Each year the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of international Affairs (PASSIA) undertakes its Research Studies Program. Under the auspices of this program, PASSIA has been able to publish over 90 different studies on a huge diversity of subjects relating to the Palestine question over the past ten years. PASSIA intends to continue its efforts to provide background information, theoretical material and in-depth studies on relevant issues, and thus, to assist academics and professionals to develop and exchange their ideas as well as to contribute to the enrichment of the Palestinian library.

As part of this program, PASSIA commissions a number of researchers each year to conduct research reflecting a plurality of perspectives, Palestinian and foreign, within the context of academic freedom. The studies published by PASSIA are widely distributed both locally and internationally and aim at providing a better understanding of Palestinian affairs, perspectives and aspirations. In the light of the current stage in Palestinian and regional history, it is becoming even more crucial that reliable and informative data be dispersed throughout the local and wider communities. PASSIA's research studies are a reference source for academics, diplomats, professionals, libraries and anyone with an interest in the Palestinian issue, the field of international affairs, and the developments in the Middle East.

The researchers do not need to have a full-time affiliation with PASSIA and the authors of PASSIA publications throughout the years, including Palestinian, Arab, Israeli and international academics, scholars and experts, have been as diverse as the subjects covered.