Shelly Culbertson: 3 books
The Fires of Spring
A Post-Arab Spring Journey Through the Turbulent New Middle East - Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia
The “Arab Spring” all started when a young Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in protest of a government official confiscating his apples and slapping his face. The aftermath of that one personal protest grew to become the Middle East...
Rethinking Coordination of Services to Refugees in Urban Areas
Managing the Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
This study analyzes coordination of international and national entities managing the Syrian refugee response in urban areas in Jordan and Lebanon and provides recommendations on improving coordination strategies and practices. It presents a new framework for planning, evaluating, and managing refugee...
Education of Syrian Refugee Children
Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
With four million Syrian refugees as of September 2015, there is urgent need to develop both short-term and long-term approaches to providing education for the children of this population. This report reviews Syrian refugee education for children in the three neighboring countries with the largest...