A Working Paper is a publication of preliminary results of a research report, technical paper, research data or other types of research papers in progress. The IFI Working Paper series is intended for quick publication of works in progress and research findings by AUB faculty and IFI affiliated scholars on issues related the institute's core programs. A working paper is not a final finished research paper ready for publication in an academic journal but can be considered an overview of ongoing research meant to stimulate discussion among university faculty, scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. This series will provide rapid feedback to the researcher and a platform to present initial research findings in order to develop and expand the research paper.

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WPS #1: Palestinian Refugee Camps in the Arab East: Governmentalities in Search of Legitimacy
Sari Hanafi, Associate Professor of Sociology, AUB
English ||| Arabic

WPS #2: Is It Wrong or Illegal? Situating the Gaza Blockade between International Law and the UN Response
Noura Erakat, Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law in the Middle East, Georgetown University
English ||| Arabic

WPS #3: Describing Lebanese Youths: A National and Psycho-social Survey
Charles Harb, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, AUB

WPS #4: Media Habits of MENA Youth: A Three-country Survey
Jad Melki, Assistant Professor of Journalism, AUB

WPS #5: Europe's Lopsided Foreign Policy: Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinians
Stuart Reigeluth, Managing Editor of REVOLVE

WPS #6: بحث فى تأثير مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية
As part of the CAPRI project, this working paper was produced in Arabic by Ziad Hafez, General Secretary for the Arab Nationalist Forum
Working Paper #6 (Arabic) ||| Read a description of this paper in English and Arabic

WPS #7: The Dynamics of Policy Innovation and Diffusion in the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Case Study of Three Specialized Cities
Hiba Khodr, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, AUB

WPS #8: Women's Citizenship Rights in Lebanon
As part of the RAPP Human Rights Project, this working paper was produced by Maya W. Mansour, Beirut Bar Association; Lecturer in Human Rights at Beirut Arab University and Sarah G. Abou Aad, Beirut Bar Association; Human Rights in Lebanon Researcher and Activisit