Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network — Palestinian think tank
A transnational think tank and global network of Palestinian analysts, Al-Shabaka produces peer-reviewed policy briefs, commentary, and the Rethinking Palestine podcast, grounded in a vision of a liberated, self-determined Palestinian future.
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network is a transnational think tank that convenes a multidisciplinary, global network of Palestinian experts — intellectuals, practitioners, and activists based in Palestine and around the world — to produce critical policy analysis and collectively imagine a new policymaking paradigm for Palestine. Its work is organized around the belief that the Palestinian people should articulate and determine the contours of their own future.
Its flagship output is the peer-reviewed policy brief: in-depth analysis of existing or potential policies affecting Palestinians, each with concrete recommendations for engagement. Alongside the briefs, it publishes shorter policy memos, multi-analyst roundtables, thematic compilations, and opinion pieces, and it produces Rethinking Palestine, a podcast hosted by Yara Hawari, as well as a monthly webinar series bringing Palestinian experts together before a live audience.
Why it matters
- The only global network of Palestinian analysts producing peer-reviewed policy analysis, filling a space long dominated by non-Palestinian institutions.
- Its briefs pair rigorous research with actionable recommendations, making them directly useful to researchers, advocates, journalists, and policymakers.
- By centering Palestinians in Palestine and the diaspora, it models what Palestinian-led policymaking can look like.
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Cited work
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