This is a research project which was initiated in 1995 and which attempts to study the decision-making process related to the parliament. The research is divided into two sections:

-The first section focuses on the external relations of the parliament, i.e. the separation of powers and the division of authority and the parliament's role according to the new constitution, as well as the examination of relations between the executive and the legislative branch.

-The second section focuses on the internal dynamics of the parliament.

This part aims to study the way decisions are made, the organization and structure of the parliament, and the funding of the parliament. It also aims at explaining how parliamentary coalitions are formed and how parliamentary commissions work. The study also assesses the efficiency of the parliament.

The study involved a number of workshops, conferences, interviews, and other forms of research. The research is published in a 191 page monograph on the performance of the Lebanese Parliament as the legislative branch of the government, and entitled: The 1992-1996 Lebanese Parliament. The project was funded by the Ford Foundation.