Roula El-Rifai
Senior Program Specialist, Democratic and Inclusive Governance Division, IDRC
- MA (Kent), MSc (Guelph)
Roula El-Rifai is Senior Program Specialist (Spécialiste de programmes principal) with the Democratic and Inclusive Governance Division (Gouvernance démocratique et inclusive) at (Centre de recherches pour le développement 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 ‘International Relations’ from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, and an MSc in ‘Rural Planning and Development’ from the University of Guelph, Canada.