Muzna Al-Masri is an anthropologist, researcher and consultant. Her research interests include everyday political practice, clientelism, and the intersection of conflict and politics with humanitarian aid and energy. She holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from the Eastern Mennonite University and a PhD in Anthropology from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (2016-2017) and the Orient-Institut Beirut (2018) and was a Ford Foundation Global Fellow (2020-2021). Muzna has taught at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also co-founding member of the ‘Ethnography as Knowledge in the Arab World’ working Group.
Zeina Abla has over 20 years of research experience in development studies, focusing on Lebanon and Arab countries. She has consulted for international organizations and UN agencies, specializing in socio-economic policy-oriented analysis, conflict dynamics, gender and labor issues, and the global development agenda. Currently, she is interested in environmental justice and political economy. In the past, she worked in economic research within the banking sector. Zeina holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Dana Abi Ghanem has a PhD from Newcastle University. With over 15 years of academic research experience, her research has covered various topics in relation to energy and society, with a focus on everyday practices, consumption, and the lived experiences of infrastructure in urban contexts. Dana is interested in exploring urban sustainability and environmental policy, particularly focused on justice, community resilience and access to services under constraints (disaster, extreme events and conflict). Her research has been published in several journals including Energy Policy, Energy Research & Social Sciences, and Third World Quarterly amongst others.