Mada Al-Carmel

What Mada Al-Carmel does

Mada Al-Carmel, formally the Arab Center for Applied Social Studies (مَدَى الكرمل - المركز العربي للدراسات الاجتماعية), is a non-profit applied social research institution headquartered in Haifa, Israel, founded in 2000. It conducts empirical and theoretical research on Palestinian society in Israel, Israeli policy toward Palestinian citizens, feminist and gender studies, and liberatory/critical psychology, producing position papers, policy briefs, and an academic journal. The center also runs a graduate scholarship program (Al-Ahd) for Palestinian master's and doctoral students studying inside Israel and abroad, plus a recurring graduate student seminar and an annual academic conference.

Its primary outputs are long-form research publications (Arabic and Hebrew), an annual conference cycle, and a doctoral scholarship pipeline, distributed through institutional partners including Birzeit University's Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies, the Palestinian Museum, the Palestinian Studies Foundation, and Madar: The Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies. The center maintains the only Hebrew-language publications section operated by a Palestinian research institution in Israel, an unusual positioning element for audience reach into Israeli policy discourse.

The operating model is non-commercial grant-funded: revenue derives from institutional donors, foreign government development funds (notably the Swiss Development Cooperation via the Swiss embassy in Ramallah, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and Open Society Foundations), and individual donations. There is no product pricing, subscription revenue, or commercial go-to-market; the customer base is grant-making institutions and the academic/civil-society readership it serves.

Name

Mada Al-Carmel

Legal name

Mada Al-Carmel – المركز العربي للدراسات الاجتماعية التطبيقية

Website

https://mada-research.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mada Al-Carmel is a Haifa-based, non-profit Arab social research institute founded in 2000 that produces policy research on Palestinian citizens of Israel, runs graduate scholarships, and publishes in Arabic and Hebrew for academic and civil-society audiences.

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Academic and Social Sciences Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Policy, Research & Advocacy Organizations (Nonprofit) (BPAGADAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA), Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD)

Keywords

• Academic research
• Social science studies
• Palestinian scholarship
• Policy analysis
• Graduate student support

Headquarters

HQ city

Haifa

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

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B2B

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Services

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mada Al-Carmel – The Arab Center for Applied Social Studies is an independent, non-profit research institution that produces Arabic-language scholarly research on Palestinian society, Israeli studies, feminist studies, and liberatory psychology. Its core offerings consist of five thematic research programs, accompanied by publication series (books, position papers, the Jadal journal, public opinion polls), graduate student support services, annual conferences, and a podcast. Outputs are produced for Palestinian and Arab academics, graduate students, partner institutions, and the broader Palestinian community in Israel.

Product overview

Mada Al-Carmel (مدى الكرمل) is the Arab Center for Applied Social Research — an independent, non-profit research institution founded in 2000 and headquartered in Haifa. The organization operates as a unified research center offering multiple interconnected programs rather than a commercial product platform. Its core offerings consist of five research programs (Israeli Studies, Feminist Studies, Palestinian Society, Liberatory Psychology, and Graduate Student Support), complemented by diverse publications including the Jadal academic journal, position papers, Palestinian papers, public opinion polls, translated works, and quarterly bulletins. The center also organizes annual conferences, seminars, and maintains a podcast channel for disseminating research findings. The portfolio functions as an integrated academic research ecosystem supporting Palestinian scholarship and critical analysis of Israeli society.

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Products and services

• Israeli Studies Program (برنامج دراسات عن إسرائيل) An academic research program focusing on studying Israeli society, politics, colonialism, and settler-colonial dynamics, producing position papers, studies, and educational courses for researchers, students, and the Palestinian public.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Birzeit University - Master's Program in Israeli StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2024Joint academic partnership for an academic conference on 'The Genocide War on Gaza: Meanings, Dimensions, and Israeli Implications' held December 17, 2024. The partnership combines academic resources and research expertise from both institutions to produce scholarly analysis of Israeli policies and the ongoing Gaza conflict.
• Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies (Madar)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2024Collaborative partnership with the Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies (Madar) for joint academic conferences and research on Israeli studies. The two institutions co-organized the December 2024 academic conference on Gaza war implications.
• Palestinian Studies FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2024Partnership with the Palestinian Studies Foundation for joint academic activities, including the December 2024 conference on Gaza war implications. Combines research resources and academic expertise for Palestinian studies.
• Palestinian MuseummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2021Mada Al-Carmel partnered with the Palestinian Museum for the Museum's third annual conference 'Palestine: Knowledge Production, Future Production.' The partnership brings together Palestinian academic institutions to discuss knowledge production methodologies and future directions for Palestinian studies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS): Beirut-headquartered independent research and publishing institute devoted to Palestinian affairs. Comparable in mission (independent Palestinian scholarship, journals, and books) but operates at a substantially larger scale and longer history.
• B'Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: Jerusalem-based Israeli human rights organization producing research and documentation on the occupation. Comparable as a research-and-advocacy NGO in the same Israeli/Palestinian space, though with a different thematic emphasis.
• Birzeit University – Institute for Palestine Studies: Major Palestinian university with an established program in Palestinian and Israeli studies. A documented co-organizer of Mada Al-Carmel conferences, it offers a larger-scale academic counterpart operating in the same thematic space.

Direct peers

• Mossawa Center – The Arab Advocacy Center for Citizens of Israel: Haifa-based non-profit advocating for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Operates in the same city and serves the same '48 territories' population that Mada Al-Carmel researches, with a comparable NGO footprint and donor base.
• Madar – The Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies: Ramallah-based research center studying Israeli society, politics, and policies. It is a current strategic partner of Mada Al-Carmel and operates the closest parallel research portfolio, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA): Jerusalem-based non-profit research center producing studies on Palestinian affairs, history, and international law. Closely comparable in scale, mission, and academic research output.
• Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel: Haifa-based non-profit working on legal and policy issues affecting Palestinian citizens of Israel. Operates in the same city and overlapping subject matter (rights of the '48 Palestinians'), with a comparable NGO scale and funding model.

Emerging players

• Palestinian Museum: Birzeit-based cultural and research institution; documented Mada Al-Carmel partner for the annual 'Palestine: Knowledge Production, Future Production' conference. Comparable as a Palestinian knowledge-production institution with adjacent rather than overlapping focus.
• Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network: Independent Palestinian think tank producing policy analysis and briefs on Palestinian affairs. Comparable as a non-academic but mission-aligned research/advocacy outlet in the same Palestinian studies ecosystem.

Regional players

• Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS / Doha Institute): Doha-based think tank producing Arabic-language social science research across the Arab world. Comparable as a large-scale, non-profit, Arabic-first research institution with overlapping methodological commitments, though geographically separate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mada_alCarmel
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5mvPhqgJNtsSKRFddgPJMw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/MadaalalCarmel
• Instagraminstagram.com/mada_al_carmel

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Profiles4 records

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