ARMA, The Arab Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights
Lecturers and Staff
Programme Director
Karim Bitar
Karim Bitar is the acting director of the Institute of Politcal Science at Saint Joseph University. He is the research director at the French think tank IRIS (Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques), and Managing editor of ENA Hors Les Murs, the monthly publication of the French National School for Administration (ENA) alumni.
He graduated from the ENA and IEP Paris, and has also studied at Harvard and McGill. He is an associate Fellow at the Geneva Center for Security Policy in Switzerland and associate researcher at Medea Institute in Brussels.
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Academic Coordinator
Jihad Nammour
Jihad Nammour is ARMA Academic Coordinator. He is lecturer at the Institute of Political Sciences. Legal theory and Political sociology are his areas of study.
Jihad holds a DEA in Law and Political Science from Saint Joseph University.
His latest research focuses on forced migration. He develops educational programmes within several Lebanese NGOs, including Sakker el Dekkene and Peace Initiatives.
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Senior Project Officer
Mayada Abdallah
Mayada Abdallah is ARMA Senior Project Officer. Her academic background is in Political Science; she holds a Master’s degree in International Cooperation.
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Lecturers
Our international academic staff brings together professors, experts and practitioners from over 10 countries and eager to share with students their knowledge, professional experience and expertise.