NHDr. Nizar Hariri

Research axis C

Poverty, Inequalities & Social Protection

Deprivation as lived experience — of water, public goods and safety nets — and what policy reform does to the households on the other end.

Illustrative rooftop water tanks and urban access to public goods
  1. Dense old apartment buildings
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    Director of Research Axis 3 at OURSE (Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice).

  2. Water tanker truck delivering water
    02

    Relative deprivation and absolute dispossession, including urban water and public goods scarcity in Lebanon (Confluences Méditerranée, 2024).

  3. Resident on the balcony of an old building
    03

    Social safety nets, subsidies reform, and structural adjustment impacts on Lebanese households.

  4. Shelves of books in a library
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    Doctoral roots: poverty, social interactions and social theory (Ph.D., Université de Provence, 2007).

Other axes

Illustrative Beirut repair workshop and neighborhood livelihoods
A

Labor & Precariousness

Illustrative ceramic artisan workspace and creative production
B

Cultural & Creative Industries

Illustrative community discussion about shared concerns
D

Social Capital & Governance