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Alternative Frequencies | غيّر الموجة is a new bilingual podcast by the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies - a Beirut-based, independent, and non-profit research organization - dropping new episodes e... more
FAQs about Alternative Frequencies | غيّر الموجة:How many episodes does Alternative Frequencies | غيّر الموجة have?The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.
May 07, 2021Episode 19 - The Value of a ‘Seat at the Table’: How Elites Interfere in Lebanon’s Infrastructure ProcurementIn this episode of Alternative Frequencies, Bilal El-Amine discusses with Dr. Mounir Mahmalat how Lebanon’s political elites interfere in the procurement of infrastructure projects administered by the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). Mounir draws on a detailed study he conducted with Dr. Sami Atallah and Wassim Maktabi titled, “Public Infrastructure Procurement in Post-Conflict Power-Sharing Arrangements: Evidence from Lebanon’s Council for Development and Reconstruction.”في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست غيّر الموجة، يناقش بلال الأمين مع الباحث الرئيسي في المركز اللبناني للدراسات، د. منير مهملات، كيف تتدخّل النخب السياسية اللبنانية في مناقصات مشاريع البنى التحتية العمومية في مجلس الإنماء والإعمار. يعتمد منير خلال المقابلة على دراسة تفصيلية أجراها مع د. سامي عطاالله ووسيم مكتبي تحت عنوان "مناقصات مشاريع البنى التّحتيّة العمومية في ترتيبات تقاسم السّلطة ضمن مرحلة ما بعد الصّراع: دلائل من مجلس الإنماء والإعمار اللبناني."...more21minPlay
December 01, 2020Episode 18 - Rotating Ministries: The Good, The Bad and The UglyOn this week's episode, Sami Zoughaib sits with Dr. Mounir Mahmalat, Senior Researcher at LCPS, to discuss the issue of rotation of ministerial portfolios between political parties. The episode dwells on recent research conducted by Sami and Mounir on this issue, looking at the effect of previous cases of rotation in past governments and their effect on legislative production.في حلقة هذا الأسبوع، يستضيف سامي زغيب الدكتور منير مهملات وهو باحث رئيسي في المركز اللبناني للدراسات، لمناقشة مبدأ المداورة في الحقائب الوزارية. تتناول الحلقة دراسة جديدة لسامي ومنير حول هذا الموضوع، تقيّم اثر حالات المداورة في الحكومات السابقة على الإنتاج التشريعي للوزارات....more25minPlay
November 17, 2020Episode 17 - Gender Inequality in Economic CrisisIn this episode, Sami Zoughaib hosts Dr. Nisreen Salti to discuss how the effects of Lebanon’s multifaceted crises have been affecting women disproportionately, the spillover of this phenomenon on the general socio-economic landscape, and the mitigation measures that should be included in the larger recovery framework.في هذه الحلقة، يستضيف سامي زغيب الدكتورة نسرين سلطي لمناقشة تأثير أزمات لبنان المتعددة الأوجه على النساء، وآثار هذه الظاهرة على المشهد الاجتماعي والاقتصادي العام، والتدابير التي يجب تضمينها في إطار خطة التعافي الشاملة....more44minPlay
November 03, 2020Episode 16 - Potential for Change in ElectionsOn this week’s episode, Nadim El Kak and fellow LCPS researcher Georgia Dagher talk about a study they co-authored on the performance of independent candidates in the 2018 elections. They discuss prospects for future elections and the different campaigning strategies adopted by independents while highlighting takeaways from the results of the vote....more48minPlay
October 27, 2020Episode 15 - Hariri Returns: Old Wine in a New BottleOn this week's episode, Nadim is joined by Dr Sami Atallah to discuss Hariri's appointment as PM-delegate, what to expect from his government, approaches to the economic crisis, the implications of an IMF deal, the downfall of the FPM, and expectations from the next Parliamentary elections....more36minPlay
October 20, 2020"الحلقة ١٤ - القطاع المصرفي بين "البيرة" و "اللولارفي الحلقة ١٤ من بودكاست غيّر الموجة، يحاور سامي زغيب الخبير المالي دان قزّي عن القيود على السحوبات بالليرة اللبنانية وغاياتها، أثرها على الإقتصاد،وفشل المقاربة النقدية "الداروينية" المعتمدة من المصرف المركزي والحكومة لمعالجة الأزمة.On the 14th episode of the Alternative Frequencies podcast, Sami Zoughaib talks with financial expert Dan Azzi about the new restrictions on withdrawals in Lebanese pounds, their goals, and their impact on the economy. They also discuss the failure of the "Darwinian" monetary approach adopted by the Central Bank and the government to address the crisis....more37minPlay
October 13, 2020الحلقة ١٣ - استراتيجيات النضال والرغبة بالثورةفي حلقة هذا الأسبوع، تستضيف كارول أبي غانم عالمة الاجتماع والخبيرة في العمل اللاعنفي الدكتورة أوغاريت يونان للحديث عن مقاربتها للتنظيم السياسي، استراتيجيات النضال المختلفة، انتفاضة ١٧ تشرين، ولاستخلاص دروس من تجارب تاريخية أخرى في العالم.In this week's episode, Carol Abi Ghanem hosts sociologist and non-violence education and action advocate Dr Ogarit Younan. They discuss her approach to organizing, different resistance strategies, and reflect on the October uprising while drawing lessons from other global comparative cases....more34minPlay
October 06, 2020Episode 12 - Neglected Victims: Refugees and GBV in the Age of a PandemicIn this episode, Carol Abi Ghanem hosts Jasmin Lilian Diab to discuss the marginalized and neglected refugees in Lebanon during the COVID pandemic. Jasmin discusses COVID measures, their impact on the refugee community in Lebanon, as well as the surge in discourse around gender-based violence among refugee communities....more32minPlay
September 29, 2020Episode 11 - Can the Sectarian Regime Revive Itself?On the eleventh episode, Nadim El Kak is joined by political scientist Dr Bassel Salloukh to discuss the stepping down of former PM-designate Mustapha Adib, the nature of Lebanon’s sectarian regime, why it is so resilient, and how to undermine the ideological hegemony of ruling parties....more27minPlay
September 22, 2020Episode 10 - Lebanon's Untapped Industrial PotentialOn our tenth episode, Sami Zoughaib is joined by policy researcher Nancy Ezzeddine to discuss Lebanon's industrial sector, its untapped potential, history, place in the region, challenges it's facing, and what needs to be done to support it going forward....more25minPlay
FAQs about Alternative Frequencies | غيّر الموجة:How many episodes does Alternative Frequencies | غيّر الموجة have?The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.