Its Beirut location reopened in 1991 with a full rebuilding of its facilities, staff, research teams and programs. Its dual location in Lebanon and Jordan underlines its regional vocation which includes, in addition to these two countries, Iraq, Palestine and Syria.
Current research focuses on four projects.
The State, public policies and administrations, expressions and mobilizations of civil society, the different dimensions of society, and transformations in all these components of the political spheres of the Middle East, and more particularly, postwar Lebanon, fall in the areas of interest of this program. This research and documentation site contributes to the reflection on the reconstruction projects in Beirut and the urbanization process in Lebanon. The Palestinians, Society and Diaspora. Accepts contract research. Ms. Picard, Elizabeth M., Research Director.