(Rima) R Rassi MA

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 twelve 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 PhD dissertation, Rima seeks to investigate the phenomenon of the UN "surrogate state" with a focus on Lebanon and UNHCR. Broadly speaking, her research interests include refugees, international organizations, the United Nations, the ethics of refugee research, and social justice. Rima has been asked to serve as a reader on Master's theses at the American University of Beirut as well as Harvard University, and is often asked to guest lecture in graduate seminars on the Syrian refugee crisis and UNHCR.

• Featured publications (4)

  • 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

• All publications (10)

  • Key publication (4)

    • 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

  • Article (1)

    • 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]

  • Report (3)

    • Scholarly Publication (2)

      • 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

    • Professional Publication (1)

      • K. Makdisi & R. Rassi (2016). Teaching Public Policy for the Arab World. (Extern rapport). : International Development Research Centre [go to publisher's site]

  • Article in volume (1)

    • 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

  • Other output (1)

    • R. Rassi & S. Ghaddar (2014). Policy Memo: Social Cohesion and Intergroup Relations: Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Nationals in the Bekaa and Akkar.

• Present position

  PhD Researcher (External)

  University

  Erasmus University Rotterdam

  School

  International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

  Department

  The Netherlands

  Country

  The Netherlands

• Other positions (1)

  American University of Beirut - Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office

  Role

  Research Initiatives and Special Projects Officer