(Rima) R Rassi MA
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- rassi@iss.nl
Profile
Rima Rassi has years of experience in academic and research settings, having worked at universities and think tanks/research institutes in Lebanon and abroad. Rima holds a Master of Arts in Sociology from the American University of Beirut (2008). For the past ten years, her research has been dedicated to the study of population movements and refugee crises in Lebanon and the greater Arab region. She has presented at and participated in more than twenty conferences, seminars and workshops and has a number of publications on refugee issues. For her dissertation, Rima seeks to investigate the structural and historical origins of UNHCR's "surrogate state" role in dealing with the recent Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, to understand how…
Rima Rassi has years of experience in academic and research settings, having worked at universities and think tanks/research institutes in Lebanon and abroad. Rima holds a Master of Arts in Sociology from the American University of Beirut (2008). For the past ten years, her research has been dedicated to the study of population movements and refugee crises in Lebanon and the greater Arab region. She has presented at and participated in more than twenty conferences, seminars and workshops and has a number of publications on refugee issues. For her dissertation, Rima seeks to investigate the structural and historical origins of UNHCR's "surrogate state" role in dealing with the recent Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, to understand how the dynamics of the relationship between UNHCR and Lebanese authorities has been preconditioned by the international refugee regime.
- N. Yassin, N. Stel & R. Rassi (2016). Organized Chaos: Informal Institution Building among Palestinian Refugees in the Maashouk Gathering in South Lebanon. Journal of Refugee Studies, 29 (3), 341-362. doi: 10.1093/jrs/few016 [go to publisher's site]
- N. Yassin, T. Osseiran, R. Rassi & M. Boustani (2015). No Place to Stay: Reflections on the Syrian Refugee Shelter Policy in Lebanon. (Extern rapport). Beirut, Lebanon.: UN-Habitat and Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs - American University of Beirut. [go to publisher's site]
- R. Rassi (2014). Struggling to Cope: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on Lebanon. In D. Sullivan & S. Tobin (Eds.), Understanding Today's Middle East: People and Places of the Arab Spring (pp. 58-66). Boston, USA: Northeastern University
- R. Rassi (2008). Friends or Foes? Lebanese Youth Perspectives of the Palestinians in Lebanon from a Transitional Justice Perspective. (Master Thesis). Beirut, Lebanon: American University of Beirut
- N. Yassin, N. Stel & R. Rassi (2016). Organized Chaos: Informal Institution Building among Palestinian Refugees in the Maashouk Gathering in South Lebanon. Journal of Refugee Studies, 29 (3), 341-362. doi: 10.1093/jrs/few016 [go to publisher's site]
- N. Yassin, T. Osseiran, R. Rassi & M. Boustani (2015). No Place to Stay: Reflections on the Syrian Refugee Shelter Policy in Lebanon. (Extern rapport). Beirut, Lebanon.: UN-Habitat and Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs - American University of Beirut. [go to publisher's site]
- R. Rassi (2014). Struggling to Cope: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on Lebanon. In D. Sullivan & S. Tobin (Eds.), Understanding Today's Middle East: People and Places of the Arab Spring (pp. 58-66). Boston, USA: Northeastern University
- R. Rassi (2008). Friends or Foes? Lebanese Youth Perspectives of the Palestinians in Lebanon from a Transitional Justice Perspective. (Master Thesis). Beirut, Lebanon: American University of Beirut
- N. Yassin, N. Stel & R. Rassi (2016). Organized Chaos: Informal Institution Building among Palestinian Refugees in the Maashouk Gathering in South Lebanon. Journal of Refugee Studies, 29 (3), 341-362. doi: 10.1093/jrs/few016 [go to publisher's site]
- N. Yassin, T. Osseiran, R. Rassi & M. Boustani (2015). No Place to Stay: Reflections on the Syrian Refugee Shelter Policy in Lebanon. (Extern rapport). Beirut, Lebanon.: UN-Habitat and Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs - American University of Beirut. [go to publisher's site]
- R. Rassi (2008). Friends or Foes? Lebanese Youth Perspectives of the Palestinians in Lebanon from a Transitional Justice Perspective. (Master Thesis). Beirut, Lebanon: American University of Beirut
- K. Makdisi & R. Rassi (2016). Teaching Public Policy for the Arab World. (Extern rapport). : International Development Research Centre
- R. Rassi (2014). Struggling to Cope: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on Lebanon. In D. Sullivan & S. Tobin (Eds.), Understanding Today's Middle East: People and Places of the Arab Spring (pp. 58-66). Boston, USA: Northeastern University
- R. Rassi & S. Ghaddar (2014). Policy Memo: Social Cohesion and Intergroup Relations: Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Nationals in the Bekaa and Akkar.
PhD Researcher (External)
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
- Department
- The Netherlands
- Country
- The Netherlands