Tania Haddad | American University of Beirut (original) (raw)

Papers by Tania Haddad

Research paper thumbnail of Governance of Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon

With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such inst... more With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such institutions has become essential. Those organizations are still governed by an archaic law dating from the Ottoman Empire and devoid of a section on internal governance. In light of the absence of this legal framework that guides nonprofit governance in Lebanon, the following questions are raised: What is the state of nonprofit governance in Lebanon? Are these organizations self-regulating and working towards implementing proper governance to provide transparency and accountability for the nonprofit sector, citizens and the state? To answer the above questions, multiple methods were used, ranging from primary quantitative research tools to secondary data gathering. Surveys were sent to around 503 associations in Lebanon. The questions focused on a better understanding of governance styles in associations. The secondary research methods involved extracting all information from previous research around governance within CSOs in different contexts. This information was used to identify the gap constituting the missing components of governance within Lebanese CSOs and the perception and understanding of the concept of governance by actors involved in it. Throughout the study, most Lebanese CSOs were observed as open and democratic, involving multiple stakeholders in their internal decisions and affairs, and strong on the communication and connectedness front. Also, they were perceived as having strong general accountability, internal formalization, power-sharing, decentralization, and representativeness. So, generally speaking, the Lebanese CSOs had more cooperative and coordinative internal governance. Without any doubt, every study comes with its limitations, and the ones related to

Research paper thumbnail of Governance of Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon

With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such inst... more With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such institutions has become essential. Those organizations are still governed by an archaic law dating from the Ottoman Empire and devoid of a section on internal governance. In light of the absence of this legal framework that guides nonprofit governance in Lebanon, the following questions are raised: What is the state of nonprofit governance in Lebanon? Are these organizations self-regulating and working towards implementing proper governance to provide transparency and accountability for the nonprofit sector, citizens and the state? To answer the above questions, multiple methods were used, ranging from primary quantitative research tools to secondary data gathering. Surveys were sent to around 503 associations in Lebanon. The questions focused on a better understanding of governance styles in associations. The secondary research methods involved extracting all information from previous research around governance within CSOs in different contexts. This information was used to identify the gap constituting the missing components of governance within Lebanese CSOs and the perception and understanding of the concept of governance by actors involved in it. Throughout the study, most Lebanese CSOs were observed as open and democratic, involving multiple stakeholders in their internal decisions and affairs, and strong on the communication and connectedness front. Also, they were perceived as having strong general accountability, internal formalization, power-sharing, decentralization, and representativeness. So, generally speaking, the Lebanese CSOs had more cooperative and coordinative internal governance. Without any doubt, every study comes with its limitations, and the ones related to

Research paper thumbnail of Governance of Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon

With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such inst... more With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such institutions has become essential. Those organizations are still governed by an archaic law dating from the Ottoman Empire and devoid of a section on internal governance. In light of the absence of this legal framework that guides nonprofit governance in Lebanon, the following questions are raised: What is the state of nonprofit governance in Lebanon? Are these organizations self-regulating and working towards implementing proper governance to provide transparency and accountability for the nonprofit sector, citizens and the state? To answer the above questions, multiple methods were used, ranging from primary quantitative research tools to secondary data gathering. Surveys were sent to around 503 associations in Lebanon. The questions focused on a better understanding of governance styles in associations. The secondary research methods involved extracting all information from previous research around governance within CSOs in different contexts. This information was used to identify the gap constituting the missing components of governance within Lebanese CSOs and the perception and understanding of the concept of governance by actors involved in it. Throughout the study, most Lebanese CSOs were observed as open and democratic, involving multiple stakeholders in their internal decisions and affairs, and strong on the communication and connectedness front. Also, they were perceived as having strong general accountability, internal formalization, power-sharing, decentralization, and representativeness. So, generally speaking, the Lebanese CSOs had more cooperative and coordinative internal governance. Without any doubt, every study comes with its limitations, and the ones related to

Research paper thumbnail of Governance of Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon

With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such inst... more With the booming of civil society organizations in Lebanon, exploring the governance of such institutions has become essential. Those organizations are still governed by an archaic law dating from the Ottoman Empire and devoid of a section on internal governance. In light of the absence of this legal framework that guides nonprofit governance in Lebanon, the following questions are raised: What is the state of nonprofit governance in Lebanon? Are these organizations self-regulating and working towards implementing proper governance to provide transparency and accountability for the nonprofit sector, citizens and the state? To answer the above questions, multiple methods were used, ranging from primary quantitative research tools to secondary data gathering. Surveys were sent to around 503 associations in Lebanon. The questions focused on a better understanding of governance styles in associations. The secondary research methods involved extracting all information from previous research around governance within CSOs in different contexts. This information was used to identify the gap constituting the missing components of governance within Lebanese CSOs and the perception and understanding of the concept of governance by actors involved in it. Throughout the study, most Lebanese CSOs were observed as open and democratic, involving multiple stakeholders in their internal decisions and affairs, and strong on the communication and connectedness front. Also, they were perceived as having strong general accountability, internal formalization, power-sharing, decentralization, and representativeness. So, generally speaking, the Lebanese CSOs had more cooperative and coordinative internal governance. Without any doubt, every study comes with its limitations, and the ones related to