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LCPS is hiring a Political Science Researcher
Founded in 1989, the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies is an independently managed, non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental think tank whose mission is to produce and advocate policies that improve governance in Lebanon and the Arab region. LCPS’ current research agenda focuses on: enhancing governance and improving regional relations, informing the process of economic growth and sustainable development, promoting inclusive and effective social policies, and informing the development of policies for a sustainable environment. Four themes cut across the above areas of focus, including gender, youth, conflict resolution, and technology.
Duties and responsibilities:
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Identify issues for research and analysis.
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Conduct relevant policy research.
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Design public opinion surveys, focus group discussion guides, and interview questionnaires.
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Collect, analyze, and interpret data, such as public opinion surveys.
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Analyze policies, public issues, legislation, government processes, and election results.
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Draft analytical documents and policy papers.
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Consult with political groups, government officials, civic bodies, research agencies, the media, and others concerned with political issues.
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Deliver oral and visual presentations.
Qualifications:
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Research projects
2021
Land, natural resources and climate change in the Arab region
The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) is undertaking a desk review study on “land, natural resources, and climate change in the Arab region”. The...
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2017
Oil and Gas Training
LCPS’s partnership with NRGI facilitated the training and knowledge building of government officials, journalists, and activists from across the MENA region who took part in...
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2017
Confronting the Sectarian Myth
This project seeks to confront the dominant sectarian narrative in Lebanon and provide data and a model of analysis that is applicable to the broader...
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Newsfeed
February 2018 / International Monetary Fund
Lebanon: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2018 Article IV Mission
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a...
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September 2017 / World Bank
Cities of refuge in the Middle East: Bringing an urban lens to the forced displacement challenge
This policy note aims to advance our understanding of urban forced displacement, induced by conflict, by looking at the issue from the perspective of receiving...
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August 2017 / World Bank
Reducing traffic congestion in Beirut: An empirical analysis of selected policy options
Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, faces huge traffic congestion, the cost of which is estimated to be more than 2 percent of the city's...
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of Lebanese people consider that the economic situation is their prime concern
of Lebanese people believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction
of Lebanese people think that there is corruption in the government
MPs exceeded their absence limit without any excuse between 2009-2017
out of the 352 laws passed in 2009-2017 address people's worries
Featured Analysis
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A Transparent and Effective Cash Assistance Program: Dream or Reality?
Lebanon has been subjected to an unrelenting torrent of crises since 2019. This ongoing financial and economic meltdown that the country is going through is the result of more than 30 years of social, economic, financial, and fiscal mismanagement, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and further aggravated by the Port of Beirut explosion.
The Lebanese government has recently requested the resumption of negotiations with the IMF to address the deep economic crisis the country is facing. There is no doubt that a comprehensive national social protection program is critical, and will be a main component of the recovery plan.... More › |
Leila Dagher
is a Senior Research Fellow at LCPS. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at the American University of Beirut (AUB). |
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Transforming Public Procurement: Lebanon’s Path to Efficiency, Social Value, and Transparency
July 29, 2021 marked the publication of Public Procurement Law 244/2021 in the Official Gazette. After more than two years of drafting, review, consultation, and parliamentary debate, Lebanon now has a unified public procurement law. With this accomplishment, the country has ticked the first box in a list of structural reforms that are necessary to ensure sound financial governance, foster economic recovery, and improve transparency and accountability. The Constitutional Council’s decision (issued on September 16, 2021) to reject a petition against the law further validated this important reform and the rationale behind it.
The promulgation of Public Procurement...
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Lamia Moubayed Bissat and Basma Abdul Khalek
respectively the President of the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, and an Economist at the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan.
The Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan is an autonomous public institution working under the tutelage of the Lebanese Minister of Finance. |
Activities
October 2018
Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Governance
An LCPS-NRGI Course
by the MENA Natural Resource Governance Hub
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) have teamed up to establish...
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November 2017
How Are Resource-Dependent MENA Countries Coping with Low Oil Prices? Governance, Macroeconomics, and Diversification
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Since 2014, oil prices have declined to their lowest level in twelve years. In parallel, recent trends, including shifts in energy demand, the abundance of...
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September 2017
Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Governance
An LCPS-NRGI Course
by the MENA Natural Resource Governance Hub
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) have...
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