Fafo’s research programme in the Middle East and North Africa region aims to identify the main dynamics of conflict and peace. We place special emphasis on living conditions, how ordinary people cope with and are affected by conflict, and how they contribute to social and political dynamics.
Fafo is active in Sudan, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan, amongst other countries. In addition to our two local offices in Gaza City and Bethlehem, we cooperate with a number of partner institutions in these countries, including state organizations and NGOs. We regularly carry out research and activities for international organizations, including national Governments, United Nations agencies, bilateral donors and the World Bank.
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Fafo conducts large scale living condition surveys, coping studies and research on the role and influence of youth and religious ideology in political dynamics. Our ambition is to identify and study emerging social and political trends on the grassroots level irrespective of their orientation.
Recent examples include the growth of the Salafi movement and the political potential of comics and youth magazines in Egypt.
Fafo has also been involved in the design and evaluation of international assistance to the region, including in Iraq, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. Our evaluations focus on assistance given for humanitarian purpose, and post-conflict recovery and transformation.
Researchers
Jon Pedersen and Åge A. Tiltnes
Youth in the southern and eastern Mediterranean:between informality and precariousness
Tewodros Aragie Kebede, Kristian Takvam Kindt og Jacob Høigilt
Writing change: Diglossia and popular writing practices in EgyptMona Christophersen
Jordan and the Syrian refugeesKjetil Selvik, Jon Nordenson and Tewodros Aragie Kebede
Print Media Liberalization and Electoral Coverage Bias in KuwaitÅge Arild Tiltnes
Palestinsk ungdom deltar ikke i den arabiske vårenÅge Arild Tiltnes
Resignasjon men fortsatt forhandlingsvilje i GazaSari Hanafi and Åge A. Tiltnes
Discrimination of Palestinian Professionals in LebanonSari Hanafi and Åge A. Tiltnes
The Employability of Palestinian Professionals in Lebanon: Constraints and TransgressionÅge Arild Tiltnes
Palestinske flyktningers kår i Libanon etter Nahr al-BaredÅge Arild Tiltnes
New head of state in Jordan: The major challenges facing King AbdullahMona Christophersen
Educating Syrian Youth in Jordan: Holistic Approaches to Emergency ResponseSvein Erik Stave and Maha Kattaa
Labour force and unemployment trends among Jordanians, Syrians and Egyptians in Jordan: 2010-2014Kristian Takvam Kindt
Trapped Outside Politics: Egyptian Independent Unions' Democratizing DilemmaÅ. A. Tiltnes & E. Magembe
Housing Situation and Housing Needs Assessment in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesÅge Arild Tiltnes
Magnitude and Characteristics of Working Children in SyriaBård Vegar Solhjell, Silje Sønsterudbråten ogRolf Vestvik
Nytenkning av norsk midtøstenpolitikkSilje Sønsterudbråten
Opportunity to Resist: Palestinian Attitudes towards Rocket Attacks on IsraelÅge Arild Tiltnes
Chronic illness in the Palestinian refugee camp population of JordanResults from a 1999 household survey
Åge Arild Tiltnes
Jordanian women's participation in public and political life
