Joseph Daher

Joseph Daher is a Swiss-Syrian academic and expert on the political economy of the Middle East. He is the author of several books, including Hezbollah: The Political Economy of Lebanon’s Party of God (Pluto Press, 2016), Syria After the Uprising (Pluto Press, 2019), and Palestine and Marxism (Resistance Books, 2024). He has taught at several universities, including the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and the University of Ghent in Belgium.

Articles by: Joseph Daher

Economy at a Crossroads: The Social Protection Challenge in Syria

The new Syrian authorities risk perpetuating some of the harmful economic policies of the Assad regime, unless they take the necessary measures to guarantee improved living conditions for the population.