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  • Role of civil society in the democratization process: the case of Lebanon 
    Nachabe, Chadi (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)
    The main purpose of this study is to uncover the extent to which Lebanese civil society can contribute to social and political changes and be an agent to the democratization process. The study also aims at presenting an appraisal of the reality of the Lebanese civil society in terms of advocating for changes and reforms according to civil society activists through the case of the “Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform “(CCER). The study contributes to the growing body of research on the role of civil society in democratization process. Interviews were conducted with organizers of CCER in Lebanon ...
  • The role of civil society organizations in women's empowerment : Imam Sadr Foundation as a case study 
    Charafeddine, Nijad H. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    This research paper investigates the role of civil society organizations in empowering women, taking Imam Sadr Foundation as a case study. The objectives of the research include assessing the availability of factors contributing to women’s empowerment, such as education, health, services, work and regulations at the Foundation. The research also aims at examining the various levels of empowerment for women and their families, as well as for society more generally, and the extent to which the enabling factors contribute to women’s empowerment and their capacities in terms of decision-making and ...
  • The role of the civil service council in reforming the Lebanese bureaucracy 
    Shahda, Elias Aziz (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2005)
    Like other developed countries, the Lebanese bureaucracy is severely criticized not only by developed countries but also by the Lebanese citizens. Most if not all the Lebanese bureaucrats are not serving the public in the correct and proper way. This state of affairs created a big gap between the citizens on one side and the bureaucrats on the other. The citizens complain about the bureaucrats as being lazy, corrupt, ignorant, and unwilling to serve the public. Throughout the independence period several attempts were made to reform the Lebanese bureaucracy and adapt it to the changing conditions ...
  • The role of the United Nations and human rights organizations in protecting the human rights of the palestinians and in limiting Israeli violations 
    El-Haybi, Wissam A. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
  • The role of U.S. covert action in a changing world order 
    Assaf, Susan Lynn (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1995)
    This thesis assesses the changing dynamics of covert action as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy. Four primary variables are researched in the context of the Cold War period and the emerging new world order. These variables include: (1) the broad characteristics of the international environment that guide relations between international actors; (2) the primary U.S. foreign policy objectives as examined through presidential doctrines; (3) the acceptance of interventionism in both domestic and international domains, and; (4) moral considerations in the policymaking process of a democratic ...
  • The Russo-Ukrainian war and its transformative impact on European security dynamics : shifting power, emerging challenges, and future implications 
    Mukarzel, Rima (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-07)
    The impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on European security dynamics cannot be underestimated. This research provides an extensive analysis of how this war has affected various aspects across eight chapters. It delves into regional dynamics with a special focus on how countries like those in the Baltic region have responded to changing security threats by prioritizing defense measures and promoting cooperation within their region. Additionally, it considers NATO's role in managing security implications generated by this conflict while emphasizing that achieving credible deterrence without unintended ...
  • Scopes of cooperation between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health in Lebanon 
    Frangieh, Nehman Sarkis (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2006)
    The first cooperative efforts toward international action were made in the twentieth century in order to prevent the spread of diseases from one region to another. The subsequent institutionalization of these efforts gave birth to the World Health Organization. As the necessity for a single worldwide health system came to be recognized and felt as a pressing need to preserve the highest standards of health, WHO was seen as a way to satisfy this need. Also, the concept of "health for all", embodied by WHO, is fundamental to the attainment of peace, welfare and security of nations. The assumption ...
  • South China sea maritime dispute : sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly islands 
    Al Helou, Hoda W. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    The central subject in the South China Sea is over who has power and rule over the islands and their adjacent waters as well as independent right and influence in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf determined from the islands, low-tide elevations, the exclusive economic zone, the continental shelf, maritime boundary delimitation and dispute settlement are all valid and support in resolving and highlighting the issue of the South China Sea. The ASEAN claimants, mostly since 2009, have gone through several procedures and modifications in their demands to clarify their claims trying ...
  • A sustainable solution for the Lebanese eduction sector : a public policy approach 
    Karam, Johnny (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    Lebanon has swiftly turned from an inspiration to the region in terms of its educational policies and academic achievement since the 16th century, to a country lingering way behind. The analysis of a data set describing the Lebanese public education sector showed aggressively low student per teach ratios in several public schools with the cost of a student in some public schools tripling that of the average cost of a student in the private sector. Those numbers could well describe the high levels of corruption and the severely harmed accountability system. Adding to that an almost obsolete ...
  • Syria : no justice without accountability 
    Nohra, Ranine (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)
  • Terrorism and Saudi Arabia 
    El Morr, Elias (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2008)
    It is obvious that the events of September 11, 2001, triggered disputes about a detailed, comprehensive definition of terrorism. But there is still no unified or "universal" definition for terrorism. Such disputes will not result in an agreeable consensus and will make no notable benchmark towards the understanding of terrorism. This work tends to shed light on patterns, current trends and future threats of terrorism worldwide while stressing on the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the negative and drastic effects and consequences it produces locally, regionally, and internation ...
  • Towards effective temporary labor migration schemes report on Lebanon and Jordan 
    Sensenig-Dabbous, Eugene; Hourani, Guita (European University Institute, 2011)
  • Trade among the Arab countries: directions, trends, and prospects, 1990-2004 
    Raad, Rima R. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2004)
    The thesis studies the directions, trends, and prospects of trade among the Middle Eastern Arab countries between the years 1990 and 2004. For analytical purposes the Arab region is divided into three sub-regions: the Levant states, the gulf Cooperation Council states, and North African Arab states. Improving economic performance in the Arab countries is seen, at the moment, more critical than ever, since the region faces high population growth rates, rising unemployment, and modest economic growth coupled with increasingly intense competition from emerging markets in Europe, America, and asia. ...
  • Translating international norms: filters to women's rights in Lebanon 
    Sabat, Rita A. (Florida International University, 2010-02-15)
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  • Troubled waters : the political and legal aspects of Israel's violations of the Palestinian's right to water 
    Bou Khalil, Joe-Anna (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    This study presents and analyzes the political and legal aspects of the violations committed by Israel regarding the Palestinians’ right to water. The study introduces the geography of Palestine and its water sources; tackles the historical background underlying the value and significance of water in religious and Zionist thought; assesses the political impact of the recognition of Palestine as a nonmember observer state in the United Nations on Palestinian water rights; evaluates the legal dimensions of the Israeli violations of the Palestinian people's right to water resources starting ...
  • A Turk by any other name : Michael Sattler, Martin Luther, the radical reformation, and the Middle East 
    Sensenig, Eugene (Theological Review, 2016)
    This chapter analyzes the contributions of the Taufer led ‘Radical Reformation’ to Muslim-Christian dialogue in the past and assess whether this historical example of “loving your neighbor as yourself,” and more pointedly “loving your enemy” and “turning the other check,” can play a role in the current situation in the Middle East. Dealing specifically with the former Benedictine monk and German Reformation leader Michael Sattler, it juxtaposes the Schwertler (sword-bearing) and the Stäbler (staff-bearing) responses to the existential threats emanating from the imminent Ottoman conquest and ...
  • Turkey's road to the Europe Union : a transition to dictatorship? 
    Dakkour, Amina M. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    Turkey has not been granted membership of the European Union, even though the accession negotiations were formally launched in October 2005. Nevertheless, while negotiations have had an initial significant economic and social progress in line with the Union’s requirements, they officially ended in December 2016 following the July 15th coup that brought Turkey on its path to an autocratic rule. This thesis studies why Turkey is interested in the EU and why it has not achieved its membership goal. In order to identify the problem, the implications that blockade or delay the Turkish membership ...
  • Variables shaping U.S. Foreign policy in the Middle East in Post-WWII Period 
    Metrebian, Seza Z. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2003)
    The United States has direct interests in the Middle East due to the region's strategic and economic importance in the world. Following the end of the World War II, with the newly acquired American supremacy in the Middle East, several principle concerns made the region crucial to the US¹. First, beginning in the 1950s there was a bipolar competition between the U.S. and the threat of confrontation in the Middle East. The US was threatened by the Soviet Union, a nuclear power, perceived as having expansionist goals, which, if not contained, would lead to serious consequences. Since World War ...
  • Violence against women amidst the lebanese culture of impunity 
    Eid, Grace George (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022-06)
    Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is marked as a widespread and continuous human rights violation worldwide. Although several efforts and advancements have been made in combating, preventing and protecting women and girls from violence – both on the international and national level – VAWG remains a global problem. This thesis aims to test the applicability of the monist theory amidst an institutionalized culture of impunity through assessing the effectiveness of the Lebanese legal framework regarding gender-based violence against women and girls and its compliance with international ...
  • Von Metternich bis EU Beitritt: Reichsfremde, Staatsfremde und Drittausländer, Immigration und Einwanderungspolitik in Österreich 
    Sensenig, Eugene (Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für Gesellschafts- und Kulturgeschichte, 1998)
    This longitudinal survey provides an overview of 150 years of migration and labor policy in Austria, from the rule of Imperial Chancellor Klemens von Metternich to the country’s accession to the European Union in 1995. Taking the publication of the first in-depth analysis of Austrian labor migration policy in 1842 (Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Die gesetzliche Behandlung der Ausländer in Österreich) as a point of departure, this study is based on a comprehensive overview of original national, regional, commercial, and labor union archives, as well as an exhaustive review of secondary literature ...

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