Roula El-Rifai
Senior Program Specialist, Democratic and Inclusive Governance Division, IDRC
| Degrees: | MA (Kent), MSc (Guelph) |
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Roula El-Rifai is Senior Program Specialist (Sp茅cialiste de programmes principal) with the Democratic and Inclusive Governance Division (Gouvernance d茅mocratique et inclusive) at (Centre de recherches pour le d茅veloppement international – CRDI). Her work supports civil society actors in the Arab world advocating for reform with a focus on forced displacement and youth civic engagement. She is an expert on the Palestinian refugee issue as part of the Middle East Peace Process and is co-editor of three volumes on the subject: (2014); (2013); (2007). She has an MA in 鈥業nternational Relations鈥� from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, and an MSc in 鈥楻ural Planning and Development鈥� from the University of Guelph, Canada.