Research & Writing
Peer-reviewed
- “Transforming Refugees into Migrants: Institutional Change and the Politics of International Protection.” with K. Norman. European Journal of International Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066119883688. (2019)
- “Categorising Syrians in Lebanon as 'vulnerable'.” With M. Janmyr. Forced Migration Review, Issue 57. (2018)
- “Modes of Ordering: Labelling, Classification and Categorization in Lebanon's Refugee Response.” With M. Janmyr. Journal of Refugee Studies. (2018)
- “'Standoffish' Policy-making: Inaction and Change in the Lebanese Response to the Syrian Migrant Crisis.” Middle East Law and Governance, Vol. 9 (3). (2017) (Original pre-publication version available here)
Policy Reports
- “Municipal Service Provision, Stability, Social Cohesion, and Legitimacy in Lebanon.” With L-H Piron. Developmental Leadership Program (University of Birmingham)/Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (American University Beirut). UK: Department for International Development (DFID). (2016)
- From Sectopolitics to a Politics of Diversity: Issues and Options for Deconfessionalising Lebanon. Co-edited with K. Beck, N. Betel, E. Dimitrova, A. Hiatt, A. Tanel. Ottawa, Canada: Forum of Federations. (2010)
- “Electoral Systems and Political Parties,” in K. Beck et al. (eds.), From Sectopolitics to a Politics of Diversity: Issues and Options for Deconfessionalising Lebanon (pp.41-58). Ottawa, Canada: Forum of Federations (2010)
Other Writing
- The Twin Crises and the Prospects for Political Sectarianism in Lebanon. With M. Cammett. The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. April 2020
- Could COVID-19 Upend International Asylum Norms? With S. Schwartz. Lawfare. April 2020.
- The World Is Turning Its Back on Refugees. With K. Norman. The Atlantic. December 2019.
- The Ethical Challenges of Field Research in the Syrian Refugee Crisis. With D. Masterson. APSA MENA Politics, Newsletter of the MENA Politics Section of APSA, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2019.
- Millions of Syrians' lives depend on whether they're designated as 'refugees'. With M. Janmyr. The Washington Post. (2018)
- Inaction as Policy-Making: Understanding Lebanon's Early Response to the Refugee Influx, Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Studies, Vol. 25. (2017)
- Trudeau should repeal refugee agreement with U.S. Toronto Star. (2017)
- From Conflict-insensitive to Conflict-driven Aid: Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon. Middle East Institute. (2016)
- Rethinking State Capacity in the Face of Crisis. The New West: Official Blog of the Western Political Science Association. (2015)
- Calling People Fleeing Their Homes Refugees Instead of Migrants Is Not Enough. With K. Norman. Muftah. (2014)
- L'Affaire Sodiqov: l'affaire de tous. With G. Arsenault. Le Devoir. (2014)
Other Media
- Open Borders, Local Closures: The Politics of Local Responses to Refugee Crises. Talk presented at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March 2019.
- In Search of Global Freedom. With R. Hansen and J. Wong. Stratford Festival & CBC Ideas Forum, June 2018.