Mada's Mission

Using theoretical and applied social research and policy analysis, MADA aims to enhance the human and national development of the Palestinians in Israel, advance the cause of democratic citizenship, and become a hub of knowledge and critical thinking about Palestinians in Israel, equal citizenship, and democracy.

MADA’s objectives are to:

• Provide an institutional base and an intellectual climate to freely study the rights, needs, and collective future of the Palestinians in Israel and their relationship with Israel, the Palestinian nation, and the Arab World
• Facilitate links with Israeli, Palestinian, and international academics, NGOs, activists, and political actors to formulate public policy proposals designed to improve the political, economic, and social conditions of Palestinian citizens
• Generate new ways of thinking and discourses about Palestinian-Jewish relations in the country
• Train a new generation of social scientists, particularly in new critical approaches, and attract local and international researchers to study the Palestinians in Israel
• Enrich theoretical perspectives and applied work on national identity, citizenship, and democracy by stimulating cross-national comparative research with like-minded institutes in other multiethnic states