Panel of Experts Gathers in Dubai to Discuss Middle East's "Generation in Waiting"

The Dubai School of Government and the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings hosted a panel discussion on November 9 on the occasion of the release of their new edited book, Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East (Brookings Institution Press, 2009), illuminating the complex issues facing Middle Eastern youth. Speakers included: Johannes Linn, Wolfensohn Center for Development, The Brookings Institution; Mary Kawar, International Labor Organization; Ahmed Younis, Silatech/ Gallup; Nader Kabbani, Syria Trust for Development; Rami Khouri, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs, American University of Beirut; and Tarik Yousef, Dubai School of Government.

Generation in Waiting, edited by Navtej Dhillon and Tarik Yousef, represents three years of research on youth exclusion in the Middle East. Bringing together perspectives from the Maghreb to the Levant, the volume is an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, civil society and private sector leaders hoping to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing the region's youth demographic.

Media Coverage

• Khaleej Times: Policies Blamed for Dent in Job Prospects for UAE Youth (11 November 2009)

• (11 November 2009) البيان: «دبي للإدارة الحكومية» ومعهد ولفنسون يطلقان كتاباً حول أوضاع الشباب

• The National: More youth-friendly policies needed in Middle East, experts say (10 November 2009)

• Gulf News: Book: Demographic transition behind 'high unemployment' (10 November 2009)

• Eye of Dubai: Dubai School of Government and Wolfensohn Center for Development at the Brookings Institution Launch Book on Regional Youth - also in UAE Today (10 November 2009)

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