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Author José Vericat

José Vericat, Non-resident Adviser

José Vericat joined IPI in May 2011 as Middle East Adviser. He is currently based in the Middle East as Country Representative/Director of The Carter Center for Israel and Palestine. Previously...
Read more articles → Email: vericat@ipinst.org

José Vericat joined IPI in May 2011 as Middle East Adviser.

He is currently based in the Middle East as Country Representative/Director of The Carter Center for Israel and Palestine. Previously José worked in the region for a decade as spokesperson for the EU and correspondent for the Spanish news agency EFE providing prize-winning coverage of the Second Intifada and the US invasion of Iraq, among other major historical events.

He has a DPhil in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford and an MA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. At Oxford he was the Sheikh Zayed Islamic Studies scholar. Dr. Vericat has taught courses on the Politics of the Middle East, Political Islam and the UN in the Middle East at the University of Oxford.

José also has a linguistic interest in the region. He is an Arabist, has professional working proficiency in Hebrew and can handle himself in Persian.

Selected Publications

  • “Women’s Struggle for Citizenship: Civil Society and Constitution Making after the Arab Uprisings” (New York: International Peace Institute, October 2017)
  • “Lost in Transition: UN Mediation in Libya, Syria, and Yemen” (New York: International Peace Institute, November 2016) (with Francesco Mancini)
  • “In Light of the Intellectuals: The Role of Novelists in the Arab Uprisings” (New York: International Peace Institute, September 2014)

Read more articles by Jose Vericat on The Global Observatory >>

  • Policy Papers 06-05-2018by José S. Vericat and Mosadek Hobrara

    From the Ground Up: UN Support to Local Mediation in Libya

    Libya’s overarching statelessness, and the violence and lawlessness that result, permeate the country, which is plagued by local-level conflicts. However, local mediation efforts have flourished over the last few years. As a senior UN official noted, “Local mediation is the best thing that has happened in Libya since the revolution.”This report examines these local mediation […]

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    Mediation, Peace Processes
  • Policy Papers 10-31-2017by José Vericat

    Women’s Struggle for Citizenship: Civil Society and Constitution Making after the Arab Uprisings

    Civil society played a pivotal role in the Arab uprisings. By reconfiguring the social contract in a region distinguished by gender inequality, these revolts brought the status of women to the fore, and equal citizenship became a central goal. Social actors were therefore particularly active in contesting the constitution-making processes that were launched.Based on field […]

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    Civil Society, State-Society Relations, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Policy Papers 11-30-2016by Francesco Mancini and José Vericat

    Lost in Transition: UN Mediation in Libya, Syria, and Yemen

    The violence in the Middle East obfuscates the fact that there exists also a story of peace efforts across the region—a story of small successes, big frustrations, setbacks, and failures. Through these efforts, UN mediators have sought to achieve the often irreconcilable goals of ending violence while facilitating a political transition and reconciling the parties.

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    Mediation, Peace Processes
  • Policy Papers 09-25-2014by José Vericat

    In Light of the Intellectuals: The Role of Novelists in the Arab Uprisings

    No single individual has been credited with leading the Arab Spring. In fact, many have lamented that—in contrast to revolutions elsewhere—intellectuals and literary figures were conspicuously absent in the uprisings that began in Tunisia and spread across the region.

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    Governance, Peace and Justice, State-Society Relations, Women‚ Peace and Security, Youth

Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • A New Agenda for Peace and the Climate Emergency

    September 25, 2023 by Cedric de Coning, Gracsious Maviza, Kheira Tarif
    The New Agenda for Peace serves as a stark warning that the damage being done now will have significant implications for humanity’s future wellbeing, safety, and stability.
    Analysis, climate change, New Agenda for Peace
  • “A New Agenda for Peace” Interview with UN Director Asif R. Khan

    September 15, 2023 by Jenna Russo

    Asif R. Khan, Director of UNDPPA's Policy and Mediation Division and a lead penholder of the New Agenda for Peace, reflects on the policy brief and next steps ahead of the Summit of the Future.

    Interviews, New Agenda for Peace
  • The Role of African Multilateralism in the New Agenda for Peace

    September 13, 2023 by Bitania Tadesse

    The New Agenda for Peace provides an opening for continental actors to advance priorities at the global level. However, this requires the AU to deliver on…

    Analysis, africa, multilateralism, New Agenda for Peace
  • WPS in the New Agenda for Peace: Seeing Patriarchy but Missing Innovation

    September 11, 2023 by Phoebe Donnelly
    Bold language on transforming patriarchy is not matched with concrete proposals to advance the WPS agenda and gender equality more broadly.
    Analysis, New Agenda for Peace, women peace and security
  • The New Agenda and Peace Operations: Don’t Bet Against the Future

    September 7, 2023 by Arthur Boutellis
    There seems to be a disconnect between the overall diagnosis of the New Agenda for Peace and its prescriptions for peace operations.
    Analysis, New Agenda for Peace, peacekeeping, united nations

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