- Democracy and community development
- International/Cultural relations
- Others
- Religion
- Research
- Youth and education
PASSIA was founded in Jerusalem in March 1987 as an independent think-tank and with the goal to present the Palestinian Ques¬tion in its national, Arab and inter¬na¬tional contexts. PASSIA works to achieve its goals through the implementation of the following regular pro¬grams: Research and Studies, Dialogue Program, Religious Studies Unit, Training and Edu¬cation in Interna¬tional Affairs, Human Capacity Development, the Question of Jerusalem, and Strategic Studies. PASSIA is involved with and contributes to a vari¬ety of net¬works, cooperates with nu¬merous local and foreign institutions and par¬ticipates regularly in local, regional and international confer¬ences.
PASSIA works to achieve its goals through the implementation of the following regular pro¬grams:
- Research and Studies
- Dialogue Program
- Religious Studies Unit
- Training and Edu¬cation in Interna¬tional Affairs
- Human Capacity Development
- Train¬ing Young Leaders
- Question of Jerusalem
- Strategic and Security Studies.
In addition, PASSIA occasionally undertakes special projects.