Sarah Anne Rennick

Fantastic conversations and reflections at our conference with @CarepParis. Opening many avenues for future research on Arab diaspora politics.

We are honored to announce the Bassma Kodmani Fellowship with @ArabReform_ARI, a unique opportunity to contribute to the transition in Syria. Application details below.

A beautiful letter and homage.

Chère Bassma, si seulement tu pouvais être là pour voir ce qui se passe ! Tu nous manques d’autant plus aujourd’hui… ⁦@francediplo⁩ ⁦@HalaKodmani⁩ ⁦@MrjDuclos⁩

Stellar new research report, providing a comprehensive primer on the opportunities and challenges to financing universal social protection systems in the Arab region and why the current approaches are failing people and ultimately harming economies.

Despite recognizing the macro-criticality of gender gaps, IMF programs often worsen these disparities in labor markets, social protection, and care work. Join us on Oct 22, 4-5:30 PM EST, for a session advocating for binding Gender Impact Assessments to help address these gaps. Register here: bit.ly/3C3whSn #WomenAndIMF #EconomicJustice

🗓️ Thursday October 24 Join us at this independent side event co-organized with Human Rights Watch and #SocialProtection allies, taking place alongside the International Monetary Fund and the @WorldBank Annual Meetings in #WashingtonDC this week. This session will delve into the critical role of International Financial Institutions (#IFIs) in shaping social spending and social protection systems in the Arab region. Beyond diagnosing the challenges, we’ll explore tangible alternatives to debt and austerity—including self-financed schemes, fiscal reforms, and climate finance instruments—drawing from our research across Arab countries. In-person and online registration details: 📍 tinyurl.com/3deuunkb Moderated by: @LenaSimet @hrw Experts: Colin Powers @fes_mena @Alshami_farah @hassansherry89 @ArabNGONetwork @abdo_nabil86 @Oxfam #AnnualMeetings2024

Happening this Monday #october7th Webinar: Shifting Sands: Local Aftershocks, Regional Alliances and the Aftermath of October 7 Since Hamas’ October 7 attacks and the Israeli war on Gaza, the region has gone through major political aftershocks leading to war between Israel and Lebanon and major military confrontations involving Iran, the Houthis and Iraqi militias. This webinar will explore the shifts that have occurred across the Arab region over the past year, focusing on the interaction between domestic shifts, reconfiguration of regional alliances and discuss how these changes have affected the region’s outlook. Using the imagery of aftershocks, the webinar will discuss the repercussions of the war on the first circle of countries (Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt) and then move to discuss the impact on Yemen, Iraq and the Gulf. Amidst increasing murmurs of Israeli leaders and their American backers seeing an opportunity to reshape a “new Middle East” with a weakened Iran, what space for the region’s own voices and priorities and what alliances are possible? Join the conversation: lnkd.in/gpic2-Yf @almuslimi @HafsaHalawa @alijla2021 @NadimHoury #October7 #Palestine #Lebanon #GCC #Yemen #Iraq #MiddleEast #Iran

📣 Final panel! Join us Friday as we explore the evolving landscape of women’s lives in Iraq and the KRI. We’ll assess the progress made so far, address ongoing concerns, and propose actionable strategies to bridge gaps. #WomensRights #Iraq #Kurdistan #WomenEmpowerment

Excited to be speaking at this event today and sharing the experiences of @ArabReform_ARI in conducting activist-research to advance the WPS agenda meaningfully across conflict zones in MENA.

Excited to be sharing research results and practitioner reflections at this event tonight with @ArabReform_ARI Non-Resident Fellows @omarthink and @SaidaOunissi.

Join us next Thursday for a public roundtable on the EU Policy in the Southern Neighbourhood 📅 11 July at 20:00 CEST 🏰 Residenz Würzburg - Toskana Saal

In Rabat and excited for our events. Today, @SocialRabat and @ArabReform_ARI are hosting a conference with researchers and practitioners on mobilization across the region, discussing new opportunities and constraints for political participation of marginalized groups.

If you haven't read it yet, this article by @SinGulfura provides an excellent analysis of the current situation in Kuwaiti politics and the potential implications in the longer run.

The concept of extractivism in academic research involves exploitative practices that disproportionately affect marginalized communities and academics in the Global South. Extractive research often benefits the academic and their career while offering little to research partners or participants. This workshop aims to address extractivism in academia within the Middle East, highlighting the challenges faced by Middle Eastern academics and promoting decolonial ethics in research. The discussion will focus on engaged scholarship, collaborative knowledge production, and non-traditional professional pathways to combat extractivism. The workshop will be a closed event for early career scholars, conducted in English and Arabic with simultaneous translation. To RSVP: lnkd.in/eyaXdkvH More information:  lnkd.in/eWu6avvD @rola_husseini #Rabat #Morocco #maroc #academia #engaged_scholarship #research #decolonize #knowledge

youtu.be/q6ePcf2-rUs ٥ حاجات مكناش متوقعين نسمعوهم كي حكينا مع الشباب التونسي في ٢٠٢٣ 🔍"كباحثات، غالباً ما نفاجأ بما يجلبه العمل الميداني"- ملاك الأكحل، زميلة باحثة وصحافية تونسية. في رحلتنا لاستكشاف آراء وتصورات الشباب التونسي في عام ٢٠٢٣، واجهنا مجموعة من المفاجآت التي لم نتوقعها. "خلال إجراء مجموعات التركيز في القيروان والقبارية، تبادلنا الحديث مع الشباب حول مواضيع متنوعة شملت السياسة، القيم، الآمال والأحلام، بالإضافة إلى الماضي والمستقبل"- ناديا الجمل، باحثة مساعدة من تونس. ما اكتشفناه خلال هذه المحادثات دفعنا لإعادة النظر في العديد من توقعاتنا الأولية، وهو ما سنسلط الضوء عليه في حوار مباشر من سلسلة 'افكاري' بعنوان '٥ حاجات مكناش متوقعين نسمعوهم كي حكينا مع الشباب التونسي في ٢٠٢٣ @inkyfada @inhiyez @MeshkalTn #حوار #حوارات #افكاري #سياسات #شباب #شابات #توظيف #بطالة #سياسة #تونس #مباشر #ديمقراطية #حقوق #الحريات_العامة #instalive #livetalk #youth #Tunis #Tunisia

Our Arabic-language (free!) course in critical policy studies is now accepting applications. An outstanding opportunity for anyone interested in exploring the policy realm as the new space for active citizenship and contentious politics. Early career scholars welcome!

Our Weekly Updates 🏆 @SibaMroueh, a master's student at @ucl, won our 2023 Student Essay Prize. Her essay brilliantly addresses Lebanon's unemployment crisis from a macroeconomic perspective, focusing on the acute impact on Lebanese youth. 📝🎓 lnkd.in/dxM_6z-P 📲 Join Siba and @Alshami_farah, our Social Protection Program Director, on Instagram Live for an insightful discussion about Lebanon’s unemployment challenges and the crucial role of Lebanese youth in shaping their future. Don't miss this engaging conversation! (More details on Instagram: lnkd.in/dyhZM8J2) 🎧 Latest Podcast Alert! Tune in to our newest podcast episode where ARI researcher Aymen Amayed and Sara Salloum delve into the impact of colonialism on land in Tunisia and Lebanon. A must-listen for those interested in the historical and ongoing effects of colonial land ownership systems! 🌍🔊 lnkd.in/dwcNxT8n 🌱 Environmental Advocacy! Explore our new paper, by Senior Non-resident fellow, Julia Choucair Vizoso on the successes and failures of environmental mobilization in Lebanon. This in-depth study analyses the political economy of environmental degradation and the struggle against it. 🍃📘 lnkd.in/dNXHHG5d 🏅 Proud Moment! Congratulations to Berfin Necimoglu, ARI’s program coordinator and researcher, for winning the prestigious Harvard Press Prize for Best Graduate Paper on the symbiotic relationship between US foreign policy and the Turkish Armed Forces.👏 Subscribe to our newsletter for more updates and insights from ARI. lnkd.in/dnw3Fszk #ARIUpdates #SocialProtection #Environmentalism #ResearchExcellence #Podcast #Lebanon #menaregion #youth #LebanonUnemployment #socialprotection #colonialism

New article by @SARennick on support to democracy among marginalized youth in Tunisia in @Medit_Politics. @lunduniversity @swemena @NSMES_ME tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Happy to announce my new article available online @Medit_Politics. Part of @ArabReform_ARI's project on youth and democratic (de)consolidation in Tunisia. Special thanks to @CMES_LUND for support and my research partners Malek Lakhal and Zied Boussen. doi.org/10.1080/136293…