Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution

Mission

The Social Justice and Conflict Resolution Institute at LAU was founded in 2015 after the merging of two former institutes: the Institute for Peace and Justice Education and the Institute of Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation. The merger has come to express the principle foundation of the institute that attributes resolutions to contemporary conflicts in the Arab world to the attainment of social justice in public policies.

Objectives and Focus

• Research the causes and implications of Lebanon’s crisis and recommend sustainable solutions
• Analyze the drivers and dynamics of conflicts in the MENA region and identify pathways for peace
• Highlight the intersections between social justice and conflict resolution in the MENA Region
• Strengthen solidarities between social justice movements in MENA
• Promote local scholarship and actors working on Conflict Resolution and Social Justice in MENA
• Enhance social engagement in public policy 

Research and Activities

• Resilience and Inclusive Politics in the MENA Region
• Migration Governance and Asylum Crises
• Inclusive Governance Project