The Applied Social Science Forum (ASSF) is a non-profit Tunisian non-governmental organization created in 2011. Through its role as an effective research institution, the ASSF aims to contribute to solving social problems, supporting reform initiatives, informing public policies, and influencing legislations and institutions.

Administrative Structure

The management structure of the forum consists of an executive body, comprising a president, a secretary-general, and a treasurer. Additionally, there is a scientific body responsible for approving and proposing research projects through an action plan.

Scientific Committee

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Ida Saidani is an English instructor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tunis, where she has been teaching various subjects to English students since September 2002. Primarily focused on migration studies. She is currently in her fourth year of doctoral research at the University of Granada, Spain. Saidani is conducting a detailed analysis of European Parliament plenary debates on migration.

With a wealth of experience, Saidani has also served as the Project Coordinator at the Applied Social Science Forum (ASSF) in Tunis from July 2011 to March 2020. In this role, she managed large-scale projects, oversaw report drafting, and monitored project activities. Notable projects under her coordination include the EU-funded “E-Monitoring and Digital Resilience: Against Online/Offline Violent Extremism and Hate Speech (EMROHD)” and the H2020 project PRACTICIES.

Saidani’s academic journey includes a current pursuit of a Ph.D. in Migration Studies at the Universidad de Granada, a Master’s degree from the University of Tunis, and a Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching (PCELT) from AMIDEAST. She possesses advanced language skills in English.

Saidani has contributed to academic discourse with an article titled “The European Parliament Debate on Solidarity Viewed through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA),” published with Mimesis International Journal.

To contact her, these are all his adresses:

Aida Saidani
University of Tunis

Curriculum Vitae

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Mohamed Naceur BLAH holds a Ph.D. in Education Sciences (Lyon II) and is a former Head of the Basic and General Training Department at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts and former Director of the Higher Institute of Music and Theater. His teaching career began in primary education, then secondary education, and finally in higher education, where he taught Education Sciences and teaching methods. He has contributed to various pedagogical training programs for educational staff (teachers, educators, pedagogical assistants, inspectors, higher education assistants…), as well as to research and evaluations related to student achievement, such as MLA (UNESCO), TIMSS (IEA), PISA (OECD).

To contact him, these are all his adresses:

Mohamed Naceur Blah
University of Jandouba

Curriculum Vitae

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Salwa TRABELSI is an economist and lecturer at ESSECT, University of Tunis. Her main research areas include economics of education, economic growth, social inequality, regional development, governance, and democratic transition. She is the author of several scientific articles in international journals (CNRS, Scopus, etc.). She has participated in numerous research projects with various national and international institutions (ITES, ANND, UNDP, ASSF, and various Ministries). She has also been invited by several organizations to work on and discuss their research topics (IMF, Georgetown University, ANND (Arab NGO Network for Development), ESCWA-UN, UNDP, etc.).

To contact her, these are all his adresses:

Saloua Trabelsi
University of Tunis

Curriculum Vitae

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Hechmi Jelassi is a demographer economist and lecturer-researcher at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis. He was born on July 2, 1958, in Sidi Thabet. His research focuses primarily on the theme of migration, addressing various aspects such as the motivations behind regular and irregular migrations from Tunisia, return migrants, marital diversity among current migrants, demographic characteristics of female migrants, as well as the specific study of sub-Saharan migrants. His expertise as a demographer economist makes a significant contribution to understanding migration dynamics in Tunisia.

To contact him, these are all his adresses:

Hechmi Jlassi
University of Tunis

Curriculum Vitae

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Professor Mounir Saidani is a sociology professor at Al Manar University. He is the editor-in-chief of the Tunisian Journal of Social Sciences (published by Séras) and a member of several international scientific bodies such as the International Sociological Association and the Arab Council for Social Sciences. Currently, he oversees the editorial management of “Urban” magazine issued by the Arab Center for Policy Studies. He has international contributions in the field of translation in social sciences.

To contact him, these are all his adresses:

Mounir Saidani
University of Manar

Curriculum Vitae

Subventions & Grants

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Who are we?

Administrative Structure

Scientific Committee

Aida Saidani University of Tunis

Mohamed Naceur Blah University of Jandouba

Saloua Trabelsi University of Tunis

Hechmi Jlassi University of Tunis

Mounir Saidani University of Manar

Subventions & Grants

Aida Saidani
University of Tunis

Mohamed Naceur Blah
University of Jandouba

Saloua Trabelsi
University of Tunis

Hechmi Jlassi
University of Tunis

Mounir Saidani
University of Manar