Center for Palestine Research and Studies

The Center for Palestine Research and Studies is a member of the CIPE Reform Network. In 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000 the Center received grants from the NED (via CIPE). Similarly in 1995 they received a NED grant via the Jerusalem Fund. "The Center for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS) was founded in March 1993 in response to the need for active Palestinian scholarship on issues related to Palestine. The Center is an independent academic research and policy analysis institution seeking to fully explore and understand new local and regional development and assess their impact on the Palestinians. Because CPRS is independent of political factions, it is in a unique position of being able to serve as a forum for meetings of Palestinian and international researchers from various political backgrounds and ideologies in a free academic and professional atmosphere.

"The Center for Palestinian Research and Studies acts as an independent think tank" for Palestinian policy and strategy community. It seeks to produce research that is objective and based on rigorous and sound methodology. The Center does not adopt political positions other than advocating free, democratic exchange and expression. It is fully committed to information exchange and to publishing research according to professional standards. CPRS encourages outstanding scholars in Palestinian political, strategic, and economic issues to actively participate in the current dialogue regarding the formulation of Palestinian priorities and options and to gather a range of perspectives."

==Trustees 2003 == "The Center for Palestine Research and Studies was founded in March 1993 by:
 * Sa'id Kana'an, Director


 * Ibrahim Abu Lughod
 * Abdul Latif Akel
 * Hisham Awartani
 * Sa'id Kan'an
 * Rashid Khalidi
 * Raja Shehadeh
 * Khalil Shakaki

2003 Trustees


 * Raja Shehadeh, President
 * Samir Abu Eisha
 * Zuhair Al-Amad
 * Mahmoud Darwish
 * Ghawi Ghawi
 * Camille Mansour
 * Farouq Toukan

==Funders (2003) == International Funders
 * American Academy for Arts and Sciences
 * Canada Fund
 * Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
 * Ford Foundation
 * Friedrich Nauman Foundation
 * International Republican Institute
 * International Center for Economic Growth (ICEG)
 * International Development Research Center (IDRC)
 * Japanese Embassy
 * Jerusalem Fund
 * Joyce-Mertz-Gilmore Foundation
 * Mennonite Committee
 * National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
 * Rockefeller Foundation

Palestinian/Arab Funders
 * Abdel Muhssin Qattan
 * Haseeb Sabbagh
 * Jordan-Gulf Bank
 * Munzer el-Nabulsi
 * Palestinian National Fund
 * Said Khoury
 * Zafer al-Masri Foundation

Staff (2003)
Executive Staff
 * Sa'id Kan'an
 * Hisham Awartani, Head Economics Department

Senior Fellows
 * Jamil Hilal
 * Ahmad Mubarak Khalidi
 * Mudar Qassis
 * Faisal Awartani
 * Basem Zubeidi
 * Marwan Darwish
 * Ibrahim Sha'ban

Researchers
 * Adnan Odeh
 * Ayoub Mustafa
 * Taher Masri
 * Aziz Kayed
 * Arjan El Fassed
 * Ayshe Ahmad
 * Ahmad Rabay'a
 * Mohammad Salahat
 * Munib Khader

Contact

 * Web: www.cprs-palestine.org (no longer works)

Related Sourcewatch

 * Palestine Democracy Index
 * Khalil Shikaki