Arab Transformations – Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development

24/08/2025

ARDD Holds a Digital Symposium on Participatory Governance in the Arab Region

The Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC), as part of the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), facilitated an engaging virtual discussion titled “Reimagining Participatory Governance in the Arab Region: Local Practices and Comparative Lessons

23/07/2025

Redefining Participation: Arab Youth Between Traditional Politics and New Forms of Ac…

Over the past five years, the Arab World has faced a series of multifaceted crises that have significantly impacted governance systems and legitimacy. These crises have led to a growing disillusionment among Arab youth

22/07/2025

Dialogue Session in Irbid Discusses Sustainability of Community Projects and Facilita…

As part of advocacy efforts aimed at promoting the localization of humanitarian and development work related to livelihoods, a group of local associations from the Jordan National NGO Forum (JONAF), in cooperation with the Arab Renaissance

20/07/2025

Feminist Perspectives on Decolonizing the Aid Sector: A Call to Rethink Humanitarian …

As part of its ongoing efforts to understand the shifting landscape of international aid and to challenge the unequal power dynamics that shape this sector, the Women’s Studies Unit at ARDD´s Renaissance Strategic Center—organized

22/05/2025

RSC hosts the Book Launch of Identity Building in Jordan and Kuwait: The Strategy of …

On May 18th, the Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC) hosted the launch of Identity Building in Jordan and Kuwait: The Strategy of Inclusion and Exclusion (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) by Dr. Odetta Pizzingrilli, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University

12/03/2025

On the Edge: Urgent Action Needed to Safeguard Jordan’s Humanitarian and Development …

A Statement by JICOF* on the Impact of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts in Jordan Jordan’s humanitarian and development sector is on the brink of a new crisis. The abrupt suspension of U.S. foreign

05/12/2024

ANATOMY OF POWER:INTERNATIONAL AID AGENCIES & NATIONAL CRISIS RESPONDERS –…

International aid agencies, particularly those involved in crisis-response who handle larger budgets, have power over national crisis responders. The primary source of that power is money. It is not just the money that is

18/11/2024

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER STEERING- AND GOVERNANCE GROUPS: RENDER FUNDEMENTAL EXPECTATIONS OF…

Over the years, I have observed multi-stakeholder ‘steering committees’ or ‘governance’ groups. These refer to, for example, the steering committee of a network of member organizations, the steering group of a particular collaborative project

14/10/2024

Donors & Intermediaries: Critical Self-Awareness and a Conversation Guide
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This is our second briefing and reflection paper on intermediaries. It contributes to an ongoing critical reflection in the aid sector.The behaviours of notably international aid agencies, acting as ‘intermediaries’ for the funding to

14/10/2024

Intermediary Organizations under the Spotlight: Why?
The Collaborative Efforts to…

In 2016, at the World Humanitarian Summit, all the big players in the international humanitarian aid system, committed to ‘better support and reinforce national and local actors’. Since then, the roles and behaviors of

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