Ziad Majed is a Lebanese political researcher.
He teaches Middle Eastern studies and writes articles, papers and studies on reforms, democratic transitions, elections, civil society and citizenship in Lebanon, Syria and the Arab region. International IDEA published many of these studies.[1]
He contributed in 2004 to the foundation of the Democratic Left Movement (along with the late Samir Kassir and many intellectuals, politicians, students and militants), and participated in the Independence Uprising in March 2005.
In 2006, he published a book in Arabic entitled "On the Spring of Beirut" at Dar Annahar, gathering texts and papers on Lebanese politics.
In 2009, he joined the Beirut Spring Forum and the editorial board of the monthly review "Al-Ofok".[2] Many of his Arabic editorials are translated to English.[3]
He currently lives in France, and visits Lebanon regularly to organise or attend political and cultural events.