Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network

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Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network
Al-Shabaka
PredecessorMiddle East Policy Network
Formation2013; 11 years ago (2013)
27-0627017[1]
Location
  • Washington, DC
Revenue (2015)
$183,701
Websiteal-shabaka.org/en/

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."[2]

History[edit]

Al-Shabaka was launched in 2010 and was described as "Palestine's first independent think tank".[3] 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.[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] and was launched "to put a stronger Palestinian policy voice on the map".[6] Its work "is primarily directed to concerned Palestinians as well as Arab and international policy communities."[7] In a 2021 scholarly literature review, anthropologist Sa'ed Atshan cites Al-Shabaka as a "potential future addition" to the "ecosystem" of anthropology of Palestine.[8]

Recognition[edit]

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 to 2020. Al-Shabaka has ranked between 35th – 33rd out of 85 in 'Best Think Tank Network'.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Middle East Policy Network form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Al-Shabaka, About".
  3. ^ "Palestine's first independent think tank launched". The Electronic Intifada. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Al-Shabaka Annual Report 2015" (PDF).
  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. ^ Azzam, Zeina (18 March 2015). "The Challenges Posed by the Vacuum in Palestinian Political Leadership". The Jerusalem Fund. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. ^ "International Organisations". British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. ^ Atshan, Sa'ed (2021-10-01). "The Anthropological Rise of Palestine". Journal of Palestine Studies. 50 (4): 3–31. doi:10.1080/0377919X.2021.1969806. ISSN 0377-919X. S2CID 244661676.
  9. ^ McGann, James (26 January 2017). "2016 Global Go To ink Tank Index Report". University of Pennsylvania Scholarly Commons. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. ^ McGann, James (2021-01-28). "2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report". TTCSP Global Go to Think Tank Index Reports.

External links[edit]

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