Legislative Question
A MP or committee submits a research request.
What We Do
A research network for Syria's legislative transition
Our mission:
To strengthen Syria’s Parliament’s capacity for informed lawmaking.
The Challenge
Syria’s New Parliament Needs New Research Capacity.
Syria's new Parliament will be asked to review legislation across every area of public policy: public finance, investment, banking, agriculture, education, health, local administration, infrastructure, transitional justice, and more.
No legislature can do this work through elected members alone. In other countries, parliaments rely on research services, budget offices, committee staff, legislative libraries, expert advisers, and outside policy institutions to help lawmakers understand complex issues and scrutinize government proposals.
Syria does not yet have that support infrastructure at the scale required. NSLS helps fill this gap through a flexible research network connecting Syrian lawmakers with scholars, policy experts, practitioners, and institutions in Syria and abroad.
Our Approach
How the Network Works
We connect parliamentary needs with trusted research expertise to deliver timely, nonpartisan analysis that informs better lawmaking.
Research Team Assembled
We match the request with a network of specialists.
Expert Review
Rigorous analysis and peer review ensure quality and impartiality.
Brief Delivered to Sub-Committees and MPs
Clear, actionable insights delivered on time.
On-Demand Research
Fast-turnaround briefs on specific legislative or policy questions.
Learn more →Expert Consultation
Connect with vetted experts for advice, evidence, and perspectives.
Learn more →Proactive Policy Research
Commissioned studies that anticipate emerging issues and inform reform.
Learn more →Nonpartisan. Evidence-based. In service of Syria. Our principles
Why a Network Model?
A flexible way to build research capacity before formal institutions are fully developed.
The network model allows NSLS to provide practical research capacity before formal institutions are fully developed. Rather than relying on a single office or small staff, we organize expertise across universities, policy institutions, professional networks, and Syrian practitioners.
This model has three advantages.
Flexible
Parliament will face questions across many fields, and no small team can cover them all. A network allows us to bring in the right expertise for the issue at hand.
Scalable
A permanent parliamentary research service takes time to build. A university-based network can provide useful support while long-term institutions develop.
Reviewed
Research is strengthened through layers of review by student teams, senior researchers, academics, and practitioners.