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Collective Action digest - 4 February 2020

Collective Actions digest

Author: Nizar Hassan

 4 February 2020

 

Collective Actions trends (2015-2018): 

What mobilises Lebanon? Focus on socio-economic demands - ما الذي يحرّك لبنان؟ إضاءة على المطالب الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Protests have been ongoing in Lebanon since October 17 2019, in an unprecedented geographic spread, largely motivated by demands to access socio-economic rights, which are part and parcel of human rights. This infographic visualises these demands, shedding light on the role of civil society actors in mobilising on these issues throughout the years, and in creating and framing rights-based demands and discourses. 

What Mobilises Lebanon? - ما الذي يحرّك لبنان؟

Focus on Socio-Economic Demands

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collective actions
Mobilisations
socio-economic demands
Lebanon

What Mobilises Lebanon? A Look Into Collective Actions from 2017 leading up to October 2019 - ما الذي يحرّك لبنان؟ نظرة على التحركات الاجتماعية من ٢٠١٧ حتّى تشرين الأول ٢٠١٩

On 17 October 2019, numerous protests have taken place across the country, all directly linked to access to socio-economic rights, corruption, and policy grievances. While all these demands may notably be driven by years of neglect of the peripheries, clientelism and patronage, and austerity, they ultimately underline a crisis of political legitimacy and trust, and ought to be read in the context of an increasingly constrained democratic and civic space.

Understanding Social Protection Needs of Workers in the Civil Society Sector - ﻓﻬﻢ اﺣﺘﻴﺎﺟﺎت اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﻴﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻄﺎع اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻌﻴﺪ الحماية الاجتماعيّة

Towards strengthening social rights and security for all.

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Civil Society
Social Protection
Lebanon

Understanding the social protection needs of civil society workers in Lebanon. Towards strengthening social rights and security for all.

The social protection landscape in Lebanon is characterised by its fragmentation and exclusionary nature, leaving the most vulnerable and marginalised with little access to any kind of safety net. Workers in the civil society sector are particularly affected by this situation notably as a result of the increased casualisation of employment within the sector, and of more structural factors inherent to financing mechanisms and streams of nonprofits.

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New on The Scene: Can Emerging Political Actors and Women Make Headway in Lebanon's 2018 Parliamentary Elections?-جديد على المشهد السياسي: هل يستطيع الفاعلون الناشئون والنساء إحراز تقدمٍ في الانتخابات البرلمانية اللبنانية للعام ٢٠١٨ ؟

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear friends and colleagues,

Lebanon Support cordially invites you to the roundtable

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2018 parliamentary elections
Lebanon

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