---
title: Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS)
type: research
status: active
country: LB
website: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org
logo: /assets/org-logos/lcps.jpg
contact:
  checked: 2026-08-01
  email: info@lcps-lebanon.org
  source: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org
summary: An independent Beirut-based think tank founded in 1989 producing policy research
  and advocacy on governance, political representation, decentralisation, and electoral
  reform in Lebanon and the Arab region.
concepts:
- democracy
- constitutional-democracy
- accountability-sink
location:
  latitude: 33.8938
  longitude: 35.5018
  name: Beirut, Lebanon
news_page: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/en/press
events:
- date: '1989-01-01'
  title: Founded as an independent, non-partisan think tank in Beirut
  url: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/en/about
  quote: Founded in 1989, the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies is an independently
    managed, non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental think tank whose mission is
    to produce and advocate for policies that improve governance in Lebanon and the
    Arab region.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: true
- date: '2006-01-01'
  title: Contributed to drafting the Boutros electoral law
  url: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/en/about
  quote: contributing to formulating the 2006 Boutros draft electoral law
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: false
activity:
  manual:
    date: 2026-03-05
    note: 'Latest press item: القواعد الأميركيّة في مرمى النار (via Daraj Media)'
    url: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/en/press
  dod:
    checked: 2026-07-16
    date: 2026-07-15
    note: Website loaded directly; most recent article 'Can Lebanon's Social Protection
      System Withstand Wartime Shocks?' dated July 15, 2026
    url: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org
  rss:
    checked: 2026-08-17
    note: No feed found
  scrape:
    checked: 2026-08-17
    date: 2026-03-05
    note: Latest news page scraped
    url: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/en/press
last_checked: '2026-07-16'
---

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) is an independent, non-partisan think tank founded in 1989 in Beirut. It produces research and advocates for policies aimed at improving governance in Lebanon and the broader Arab region. Its priority areas include political representation, decentralisation, transparency in natural resource governance, job creation, and youth empowerment.

LCPS has published over 66 books and 100+ policy papers and briefs covering electoral law, administrative reform, rule of law, and sectarianism. The centre was instrumental in founding affiliated organisations including the **Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections** (1996) and the **Lebanese Transparency Association** (1999).

## What they do

- Policy research on governance, elections, and political representation
- Electoral law analysis and reform advocacy
- Roundtables, public advocacy, and capacity-building
- Publishing policy papers and books on Arab governance

## Links

- Website: [lcps-lebanon.org](https://www.lcps-lebanon.org)

## See also

- [Democracy](../concepts/democracy.md)
- [Constitutional Democracy](../concepts/constitutional-democracy.md)
- [Accountability Sink](../concepts/accountability-sink.md)