Palestinian American Research Center

Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) was formed in 1998, and their mission "is to improve scholarship about Palestinian issues, expand the pool of experts knowledgeable about the Palestinians, and strengthen linkages among Palestinian, American, and foreign research institutions and scholars. Pre- and post-doctoral awards underwrite research in a wide range of fields, including history, literature, anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, hydrologic engineering, health sciences, and museology." [1]

PARC is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

• President - Philip Mattar

Directors

Accessed February 2009:

• Penelope Mitchell - Executive Director
• Hadeel Qazzaz - Palestine Director
• Philip Mattar - President
• Charles Butterworth - Treasurer
• Julie Peteet - Secretary
• Nathan Brown
• Rochelle Davis
• Beshara Doumani
• Peter Gubser
• Rhoda Kanaaneh
• Ann Mosely Lesch
• Jennifer Olmsted
• Najwa al-Qattan
• Charles D. Smith

Palestinian Advisory Committee

Accessed February 2009:

• Ibrahim Dakkak (Chair)
• Hiba I. Husseini
• Mouin Rabbani
• Nadim N. Rouhana
• Jacqueline Sfeir
• Raji Sourani

Funders

Accessed October 2007:

• Ford Foundation
• Earhart Foundation
• Rockefeller Foundation
• U.S. Department of State, Educational and Cultural Affairs
• U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service

Members

Accessed October 2007:

Patron ($1,000-5,000)

• Talal Abu Ghazaleh
• Dina Khoury and Alfred Khoury
• Palestine Investment Company

Supporting Members ($200)

• James E. Akins
• Ray Cleveland
• Deborah J. Gerner
• Mona Hajj
• Ann Lesch
• Philip J. Mattar
• Nanette Pyne
• Sullivan, Denis J.

Contact

Web: http://parc.virtualactivism.net

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• Mark A. Tessler - Steering Committee (1997-2002)
• Mouin Rabbani
• Jillian Schwedler
• Nora Lester Murad
• Denis J. Sullivan - former director