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Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network is an independent, transnational think-tank, whose mission is “to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination within the framework of international law.”[1]

History

Al-Shabaka was launched in 2010, and was described as “Palestine’s first independent think tank.”[2] Al-Shabaka was registered in California in 2009 as the Middle East Policy Network, doing business as Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, and granted 501(c)(3) by the US Internal Revenue Service in 2013.[3] Its current board members include Nadia Hijab, Osamah Khalil, Sam Bahour, and Mary Nazzal-Batayneh.[4]

According to Cherine Hussein, an academic based at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, Al-Shabaka’s launch was a “significant initiative” by “[Palestinian] intellectuals.” [5]

People

Al-Shabaka’s network includes nearly 170 policy analysts from across the world, including Executive Director Nadia Hijab, businessman Sam Bahour, lawyer and former Palestinian negotiator Diana Buttu, Columbia University-based historian Rashid Khalidi, writer and playwright Samah Sabawi, legal scholar Noura Erakat, and author Laila el-Haddad.[6]

Work

Al-Shabaka was launched “to put a stronger Palestinian policy voice on the map”,[7] and its work “is primarily directed to concerned Palestinians as well as Arab and international policy communities.” [8]

According to its website, Al-Shabaka aims to:

  • “Draw upon the vast knowledge and experience of the Palestinian people, whether under occupation, in exile, or in Israel, so as to engage the broadest spectrum of perspectives in debate on policy and strategy,” and to;
  • “Communicate ideas and strategies on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to Palestinian communities as well as to Arab and other policy communities and interested parties worldwide.”[9]

Al-Shabaka’s input, including policy papers, moderated roundtable discussions, and commentaries, are grouped into five main categories: civil society, economic issues, negotiations, politics, and refugee issues.

Recognition

Al-Shabaka has appeared in Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, produced by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, from 2013–2016. Al-Shabaka has ranked between 35th – 33rd out of 85 in ‘Best Think Tank Network’.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Al-Shabaka, About".
  2. ^ "Palestine's first independent think tank launched". The Electronic Intifada. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Al-Shabaka Annual Report 2015" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Al-Shabaka, About".
  5. ^ Hussein, Cherine (March 2015). The Re-Emergence of the Single State Solution in Palestine/Israel: Countering an Illusion. London, Routledge.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Al-Shabaka, Our Policy Network".
  7. ^ Azzam, Zeina (18 March 2015). "The Challenges Posed by the Vacuum in Palestinian Political Leadership". The Jerusalem Fund. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. ^ "International Organisations". British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Al-Shabaka, About".
  10. ^ McGann, James (26 January 2017). "2016 Global Go To ink Tank Index Report". University of Pennsylvania Scholarly Commons. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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