Curriculum Vitae. Ruby Dagher

Curriculum Vitae

Ruby Dagher

- Trilingual – English, French (CCC) and Arabic - Member of a visible minority

EDUCATION

- Doctor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Policy and

Administration (SPPA), Carleton University 2010-2014 (ABD)

 Reinforcing the Legitimacy of the State after Conflict: Assessing the Institution Building – Legitimacy Paradox. Supervisor: Dr. Graeme Auld, Committee Members: Dr. Christoph Zuercher and Dr. Stephan Schott

 Graduate Scholarship, Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship

- Masters of Arts, Public Policy and Administration –

International and Development Stream, School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), Carleton University 2004-2007

- Joint Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Economics, McGill University

1997-1999

RESEARCH INTERETS

- I currently have research undergoing in two major areas of interest in international development:

 The research related to my dissertation is premised on the concept of performance or output legitimacy. Through this lens, my research investigates the paradox that develops in post-conflict states when implementing programs and projects that build state institutions while disregarding the performance legitimacy of leaders. The paradox develops as a result of i) the clash between reality and the

implementer’s assumptions related to the leaders’ willingness to transfer their legitimacy onto the state, ii) the belief that legitimate leaders equals a legitimate state, and iii) the faith in the ability of internal state ‘good governance’ practices and external civil society pressure to control or limit the leaders’ abuse of state

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2 institutions. Part of this research is also leading me to identify legitimacy

indicators that are capable of highlighting the distinction, if any, between the legitimacy of leaders and that of the state. It is also leading me to assess the impact of decentralization on the legitimacy of the state and that of the leaders. I hope to continue developing this line of research related to the performance legitimacy of states, the tools necessary to limit the abuse of leaders, and the ability to distinguish between the legitimacy of the state and that of the leaders.  The second area of interest is related to the impact of civil society on the

development of a country. I am interested in understanding what makes civil society groups ‘good’ and beneficial players, how long they remain as such, and how donors can identify these ‘good’ or beneficial players amongst a plethora of groups.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

- ‘The Canadian International Development Agency, trade, mining and the role of

orthodoxy in the Harper era,’ How Ottawa Spends 2014-2015, Forthcoming August 2014. - ‘New Approaches to Measuring the Legitimacy of Post-Conflict States,’ Fourth Annual

David Wink PhD Conference, Carleton University February 2013.

- ‘New Methods of Measuring the Legitimacy of Post-Conflict States,’ Brown-Bag Lunch Series, Carleton University, May 2013.

- ‘New Methods of Measuring the Legitimacy of Post-Conflict States,’ Policy Research in Times of Austerity and Uncertainty, Ryerson University, May 2013.

- ‘The Impact of Decentralization on the Legitimacy of Post-conflict States,’ Third Annual David Wink PhD Conference, Carleton University, February 2013.

- ‘Service Delivery in Post-Conflict Countries: A recipe for crisis in state legitimacy?’ Second Annual David Wink PhD Conference, Carleton University, January 2012. - ‘The Impact of Decentralization and Devolution on the Legitimacy of the State,’ to be

submitted in March 2014. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, 2012-April 2013

- Assessing the United Nations Development Programmes’ best practices as they relate to public management and international development.

- Published the findings on the Atlas of Public Management website housed on the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance server.

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3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer: Program and Project Management in Developing Countries, PADM 5814, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Summer 2014 (Masters level)

- The course provided students with the tools necessary to embark on project and program management.

- It also highlighted the weaknesses and the challenges in using the current PMBOK-based system and the most popular project management methods (e.g. participatory approaches, results-based management, accountability to locals and donors).

Lecturer: International Development: Contemporary Theories, DVM 2106A, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Winter 2014 (Undergraduate level)

- This is a second-year survey course on the contemporary theories of development. - The course touches on many topics and delivers them in a manner that links these topics

to international development practices.

Teaching Assistant: Microeconomics – Policy Analysis, PADM 5111, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Fall 2013 – Winter 2014 (MA level)

- The course examined microeconomic theory and its applications to economic, political, institutional and social problems.

- Held tutorials and graded assignments.

- Developed supplementary exercise questions to help M.A. students relate the use of microeconomics to public policy making.

Lecturer: Program Evaluation in Developing Countries, PADM 5816, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Spring 2013. (Masters level)

- The course provided students with the tools necessary to undertake program evaluation from a non-statistical and non-economic perspective.

- It also critically examined the weaknesses of the current methodologies.

Lecturer: Program and Project Management in Developing Countries, PADM 5814, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Winter 2013 (Masters level)

- The course provided students with the tools necessary to embark on project and program management.

- It also highlighted the weaknesses and the challenges in using the current PMBOK-based system and the most popular project management methods (e.g. participatory approaches, results-based management, accountability to locals and donors).

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4 Lecturer: International Development: Contemporary Theories, DVM 2106B, School of

International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Winter 2013 (Undergraduate level)

- This is a second-year survey course on the contemporary theories of development. - The course touches on many topics and delivers them in a manner that links these topics

to international development practices.

Instructor of Record: Introduction to Economics, ECON 1000F, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Fall 2012 (Masters level)

- The course is a prerequisite for incoming MA students.

- It is an introductory course on the basic concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Teaching Assistant: Markets, Prices and Governments, PADM 6111, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Fall 2011 (PhD level)

- The course introduces evolutionary behavioural economics to PhD students. - Held five tutorial sessions dedicated to problem solving.

Teaching Assistant: Microeconomics – Policy Analysis, PADM 5111, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Fall 2010 – Winter 2012 (MA level)

- The course examined microeconomic theory and its applications to economic, political, institutional and social problems.

- Held tutorials and graded assignments and exams.

- Developed supplementary exercise questions to help M.A. students relate the use of microeconomics to public policy making.

TEACHING EXPERTISE

- Introduction to International Development - Understanding Development

- International Development: Contemporary Theories

- Program and Project Evaluation in International Development/Project Facilitation and Evaluation

- International Development Funding

- Introduction to International Development Projects/Project Management for International Development

- Theories of International Development - Humanitarian Intervention

- Ethics and International Development

- Social Movements, Equity and Human Rights - Conflict and Development

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5 - Conflict, Transitions and Peace

- Global Economic Issues

- International Development, Public Policies and Management - Private Enterprise and Development

- Food Security and International Development - Foundations of Social and Political Thought - Politics of Foreign Aid

- Project Facilitation and Evaluation

WORK-RELATED RESEARCH AND ACHIEVEMENTS Analyst:

- Developed contingency plans for the West Bank and Gaza Program

- Developed Results Based Management strategies (Logic Model, Performance Management Framework, Risk Register) for the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan aid programs in the areas of humanitarian assistance, justice sector reform, economic growth, education, refugees, and post-conflict recovery

- Developed the Risk-mitigation strategy for the West Bank and Gaza Program

- Developed Results-based management strategy for the West Bank and Gaza Program - Assessed the soundness and applicability of over 20 projects that were submitted for

funding, including humanitarian assistance projects

- Developed a paper on Palestinian refugees and the most suitable options for supporting them throughout the humanitarian crisis and beyond

- Developed three international aid programming frameworks and strategies

- Researched Canada’s anti-terrorism legislation and current standard operating procedures - Wrote a position paper on the economy of West Bank and Gaza

- Assessed CIDA’s democracy projects, lessons learned and the implementation of democratic governance projects

- Completed a statistical review of more than 400 democracy-related development projects - Assessed the implications of state fragility on the achievement of development results - Advised on the applicability of international development projects in justice sector reform

and private sector development

- Pioneered the West Bank and Gaza Program’s approach to meeting CIDA’s transparency initiative and to communicating CIDA’s program and project-related information to the general public

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT / ADMINISTARTIVE ACTIVUITY

- Head co-organizer of a conference at the School of Public Policy and Administration (Carleton University) entitled ‘Humanitarian Assistance: Do No Harm’ (February 2014).

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6 - Panelist at the University of Ottawa’s International development Week Conference –

‘The Role of Emerging Powers in Development (BRICs)’ (February 2014).

- Organizer and moderator of a PhD student debate on the roles of civil society and the state, School of Public Policy and International Development, Carleton University, January 2014.

- Head co-organizer of a conference at the School of Public Policy and Administration (Carleton University) entitled ‘The Politics of Aid: Implications of the CIDA-DFAIT Merger’ (October 2013).

- Panelist at the Canadian International Council (Ottawa) Politics@thePub event (April 2013)

- Founder and co-executive producer of ‘The Agent’, newsletter for the International and Development concentration at the School of Public Policy and International

Development, Carleton University, March 2013 – Present.

- Facilitator of a skills workshop on Results-Based Management, School of Public Policy and International Development, Carleton University, March 2013 and November 2013. - Organizer and moderator a debate on micro-finance, School of Public Policy and

International Development, Carleton University, March 2013.

- Facilitator of a Professional Skills workshop on writing proposals for government funding, School of Public Policy and International Development, Carleton University, November 2011 and February 2013.

- Panelist at Peace Midan’s Annual Gala, December 2012.

- Co-organizer of a PhD conference for the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, January 2012.

- Contributor to four Embassy Magazine articles on CIDA (Foreign Affairs ignores former

CIDA hiring pools: Internal memo,Job cuts hard to avoid with CIDA-DFAIT merger:

Analysts, Aid agency hosts swanky fundraising gala, Will the Sahel fund be another ‘Band-Aid solution’?)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Program Analyst September 2006 – August 2012

Europe, Middle East, Maghreb, Afghanistan and Pakistan Directorate Canadian International Development Agency

Assistant Policy Analyst May 2006 – September 2006

Canada Corp

Canadian International Development Agency

Investment Representative January 2003 – May 2006

TD Waterhouse

Account Manager May 2001 – December 2002

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Account Manager September 1999 – April 2001

Bank of Montreal

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

- Results-Based Management: A Strategy for the Program March 2012 Presented to executive and non-executive members of the West Bank and Gaza

Geographic Program

Canadian International Development Agency

- Results: Due Diligence Review April 2012

Presented to executive and non-executive members of the West Bank and Gaza Geographic Program

Canadian International Development Agency

- CIDA’s Contingency Plan in West Bank and Gaza March 2010 Presented to the executive management team of CIDA’s West Bank and Gaza Program and DFAIT’s West Bank and Gaza management team

Canadian International Development Agency

- Project Browser How to: Describing CIDA’s Projects to the November 2009 General Public

Presented to executive and non-executive employees of CIDA’s Middle East Division Canadian International Development Agency

- Results: Assessment of Canada’s Overall Approach to August 2006 Democratic Development

Presented to executive and non-executive members of Canada Corp Canadian International Development Agency