Nizar Hassan: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
→External Links: use wikidata for twitter account |
m bypass redirect to Open Society Foundations (via WP:JWB) |
||
| (10 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
| influences = |
| influences = |
||
| influenced = |
| influenced = |
||
| awards = [[Open Society |
| awards = [[Open Society Foundations]] fellowship, [[International Labor Union]] Migration Journalism fellowship, [[Chevening Scholarship]] |
||
| signature = <!--(filename only)--> |
| signature = <!--(filename only)--> |
||
| signature_alt = |
| signature_alt = |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Nizar Hassan''' is a Lebanese activist, journalist, podcaster and [[social research]]er, focused on [[political economy]] and [[ |
'''Nizar Hassan''' is a Lebanese activist, journalist, podcaster and [[social research]]er, focused on [[political economy]] and [[social movement]]s, especially concerning [[Lebanon]]. He is co-founder of the Lebanese political organization [[Lihaqqi|LiHaqqi]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nizar Hassan {{!}} Open Society Fellowship |url=https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/fellows/nizar-hassan |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.opensocietyfoundations.org |language=en}}</ref> which ran candidates for the [[2018 Lebanese general election|Lebanese general elections of 2018]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-04 |title=The possibility of a single alliance: Lebanon's opposition groups ponder how viable a united front is in upcoming polls |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1289767/the-possibility-of-a-single-alliance-lebanons-opposition-groups-ponder-how-viable-a-united-front-is-in-upcoming-polls.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=L'Orient Today}}</ref> and [[2022 Lebanese general election|2022]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=As Lebanon's political class fails, Beirut's streets are stirring once again |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanons-political-class-fails-beiruts-streets-are-stirring-once-again |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref> having served as its spokesperson on multiple occasions.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2019-10-21 |title=Lebanon agrees reforms after days of protests |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/93badaf4-f407-11e9-a79c-bc9acae3b654 |access-date=2022-08-02}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Azhari |first=Timour |title=Saad Hariri renamed as Lebanon PM a year after stepping down |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/22/lebanons-saad-hariri-secures-parliamentary-support-to-be-next-pm |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Weeks after blast, Lebanon patronage system immune to reform |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/weeks-after-blast-lebanon-patronage-system-immune-to-reform/2020/08/25/5a06f768-e699-11ea-bf44-0d31c85838a5_story.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He has been a regular author analyzing Lebanese political affairs for the newspapers [[L'Orient-Le Jour]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nizar HASSAN |url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/7718-nizar-hassan |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=L'Orient-Le Jour}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-20 |title=Diab's government is not what Lebanon needs |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1207087/diabs-government-is-not-what-lebanon-needs.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=L'Orient Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-31 |title=Le retour de Hariri, ou la promesse d'un échec annoncé |url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1238932/le-retour-de-hariri-ou-la-promesse-dun-echec-annonce.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=L'Orient-Le Jour}}</ref> [[The New Arab]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2021 |title=Nizar Hassan articles |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/author/68353/nizar-hassan |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=english.alaraby.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2020-07-28 |title=Oligarchs crashed the economy, Lebanese are paying the price |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/opinion/oligarchs-crashed-economy-lebanese-are-paying-price |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=english.alaraby.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2019-10-18 |title=Lebanon burns with hope and fury |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/opinion/lebanon-burns-hope-and-fury |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=english.alaraby.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> [[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2021-05-07 |title=Nizar Hassan {{!}} Author's Page |url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Nizar-Hassan.ashx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507070532/https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Nizar-Hassan.ashx |archive-date=2021-05-07 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-17 |title=Officials warm to garbage plan, residents still cold |url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-19/315871-officials-warm-to-garbage-plan-residents-still-cold.ashx |access-date=2022-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417050833/https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-19/315871-officials-warm-to-garbage-plan-residents-still-cold.ashx |archive-date=2021-04-17 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-08 |title=Protest ongoing as police clear Ministry of Environment |url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-01/313556-you-stink-campaign-protesters-storm-into-ministry-of-environment-building-in-downtown-beirut.ashx |access-date=2022-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108104049/https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-01/313556-you-stink-campaign-protesters-storm-into-ministry-of-environment-building-in-downtown-beirut.ashx |archive-date=2020-11-08 }}</ref> and [[Al-Arab]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2019 |title=Nizar Hassan articles |url=https://thearabweekly.com/nizar-hassan |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Arab Weekly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=China opens new shipping line to Tripoli {{!}} Jacob Boswall |url=https://thearabweekly.com/china-opens-new-shipping-line-tripoli |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=AW |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon's reform hopes remain elusive despite blast, protests {{!}} |url=https://thearabweekly.com/lebanons-reform-hopes-remain-elusive-despite-blast-protests |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=AW |language=en}}</ref> with contributions to [[ROAR Magazine|ROAR magazine]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2019-10-26 |title=A look at Lebanon's ongoing historic uprising {{!}} ROAR Magazine |url=https://roarmag.org/essays/lebanon-historic-protest-uprising/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204705/https://roarmag.org/essays/lebanon-historic-protest-uprising/ |archive-date=2022-03-26 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=roarmag.org}}</ref> [[Bretton Woods Project]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-06 |title=An IMF bailout for Lebanon can make things worse |url=https://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2020/10/an-imf-bailout-for-lebanon-can-make-things-worse/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Bretton Woods Project |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Al Bawaba]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon: Political Scandals, Chouf Fires and Mass Protests |url=https://www.albawaba.com/opinion/lebanon-political-scandals-chouf-fires-and-mass-protests-1315932 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Al Bawaba |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Searching for home? Infamous Lebanese croc moves to the UK |url=https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/lebanon-crocodile-587407 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Al Bawaba |language=en}}</ref> [[BirGün]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayaklanan Lübnanlılar ümit ve öfke dolu |url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/ayaklanan-lubnanlilar-umit-ve-ofke-dolu-273215 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=birgun.net |language=Turkish}}</ref> or [[Green Left (Australian newspaper)|Green Left]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |date=2019-11-01 |title=Behind Lebanon's historic uprising |url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/behind-lebanons-historic-uprising |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Green Left |language=en}}</ref> |
||
== Education and research == |
== Education and research == |
||
Hassan studied Political Sciences and Media at the [[American University of Beirut]] and Paris [[Sciences Po]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nizar Hassan {{!}} Linkedin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nizar-hassan-25a8a462/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Linkedin}}</ref> He holds a |
Hassan studied Political Sciences and Media at the [[American University of Beirut]] and Paris [[Sciences Po]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nizar Hassan {{!}} Linkedin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nizar-hassan-25a8a462/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Linkedin}}</ref> He holds a master's degree in "Labor, Social Movements and Development" from [[SOAS University of London]].<ref name=":7" /> His dissertation analyzed class and power in the [[2015–2016 Lebanese protests|2015-2016 Lebanese protests]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Webinar: Activism and Social Movements in Lebanon after the 2019 Uprising {{!}} Finnish Institute in the Middle East |url=https://www.fime.fi/en/webinar-activism-and-social-movements-in-lebanon-after-the-2019-uprising-2/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |title=Lebanon's 2015 Protest Movement: An analysis of class (and) power |url=https://www.academia.edu/34604612|journal=Academia}}</ref> He has research works analyzing Lebanese political platforms,<ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPS - Where do Lebanese Political Groups Stand on Policy Questions? An Analysis of Electoral Platforms |url=https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/articles/details/2244/where-do-lebanese-political-groups-stand-on-policy-questions-an-analysis-of-electoral-platforms |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=LCPS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPS - Analysis of Platforms in Lebanon's 2018 Parliamentary Election |url=https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/articles/details/2245/analysis-of-platforms-in-lebanons-2018-parliamentary-election |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=LCPS |language=en}}</ref> workers exclusion,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hassan |first1=Nizar |title=The Effects of Workers' Exclusion: Building the Case for Abolishing Article 7 of the Labour Law |last2=Barjas |first2=Elham |publisher=Oxfam GB Lebanon |year=2019 |language=English}}</ref> the impact of the [[Syrian refugee crisis]] in Lebanon,<ref>{{Cite book |title=Introductory Chapter: Analytical Framework for Improving Urban Resilience in Lebanon's Districts Impacted by the Syrian Refugee Crisis |vauthors=Atallah S, Sánchez DG, Hassan N, Mahdi D, Mourad J |publisher=Lebanese Center for Policy Studies |year=2018 |location=Beirut |language=English}}</ref> the 2019 Lebanese uprising,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hassan |first=Nizar |title=The Lebanon Uprising of 2019: Voices from the Revolution |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-7556-4442-1 |veditors=Karam JG, Majed R |language=English |chapter=The Power and Limits of Blocking Roads: How the October Uprising Disrupted Lebanon}}</ref> and several short research analyses on various Lebanese issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPS - How Has the August 4 Explosion and its Aftermath Affected the Revolution? |url=https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/articles/details/2459/how-has-the-august-4-explosion-and-its-aftermath-affected-the-revolution |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=LCPS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPS - What Are the Main Challenges and Opportunities Lying Ahead for the October 17 Movement? |url=https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/articles/details/2460/what-are-the-main-challenges-and-opportunities-lying-ahead-for-the-october-17-movement |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=LCPS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPS - Why Did the October 17 Revolution Witness a Regression in Numbers? |url=https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/articles/details/2462/why-did-the-october-17-revolution-witness-a-regression-in-numbers |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=LCPS |language=en}}</ref> He has worked as a researcher for several civil society organizations,<ref name=":0" /> such as the Arab NGO Network for Development<ref>{{Cite web |last=(www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche Welle |title=Lebanon: New aid package is unlikely to lead to reform {{!}} DW Learn German |url=https://learngerman.dw.com/en/lebanon-new-aid-package-is-unlikely-to-lead-to-reform/a-55815490 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=DW Learn German |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An IMF bailout for Lebanon can make things worse |last1=Bazzi |first1=Zahra |last2=Hassan |first2=Nizar |url=http://www.annd.org/en/publications/details/an-imf-bailout-for-lebanon-can-make-things-worse |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Arab NGO Network for Development}}</ref> or the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connecting Resistances - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung |url=https://www.rosalux.de/en/documentation/id/39486/connecting-resistances |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.rosalux.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> and was selected as panel moderator at the [[World Bank]]'s Civil Society Policy Forum.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Civil Society Policy Forum 2020 |url=https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/453331600790383335-0090022020/original/CSPFPublicSchedule.pdf |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=World Bank}}</ref> For his work, he has received the [[Open Society Foundations]] fellowship,<ref name=":0" /> the [[International Labor Union]] Migration Journalism fellowship<ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Tom |date=2017-10-08 |title=ILO Migration Journalism Fellowship Programme 2017/18 |url=https://ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/2017-fellows-2 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Ethical Journalism Network |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-09 |title=ILO Migration Journalism Fellowship Programme |url=http://www.ilo.org/beirut/WCMS_619967/lang--en/index.htm |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.ilo.org |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Chevening Scholarship|Chevening scholarship]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Nizar Hassan's profile |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nizar-Hassan-5 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=researchgate.net}}</ref> |
||
== Activism and social engagement == |
== Activism and social engagement == |
||
He is co-founder of the Lebanese political organization LiHaqqi,<ref name=":0" /> the first organization to call for protests that triggered the [[17 October Revolution]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Lebanese activist Nizar Hassan: Beirut's ruling elite may be down, but they are not yet out - Qantara.de |url=https://en.qantara.de/content/interview-with-lebanese-activist-nizar-hassan-beiruts-ruling-elite-may-be-down-but-they-are |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World |language=en}}</ref> LiHaqqi also ran candidates on the [[2018 Lebanese general election|Lebanese general elections of 2018]]<ref name=":5" /> and [[2022 Lebanese general election|2022]].<ref name=":1" /> He has served as its spokesperson in multiple |
He is co-founder of the Lebanese political organization LiHaqqi,<ref name=":0" /> the first organization to call for protests that triggered the [[17 October Revolution]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Lebanese activist Nizar Hassan: Beirut's ruling elite may be down, but they are not yet out - Qantara.de |url=https://en.qantara.de/content/interview-with-lebanese-activist-nizar-hassan-beiruts-ruling-elite-may-be-down-but-they-are |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World |date=11 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> LiHaqqi also ran candidates on the [[2018 Lebanese general election|Lebanese general elections of 2018]]<ref name=":5" /> and [[2022 Lebanese general election|2022]].<ref name=":1" /> He has served as its spokesperson in multiple occasions.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> Within LiHaqqi, he served on the Public Affairs Committee, Organizational Council, and Economic Justice Working Group.<ref name=":7" /> He is the co-host<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon Protests {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/blog-feed/lebanon-protests |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.hrw.org}}</ref> of the Lebanese Politics Podcast<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lebanese Politics Podcast |url=https://soundcloud.com/lebpoliticspodcast |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=SoundCloud |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Lebanon's Revolution Started a Year Ago, and It's Not Over Yet |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy8gdq/lebanons-revolution-started-a-year-ago-and-its-not-over-yet |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.vice.com |date=19 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and the host of the YouTube channel Tafkeek,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tafkeek - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNH9c0Yzh_yNR0Jv6SDB5yw |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> funded by the Open Society Foundations.<ref name=":0" /> |
||
== Political views and analyses == |
== Political views and analyses == |
||
His political analyses have often been cited worldwide when analyzing Lebanese events,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osseiran |first=Sune Engel Rasmussen and Nazih |date=2020-08-13 |title=Beirut Explosion Unleashes Public Anger at Hezbollah, Lebanon's Most Powerful Group |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/beirut-explosion-unleashes-public-anger-at-hezbollah-lebanons-most-powerful-group-11597350861 |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Analysis {{!}} Just when it seemed Lebanon couldn't get worse, it did |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanon-hezbollah-crisis-christian/2021/10/16/384c1272-2de5-11ec-b17d-985c186de338_story.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Lebanese outrage over Soleimani statue unveiled in Beirut |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210106-lebanese-outrage-over-soleimani-statue-unveiled-in-beirut/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Middle East Monitor |language=en-GB}}</ref> especially after the Lebanese 17 October Revolution.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yee |first=Vivian |date=2019-10-23 |title=Lebanon Protests Unite Sects in Demanding New Government |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/world/middleeast/lebanon-protests.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=🇱🇧 Can Lebanon's protesters win lasting change? {{!}} The Stream |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1NZpzSLUVA |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |access-date=2022-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | |
His political analyses have often been cited worldwide when analyzing Lebanese events,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osseiran |first=Sune Engel Rasmussen and Nazih |date=2020-08-13 |title=Beirut Explosion Unleashes Public Anger at Hezbollah, Lebanon's Most Powerful Group |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/beirut-explosion-unleashes-public-anger-at-hezbollah-lebanons-most-powerful-group-11597350861 |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Analysis {{!}} Just when it seemed Lebanon couldn't get worse, it did |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanon-hezbollah-crisis-christian/2021/10/16/384c1272-2de5-11ec-b17d-985c186de338_story.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Lebanese outrage over Soleimani statue unveiled in Beirut |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210106-lebanese-outrage-over-soleimani-statue-unveiled-in-beirut/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Middle East Monitor |language=en-GB}}</ref> especially after the Lebanese 17 October Revolution.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yee |first=Vivian |date=2019-10-23 |title=Lebanon Protests Unite Sects in Demanding New Government |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/world/middleeast/lebanon-protests.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=🇱🇧 Can Lebanon's protesters win lasting change? {{!}} The Stream |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1NZpzSLUVA |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |access-date=2022-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Kareem Chehayeb |author2=Abby Sewell |title=Why Protesters in Lebanon Are Taking to the Streets |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/02/lebanon-protesters-movement-streets-explainer/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref> Referred to as a "protagonist in the contemporary Lebanese scene"<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Incontro-Intervista con Nizar Hassan |url=https://www.casadelcontemporaneo.it/event-pro/incontro-intervista-con-nizar-hassan/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=casa del contemporaneo |language=it-IT}}</ref> and "a central part of the grassroots movement in Beirut",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jørgensen |first=Emil |date=2019-10-26 |title=Uofficielt talerør for Libanons oprør: "Eliten gør alt for at splitte os" {{!}} Globalnyt |url=https://globalnyt.dk/uofficielt-taleroer-libanons-oproer-eliten-goer-alt-splitte-os/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=globalnyt.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> he supports progressive policies on multiple topics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon's protests continue to gain momentum - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/10/lebanon-protests-gain-momentum.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.al-monitor.com |date=20 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He considers current [[Lebanese financial crisis]] a "total economic and financial collapse"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-18 |title=Lebanon is on the verge of a 'total economic and financial collapse' |url=https://global.ilmanifesto.it/lebanon-is-on-the-verge-of-a-total-economic-and-financial-collapse/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Il manifesto global |language=en-GB}}</ref> because of the lack of access to "basic necessities". He speaks critically of the Lebanese political system, calling it "corrupt sectarian political establishment"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ahwach |first=Diala |url=https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/beirut/18771.pdf |title=The struggle over narrative in Lebanon post the October uprising |publisher=[[Friedrich Ebert Stiftung]] |year=2021}}</ref> and "political [[clientelism]]",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kristensen |first=Mai Valentine |date=2020-07-27 |title=Grupper som Hizbollah står i vejen for Mellemøstens demokratibevægelse. Desværre er folk som Ali afhængige af dem |url=https://www.zetland.dk/historie/s8RVGYMB-ae6EyD4A-85831 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Zetland |language=da}}</ref> criticizing the banking sector as "financial oligarchy"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon's crisis could end up empowering Hezbollah |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/lebanon-s-crisis-could-end-up-empowering-hezbollah-48191 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Lebanon's crisis could end up empowering Hezbollah |language=en}}</ref> and [[Hezbollah armed strength]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Off |first1=Carol |last2=Howden |first2=Chris |date=2020-10-26 |title=October 23, 2020 Episode Transcript |work=CBC Radio |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.5774327/october-23-2020-episode-transcript-1.5777906 |access-date=2022-08-02}}</ref> He has also been a critic of multiple Lebanese politicians, such as prime minister [[Saad Hariri]],<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=deutschlandfunk.de |title=Inflation, Hunger und Staatskrise - Der Libanon vor dem Kollaps |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/inflation-hunger-und-staatskrise-der-libanon-vor-dem-kollaps-100.html |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Deutschlandfunk |language=de}}</ref> prime minister [[Hassan Diab]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Een revolutie, maar wat dan? 'We vechten met een zeskoppig monster' |url=https://www.mo.be/analyse/libanon-twee-jaar-na-de-opstanden-we-vechten-met-een-zeskoppig-monster |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=MO* |language=nl}}</ref> or Druze leader [[Walid Jumblatt]].<ref name=":4" /> |
||
When discussing the aims of the 17 October Revolution, which he called "uprising of dignity",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Vivian |date=2019-10-26 |title=Lebanese shake off sectarianism to sing a song of revolution |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/lebanese-shake-off-sectarianism-to-sing-a-song-of-revolution-20191024-p533zt.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> he expressed support for an interim<ref>{{Cite web |title=United by Disgust, Lebanon Demos Search for Shared Future |url=https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/1958601/united-disgust-lebanon-demos-search-shared-future |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Asharq AL-awsat |language=en}}</ref> government of independents from traditional parties to fight corruption<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Neumann |first=Julia |date=2019-12-10 |title=Aktivist über Krise im Libanon: "Die Parteien schützen das System" |language=de |work=Die Tageszeitung: taz |url=https://taz.de/!5648224/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0931-9085}}</ref> and save the country, "not save capital"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-26 |title=Hariri refuses to head new Lebanon government as tensions rise |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1590011/middle-east |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> |
When discussing the aims of the 17 October Revolution, which he called "uprising of dignity",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Vivian |date=2019-10-26 |title=Lebanese shake off sectarianism to sing a song of revolution |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/lebanese-shake-off-sectarianism-to-sing-a-song-of-revolution-20191024-p533zt.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> he expressed support for an interim<ref>{{Cite web |title=United by Disgust, Lebanon Demos Search for Shared Future |url=https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/1958601/united-disgust-lebanon-demos-search-shared-future |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Asharq AL-awsat |language=en}}</ref> government of independents from traditional parties to fight corruption<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Neumann |first=Julia |date=2019-12-10 |title=Aktivist über Krise im Libanon: "Die Parteien schützen das System" |language=de |work=Die Tageszeitung: taz |url=https://taz.de/!5648224/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0931-9085}}</ref> and save the country, "not save capital".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-26 |title=Hariri refuses to head new Lebanon government as tensions rise |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1590011/middle-east |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> He also supported taxing millionaires to alleviate the financial crisis.<ref name=":8" /> He argues "the revolution has not failed"<ref name=":9" /> although it did not "achieve a lot".<ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPS - Has the October 17 Revolution Accomplished Anything At All? |url=https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/articles/details/2463/has-the-october-17-revolution-accomplished-anything-at-all |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=LCPS |language=en}}</ref> |
||
== See also == |
== See also == |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
||
== External |
== External links == |
||
* [https://soundcloud.com/lebpoliticspodcast The Lebanese Politics Podcast] |
* [https://soundcloud.com/lebpoliticspodcast The Lebanese Politics Podcast] |
||
| Line 69: | Line 69: | ||
[[Category:21st-century journalists]] |
[[Category:21st-century journalists]] |
||
[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
||
[[Category:Lebanese political scientists]] |
|||
Revision as of 16:16, 16 March 2024
Nizar Hassan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nizar Hassan Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Alma mater | SOAS University of London, American University of Beirut |
| Known for | Co-founder of LiHaqqi |
| Awards | Open Society Foundations fellowship, International Labor Union Migration Journalism fellowship, Chevening Scholarship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political Economy, Social Movements |
Nizar Hassan is a Lebanese activist, journalist, podcaster and social researcher, focused on political economy and social movements, especially concerning Lebanon. He is co-founder of the Lebanese political organization LiHaqqi,[1] which ran candidates for the Lebanese general elections of 2018[2] and 2022,[3] having served as its spokesperson on multiple occasions.[4][5][6][3] He has been a regular author analyzing Lebanese political affairs for the newspapers L'Orient-Le Jour,[7][8][9] The New Arab,[10][11][12] The Daily Star[13][14][15] and Al-Arab,[16][17][18] with contributions to ROAR magazine,[19] Bretton Woods Project,[20] Al Bawaba,[21][22] BirGün[23] or Green Left.[24]
Education and research
Hassan studied Political Sciences and Media at the American University of Beirut and Paris Sciences Po.[25] He holds a master's degree in "Labor, Social Movements and Development" from SOAS University of London.[26] His dissertation analyzed class and power in the 2015-2016 Lebanese protests.[26][27] He has research works analyzing Lebanese political platforms,[28][29] workers exclusion,[30] the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon,[31] the 2019 Lebanese uprising,[32] and several short research analyses on various Lebanese issues.[33][34][35] He has worked as a researcher for several civil society organizations,[1] such as the Arab NGO Network for Development[36][37] or the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies,[38] and was selected as panel moderator at the World Bank's Civil Society Policy Forum.[39] For his work, he has received the Open Society Foundations fellowship,[1] the International Labor Union Migration Journalism fellowship[40][41] and the Chevening scholarship.[42]
Activism and social engagement
He is co-founder of the Lebanese political organization LiHaqqi,[1] the first organization to call for protests that triggered the 17 October Revolution.[43] LiHaqqi also ran candidates on the Lebanese general elections of 2018[2] and 2022.[3] He has served as its spokesperson in multiple occasions.[4][5][6][3] Within LiHaqqi, he served on the Public Affairs Committee, Organizational Council, and Economic Justice Working Group.[26] He is the co-host[44] of the Lebanese Politics Podcast[45][46] and the host of the YouTube channel Tafkeek,[47] funded by the Open Society Foundations.[1]
Political views and analyses
His political analyses have often been cited worldwide when analyzing Lebanese events,[48][49][50] especially after the Lebanese 17 October Revolution.[51][52][53] Referred to as a "protagonist in the contemporary Lebanese scene"[54] and "a central part of the grassroots movement in Beirut",[55] he supports progressive policies on multiple topics.[56] He considers current Lebanese financial crisis a "total economic and financial collapse"[57] because of the lack of access to "basic necessities". He speaks critically of the Lebanese political system, calling it "corrupt sectarian political establishment"[58] and "political clientelism",[59] criticizing the banking sector as "financial oligarchy"[60] and Hezbollah armed strength.[61] He has also been a critic of multiple Lebanese politicians, such as prime minister Saad Hariri,[5][62] prime minister Hassan Diab,[63] or Druze leader Walid Jumblatt.[6]
When discussing the aims of the 17 October Revolution, which he called "uprising of dignity",[64] he expressed support for an interim[65] government of independents from traditional parties to fight corruption[43][66] and save the country, "not save capital".[67] He also supported taxing millionaires to alleviate the financial crisis.[43] He argues "the revolution has not failed"[46] although it did not "achieve a lot".[68]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Nizar Hassan | Open Society Fellowship". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ a b "The possibility of a single alliance: Lebanon's opposition groups ponder how viable a united front is in upcoming polls". L'Orient Today. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b c d "As Lebanon's political class fails, Beirut's streets are stirring once again". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b "Lebanon agrees reforms after days of protests". Financial Times. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b c Azhari, Timour. "Saad Hariri renamed as Lebanon PM a year after stepping down". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ a b c "Weeks after blast, Lebanon patronage system immune to reform". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Nizar HASSAN". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Diab's government is not what Lebanon needs". L'Orient Today. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Le retour de Hariri, ou la promesse d'un échec annoncé". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2021). "Nizar Hassan articles". english.alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2020-07-28). "Oligarchs crashed the economy, Lebanese are paying the price". english.alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2019-10-18). "Lebanon burns with hope and fury". english.alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2021-05-07). "Nizar Hassan | Author's Page". www.dailystar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Officials warm to garbage plan, residents still cold". 2021-04-17. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Protest ongoing as police clear Ministry of Environment". 2020-11-08. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2019). "Nizar Hassan articles". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "China opens new shipping line to Tripoli | Jacob Boswall". AW. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Lebanon's reform hopes remain elusive despite blast, protests |". AW. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2019-10-26). "A look at Lebanon's ongoing historic uprising | ROAR Magazine". roarmag.org. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "An IMF bailout for Lebanon can make things worse". Bretton Woods Project. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Lebanon: Political Scandals, Chouf Fires and Mass Protests". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Searching for home? Infamous Lebanese croc moves to the UK". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Ayaklanan Lübnanlılar ümit ve öfke dolu". birgun.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar (2019-11-01). "Behind Lebanon's historic uprising". Green Left. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Nizar Hassan | Linkedin". Linkedin. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b c "Webinar: Activism and Social Movements in Lebanon after the 2019 Uprising | Finnish Institute in the Middle East". Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar. "Lebanon's 2015 Protest Movement: An analysis of class (and) power". Academia.
- ^ "LCPS - Where do Lebanese Political Groups Stand on Policy Questions? An Analysis of Electoral Platforms". LCPS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "LCPS - Analysis of Platforms in Lebanon's 2018 Parliamentary Election". LCPS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Hassan, Nizar; Barjas, Elham (2019). The Effects of Workers' Exclusion: Building the Case for Abolishing Article 7 of the Labour Law. Oxfam GB Lebanon.
- ^ Atallah S, Sánchez DG, Hassan N, Mahdi D, Mourad J (2018). Introductory Chapter: Analytical Framework for Improving Urban Resilience in Lebanon's Districts Impacted by the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Beirut: Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.
- ^ Hassan N (2022). "The Power and Limits of Blocking Roads: How the October Uprising Disrupted Lebanon". In Karam JG, Majed R (eds.). The Lebanon Uprising of 2019: Voices from the Revolution. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-7556-4442-1.
- ^ "LCPS - How Has the August 4 Explosion and its Aftermath Affected the Revolution?". LCPS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "LCPS - What Are the Main Challenges and Opportunities Lying Ahead for the October 17 Movement?". LCPS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "LCPS - Why Did the October 17 Revolution Witness a Regression in Numbers?". LCPS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Lebanon: New aid package is unlikely to lead to reform | DW Learn German". DW Learn German. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ Bazzi, Zahra; Hassan, Nizar. "An IMF bailout for Lebanon can make things worse". Arab NGO Network for Development. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Connecting Resistances - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung". www.rosalux.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Civil Society Policy Forum 2020" (PDF). World Bank. 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Law, Tom (2017-10-08). "ILO Migration Journalism Fellowship Programme 2017/18". Ethical Journalism Network. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "ILO Migration Journalism Fellowship Programme". www.ilo.org. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Nizar Hassan's profile". researchgate.net. 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b c "Interview with Lebanese activist Nizar Hassan: Beirut's ruling elite may be down, but they are not yet out - Qantara.de". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Lebanon Protests | Human Rights Watch". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "The Lebanese Politics Podcast". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b "Lebanon's Revolution Started a Year Ago, and It's Not Over Yet". www.vice.com. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Tafkeek - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Osseiran, Sune Engel Rasmussen and Nazih (2020-08-13). "Beirut Explosion Unleashes Public Anger at Hezbollah, Lebanon's Most Powerful Group". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Analysis | Just when it seemed Lebanon couldn't get worse, it did". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Lebanese outrage over Soleimani statue unveiled in Beirut". Middle East Monitor. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (2019-10-23). "Lebanon Protests Unite Sects in Demanding New Government". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ 🇱🇧 Can Lebanon's protesters win lasting change? | The Stream, Al Jazeera English, retrieved 2022-08-02
- ^ Kareem Chehayeb; Abby Sewell. "Why Protesters in Lebanon Are Taking to the Streets". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Incontro-Intervista con Nizar Hassan". casa del contemporaneo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Jørgensen, Emil (2019-10-26). "Uofficielt talerør for Libanons oprør: "Eliten gør alt for at splitte os" | Globalnyt". globalnyt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Lebanon's protests continue to gain momentum - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Lebanon is on the verge of a 'total economic and financial collapse'". Il manifesto global. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Ahwach, Diala (2021). The struggle over narrative in Lebanon post the October uprising (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
- ^ Kristensen, Mai Valentine (2020-07-27). "Grupper som Hizbollah står i vejen for Mellemøstens demokratibevægelse. Desværre er folk som Ali afhængige af dem". Zetland (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Lebanon's crisis could end up empowering Hezbollah". Lebanon's crisis could end up empowering Hezbollah. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Off, Carol; Howden, Chris (2020-10-26). "October 23, 2020 Episode Transcript". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ deutschlandfunk.de. "Inflation, Hunger und Staatskrise - Der Libanon vor dem Kollaps". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ "Een revolutie, maar wat dan? 'We vechten met een zeskoppig monster'". MO* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (2019-10-26). "Lebanese shake off sectarianism to sing a song of revolution". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "United by Disgust, Lebanon Demos Search for Shared Future". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Neumann, Julia (2019-12-10). "Aktivist über Krise im Libanon: "Die Parteien schützen das System"". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Hariri refuses to head new Lebanon government as tensions rise". Arab News. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "LCPS - Has the October 17 Revolution Accomplished Anything At All?". LCPS. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
