In the Core or on the Margin: Syrian Women’s Political Participation In the Core or on the Margin: Syrian Women’s Political Participation (December 2016) Lama Kannout Number of pages: 200 Art director and cover design: Manaf Azzam Translator: Yaaser Azzayyaat First edition: 2017 Publisher: This study has been published by the Euromed Feminist Initiative EFI-IFE, within the project “Towards a Democratic Transition in Syria Through an Inclusive Constitution Building Process,” funded by Kingdom of Sweden. The creator of this research study is the only person liable for any of its contents. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior specified permission from the Syrian Feminist Lobby. Lama Kannout is a Syrian politician and feminist. She holds a B.A. in Interior Design. She has co-founded several civil society organizations, and has conducted several research papers about gender, citizenship, democratic transition in Syria, UNSC resolution 1325, and the principles or a gender-sensitive constitution, as well as women’s political participation.
[email protected] The Syrian Feminist Lobby is an independent non-partisan lobby that is committed to equal participation of women and men in all political decision- making processes in Syria at all levels. syrianfeministlobby.com Lama Kannout In the Core or on the Margin: Syrian Women’s Political Participation The backstage of the Syrian political elites who propose themselves as a democratic alternative, and the reasons that have led to the weakening of women’s political participation Table of Contents Introduction ......................................................................................7 The Significance of the Topic .................................................................