Miriam Younes is a researcher in sociology and political science with a focus on the history and politics of Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. She has previously worked as a research assistant at the German-Orient Institut in Beirut, and as a research associate at the Middle Eastern Studies Department at the University of Basel/Switzerland.

She has previously worked as a research coordinator at Lebanon Support and the director of the regional office of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung in Beirut. 

Nancy is a Research & Project Coordinator within the programme “Policy labs: solving social problems in the MENA region using new methodologies of civic engagement”.

Michele is currently the Head of Research at the centre, and the lead researcher on the regional social justice and protection thematic. His main research areas include the transformations of labour and labour conflicts, clientelism and collective action in Lebanon and in the Mediterranean area. 

Rossana is a Research Fellow and a researcher in Contentious Politics - MENA at the centre.

Rena Haidar is the Daleel Madani Programme Associate. She joined the team in 2021. Rena is responsible for managing, monitoring, and coordinating the Daleel Madani website, in order to effectively achieve the aim of the Programme in establishing a network of cooperation within the civil society.

She is currently pursuing a BA in Political Science and International affairs at the Lebanese American University. 

Email: rena[at]socialsciences[dash]centre[dot]org

Dr. AbiYaghi is the co-director of the centre. She joined the centre in 2014, and has initiated and institutionalized the research axis of the centre, maintaining synergies between the academic and the practitioner fields. As a co-director, in addition to managing the centre and providing strategic leadership, she ensures the scientific rigor of the contextualised research produced by a multidisciplinary team of scholars, while facilitating the insertion of homegrown research within global theoretical debates and fora. 

Léa Yammine is the co-director of the centre. She joined the centre in 2013, and has established and led the interpretation of the centre’s scientific research, programmes, and activities into various formats, from an interdisciplinary perspective. As a co-director, in addition to managing the centre and providing strategic leadership, she focuses on overseeing a multidisciplinary team of designers, data analysts, and digital creators to develop innovative ways to visualise and disseminate the centre’s data, in line with its mission to make knowledge openly accessible.