In response to the interest of several prospective applicants, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies announces the fifth International Winter School 2024 (IWS) titled “Social Media, Surveillance and Societies of Control”, that will be held from 6-11 January 2024 in Doha, Qatar.

The fifth round of the International Winter School will address the interaction between social media, surveillance, and control by governments and corporations and the vulnerability of popular culture to manipulation and control through social media. Click here for the full concept note.

The ACRPS International Winter School is an annual forum that seeks to provide an in-depth and critical understanding of selected topics. It provides an opportunity for participants (advanced PhD students and early career scholars) to network with international scholars, gain substantive knowledge and insight, and receive feedback from respected scholars and experts in their field.

Taha Yasseri (University College Dublin), Ahmed Al-Rawi (Simon Fraser University), Marc Owen Jones (Hamad bin Khalifa University), David Lyon (Queen’s University), and Rebecca L. Stein (Duke University) are among the scholars taking part in this year’s Winter School program through lectures, roundtables, and workshops. More experts will be confirmed soon.

For inquiries related to the conference, please contact: winter.school@dohainstitute.org