Action Research Associates
Quality research for transformative action in the service of Lebanese society
Research & Action
Our research catalyzes transformative action, and our action is informed by solid research.
Non-Partisanship
We bring together political and religious voices for dialogue, given our common responsibility for Lebanon’s problems.
- Black Saturday: Launching Truth and Reconciliation for Lebanon
Lebanon’s present descent into ever deepening crises is ultimately traceable to the Lebanese’s excessive loyalty… Read More »Black Saturday: Launching Truth and Reconciliation for Lebanon - Report: The Political Metamorphosis of Lebanon’s Civil Society
The year 2022 brought the first national Lebanese elections since the turbulent 17 October Revolution… Read More »Report: The Political Metamorphosis of Lebanon’s Civil Society - A New Strategic Plan for the National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared
In 2018, the Lebanese Parliament passed Law 105 on Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons. It… Read More »A New Strategic Plan for the National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared
Associates
Martin Accad
Director
PhD in the History of Ideas, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
Bassem Melki
Senior Associate
PhD candidate, Peace Studies and Action Research
Chaden Hani
Senior Associate
PhD candidate, Peacebuilding through Action Research
Tim Brys
Associate
PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Research Design
To see peace, reconciliation, and a new sense of the common good develop among the various communities of Lebanon.
our Vision
Projects
Leaders of Change
We retrace the journey of groups and leading figures of the 17 October revolution, exploring their motivations, challenges, visions for Lebanon, and their proposed solutions to the current deadlock. We bring them into dialogue with independent public figures to explore a political path toward a better Lebanon.
Truth and Reconciliation
Inspired by the philosophy and broad lines of the South African model of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), we take a two-pronged approach to the current crisis in Lebanon: (1) Truth – we excavate the multiple sectarian narratives surrounding key events of the civil war period; and (2) Reconciliation – we promote an alternative to the dominant sectarian and minority mindset through an active process of reconciliation based on the multiple narratives that we identify.
TAWASUL
We facilitate dialogue and collaboration between political actors of various allegiances, by researching and identifying shared language. Barriers and obstacles, as well as common ground, are explored as a path to more collaborative relations.
In partnership with program director, Joelle Giappesi, we provide Arabic language learning to friends of Lebanon who love our country and want to understand it better. ALBI is shaped as a virtual program, located in Beirut. We cater to students both local and remote, and offer instruction in Spoken Levantine and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). We make sure that you can put your learning into practice from the start.
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Cover photo by Piotr Chrobot