Lenea Reuvers

Fellowship

Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs

Period of the Fellowship

2010

Project title

“Strengthening women, promoting democracy” – The role of women in democracy promotion in the Middle East

Expertise

MENA, Women's Rights, Democratisation

Organization

UN Women, International Republican Institute

Short biography

Lenea Reuvers studied “Economics, Politics and International Studies” at the University of Warwick in Great Britain and later attained a master’s degree in “International Relations and International Economics” – specialising in the Middle East – at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC. She speaks English, French, Italian and Arabic. In the coming year, she will explore the role of women in promoting democracy in the Middle East.