Karim Merhej
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Karim Merhej is a Beirut-based researcher at The Public Source, an independent media organization dedicated to covering socioeconomic and political issues in Lebanon from a critical lens. He was the Google Policy Fellow at the Governance and Policy Lab, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) from December 2019 to January 2021. Prior to joining IFI, Karim worked in Jordan with a research institute, carrying out research on social protections and socioeconomic development in the country. He has written on governance, transparency and social movements in Lebanon and Jordan, and in his capacity as Google Policy Fellow, has focused on the nuanced impact that digital technologies have on governance, activism, the economy and society. Karim holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA in Political Studies from AUB. |