAITH IN THE PUBLIC REALM: CONTROVERSIES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES - edited by Adam Dinham, Robert Furbey and Vivien Lowndes
in Public Administration
Loewe M
(2018)
Introducing social protection in the Middle East and North Africa: Prospects for a new social contract? Introducing social protection in the MENA countries
in International Social Security Review
| 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 | I continue to publish and make presentations based on this project. A new collaboration will be on gender issues and poverty in Iran. |
| Exploitation Route | Influence ideas, start new projects |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Description | In 2011 the research was cited in an ODI-UNICEF report Through the social policy evaluation workshops that took place in Lebanon in 2011 and 2012, we were able to engage with policy-makers in this country context and develop new networks of academics and policy-makers In 2015, Rana Jawad was invited to make a presentation about her research to the UK Commission on Religion in British Public Life. The commission will aim to advise the new British government on public policy in relation to religious diversity in the UK. In 2014 and 2015, Rana Jawad has been invited to present her research at conferences and offer expert advice on MENA social policy to the following: Government of Oman's new social work strategy; UNRISD (Geneva) Ne Directions in Social Policy Programme, UN-DESA (New York), SOLIDAR (EU); Keogh School of Public Affairs; DFID MENA team; British Council (Egypt); UNDP regional office for the Arab States for whom Rana Jawad write a research paper on social policy in the Arab countries; the Issam Fares Institute at the American University in Beirut (Lebanon) for whom she has written a policy brief on her ESRC research; the Keogh School of Public Affairs (University of Notre Dane, USA); UNDP on social protection for people living with HIV; UK Home Office on MENA country profiles for assessing asylum and refugee applications. The MENA social policy network which Rana Jawad established in 2013 is now organising its third conference in collaboration with the German Development Institute, The conference will take place on 5-6 December 2016. From 2017 onwards, the research continues to grow in strength with the securing of a Carnegie Grant and the establishment of the MENA social policy database. I am now expaning my research further into social protection and continue to strengthen my research networks and expland my field of research. I continue to be consulted as an expert to UN organisation and also funders such as the Ford Foundation on the matter of social protection. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Security and Diplomacy,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 n/a |
| 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... |