| Arab Master's in Democracy and Human Rights | |
| Type: | Academic department Non-governmental organisation |
| Established: | 2015 |
| Affiliations: | Saint Joseph University |
| Director: | Carole Alsharabati |
| City: | Beirut |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Campus: | Social Science Campus (Huvelin Street) |
| Website: | ArMA |
The Arab Master's in Democracy and Human Rights is a regional programme established for the study and reinforcement of democracy and human rights in the Arab region. It brings together five leading regional universities: Birzeit University (Palestine), the International University of Rabat (Morocco), the University of Carthage (Tunisia), the University of Jordan (Jordan) and Saint Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon). It is partnered with the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) and is supported by the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the European Union. It is part of a Global Campus of Regional Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation.[1]
The programme was established in Venice in 2014 by the EIUC in co-operation with the Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco), Ca' Foscari University, Birzeit University (Palestine), the International University of Rabat (Morocco) and Saint Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon). In 2016, the University of Carthage joined the consortium. After three editions in Venice, the programme moved to Beirut in July 2017.[2] The partnership is currently expanding to other universities in the region, such as the University of Jordan and the University of Cairo, and beyond, such as the University of Southern Denmark.
The Arab Master's programme in conjunction with the Institute of Political Science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut offers a master's degree in democracy and human tights. This one-year programme includes ten courses at Saint Joseph University given by an international group of academics and experts from 10 different countries and engaged in various disciplines: international relations, sociology, political thought, international law, human rights, philosophy, critical studies and Islamic studies. Some students do an internship during their semester while working on their thesis in one of the partner universities in the region.[3]