About
With a foundation of 23 faculty members involved in youth-related research at AUB, the Youth in the Arab World Program generates research and acts as a meeting point, catalyst and central repository for regional and international research and policy on Arab youth.
By working regularly with researchers, public policy officials, and relevant institutions in the private sector, civil society, and the international community, the program aims to:
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Create and maintain a comprehensive database of all research projects and researchers, as well as civil society organizations and other active groups, that offer critical insights into young people’s conditions and attitudes.
- Identify the most urgent research gaps and undertake new research and data collection.
- Bring together researchers from all sectors to analyze research findings and draw key experiences and lessons learned through conferences, lectures and workshops.
- Provide a regular mechanism for researchers, young people, civil society organizations, international organizations and public policy officials to meet and exchange ideas on the pressing challenges, new opportunities, and most relevant policy solutions.
Research
Currently, the program is collaborating with UNICEF on an 18-month situation analysis of young people in the Arab world and Iran. The study includes a review of key indicators and literature on young people, a consultative process with youth, researchers and policy-makers, and new research and analysis. Broadly, the collaboration aims to:
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Spearhead and coordinate a situation analysis of young people aged 10-24 in the Arab world and Iran.
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Create a solid, data- and studies-based foundation for the assessment of the youth sector for many years to come.
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Establish a regular mechanism for the involvement of youth and for collaboration among youth, researchers and policy-makers at all stages of the process.
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