Participate
Help shape the questions
This initiative will become more useful through encounters with people who bring different forms of knowledge and experience. We welcome thoughtful contributions that help deepen, challenge or broaden the conversation.
Who we would like to hear from
- Researchers and writers.
- Designers, artists, architects and makers.
- Entrepreneurs and people building businesses.
- Educators and students.
- People working in cultural, social and economic institutions.
- Syrians living in Syria and members of the diaspora.
- International practitioners with relevant experience and a willingness to learn from local contexts.
Ways to take part
- Propose an essay or research question.
- Share a relevant project, practice or case study.
- Offer a considered critique of a published argument.
- Suggest a conversation or collaboration.
- Identify an underexplored issue or perspective.
- Contribute expertise to a future research or creative project.
What makes a useful contribution
We value contributions that start from something specific: a practice you know well, a place you have observed, a decision you have seen made, an argument you think is wrong. Disagreement is welcome when it is reasoned. Contributions are considered by relevance and editorial capacity.
What we can and cannot offer
At this stage, the initiative cannot offer funding, paid commissions, employment, membership, representation or formal partnerships. We can offer careful reading, honest responses, and credit for contributions that are used.
You can write to us at: info@thesyriansociety.com