Weekend Solution Workshop

The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development - REFORM

Our partner, REFORM - The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development held a three-day weekend solution workshop that brought together youth representing different political factions.

Crowdfunding in Palestine: Lessons Learned

BuildX Social Entrepreneurship Series

The BuildX Social Entrepreneurship Series provides a platform for our partner’s community to learn about social entrepreneurship, exchange knowledge, and collaborate with each other to build a better future. The topic of this session was crowdfunding. The following questions were discussed: What is crowdfunding? Can you crowdfund in Palestine? How do you run a successful campaign?

Discussion at WOCMES 2018

International Conference with KAS-experts from Palestine and Jordan

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung participated at the fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) that took place form July 16 to 20 in Seville, Spain. Representatives of our local expert network discussed the changing regional political order and its implications for Palestine and Jordan.

Introducing NAZAHA: The Palestinian Academy for Integrity

NAZAHA, or the Palestinian Academy for Integrity, launched its first projects including a training course to qualify trainers 'Training of Trainers' (TOT) and a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Palestine Where To?

International Conference

Marc Frings, Head of the KAS Ramallah Office, participated in the international conference "In the Light of Local, Regional, and International Change – Palestine Where To?".

Palestine in a Changing Region

International Conference

International conference at Birzeit University explains the geopolitical rifts and agreements shaping the Middle East and its effects on the Palestine question

The Concept of Social Market Economy within the Palestinian Context

Seminar

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Palestine and the Institute of Law at Birzeit University host Professor Marcus Marktanner to conduct a seminar on the concept of social market economy within the Palestinian context.

Contested States and EU Practices of Territorial (Un)Differentiation

Insights from the Cases of Palestine and Western Sahara

The lecture aimed to explain the "lifecycle" of the EU’s practices of territorial differentiation towards contested states in a situation of foreign occupation in its southern neighbourhood, i.e. Palestine and Western Sahara.Dr. Dimitris Bouris (Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam) presented his current research on the topic. The discussion was followed by a commentary by Ulrike Hauer (Head of the Political Section, The Office of the EU Representative) in regards to the case of Palestine.

Palestine and Israel: Future Perspectives in a Political Conflict Area

Study and Information Program

A group of students from KAS Scholarship Program visited Palestine for a 2-day program to learn about the political developments in the region. Our offices in Ramallah and Jerusalem joined the program that highlighted the current politics of the region and discussed future scenarios of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The New Strategy of Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies

Information Session

KAS and Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (IALIIS) at Birzeit University jointly launched the new strategic directions of the Institute.