Samantha Constant

Samantha M. Constant is associate director of the Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI) at the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings. Constant has led community-based trainings with youth in Morocco and Sri Lanka on the use of media for development. Constant received her Masters of International Affairs: Middle East and North Africa Comparative and Regional Studies from the School of International Service, American University, Washington DC.

Recent Commentary:

Taking Stock of the Youth Challenge in the Middle East: New Data and New Questions
Samantha Constant and Mary Kraetsch, June 15, 2010

Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East: Charting the Next Steps for U.S. Engagement
Ehaab Abdou, Samantha Constant and Noam Unger, May 10, 2010

The Paradox of Employment: The Reality Behind Youth Labor Market Statistics in Egypt and the United States
Ragui Assaad and Samantha Constant, March 9, 2010

Bringing Gaza Back From the Brink
Edward Sayre and Samantha Constant, January 22, 2010