Show Notes
LCPS Fellow Fadi Nicholas Nassar discusses with Alternative Frequencies host Ali Taha the alarming state of vulnerability and alienation of youth in Lebanon and unpacks some key concerns and priorities of a generation living through a critical period in Lebanon's history.
Fadi Nicholas Nassar is a research fellow at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS). His research focuses on international humanitarian and relief interventions in fragile and conflict settings, popular uprisings and social movements, and Lebanese and Middle Eastern politics. He is currently overseeing projects aimed at finding sustainable pathways out of Lebanon’s multiple crises. Fadi is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution at Lebanese American University (LAU). He holds a Ph.D. from the War Studies Department at King’s College London. A graduate of Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, he also received a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University.
يناقش الزميل في المركز اللبناني للدراسات فادي نيكولاس نصار مع مضيف "غيّر الموجة" علي طه، حالة الضعف والعزلة المقلقة التي يعاني منها الشباب في لبنان ويسلّط الضوء على بعض الاهتمامات والأولويات الرئيسية لجيل يعيش في فترة حرجة من تاريخ لبنان.
فادي نيكولاس نصار، زميل باحث في المركز اللبناني للدراسات. تركز أبحاثه على التدخلات الإنسانية والإغاثية الدولية في الأوضاع الهشة ومناطق الصراعات، والانتفاضات الشعبية والحركات الاجتماعية، والسياسة اللبنانية والشرق أوسطية. وهو يشرف حاليًا على مشاريع تهدف إلى إيجاد مسارات مستدامة للخروج من أزمات لبنان المتعددة. فادي أستاذ مساعد في العلوم السياسية والشؤون الدولية ومدير معهد العدالة الاجتماعية وحل النزاعات في الجامعة اللبنانية الأمريكية (LAU). وهو حاصل على درجة الدكتوراه من قسم دراسات الحرب جامعة كنيجز كولدج لندن. تخرج من كلية إدموند إيه والش لدراسات الخدمة الخارجية في جامعة جورج تاون، كما حصل أيضًا على درجة الماجستير في الإدارة العامة من جامعة كولومبيا.
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