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Why Does Social Policy Matter for Lebanon and the Wider MENA Region

Social policy was framed as being essential to the question of resource nation-building and demarcating aspects of social control, in a lecture given by Dr. Rana Jawad on social policy in Lebanon. The lecture was held at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Jawad, lecturer in social policy at the University of Bath, explored the question of resource redistribution, the building of social cohesion within a society, and the organization of civil rights. Jawad’s own research focuses primarily on existing systems of public support in Lebanon and examines the dimensions influencing their efficiency. Part of this research centered on the religious dimension of Lebanon’s civil society. Civil society organizations, including those with religious affiliations, she asserts, are crucial to identifying who provides services at the local level.