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Education Reform in Qatar: the role of policy borrowing

Hosted by the Middle East Centre

Room 3.02, Clement House, 99 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4JF,

Speaker

Lolwah Alkhater

University of Oxford

Chair

Courtney Freer

LSE Kuwait Programme

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Since the turn of the century, many GCC states have undertaken ambitious economic and social reforms, informed by international think tanks and consultancies. Lolwah Alkhater explores the role played by consultancies and think tanks in the GCC through the lens of "policy borrowing", looking specifically at Qatar's education reforms - the most ambitious of any Middle Eastern country - which were designed and led by American think tank RAND Corporation.

Lolwah Alkhater (@LRMKH) is a policy analyst, DPhil Candidate at the University of Oxford and the Arabic Content Lead at Oxford Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Forum. Previously, she worked at Rand-Qatar Policy Institute as a Research Project Manager and at Qatar Tourism Authority as Planning and Quality Director.

The Kuwait Programme, LSE Middle East Centre is a world-leading hub for research and expertise on Kuwait. The Programme is the main conduit through which research on Kuwait at the School is facilitated, expanded and promoted.

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