The Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies will host a symposium titled “Khaldoun al-Naqeeb: Critical Social Sciences in the Arab and Gulf Context” on Thursday 13 February 2025.

The symposium will discuss the intellectual and academic contributions of the late Kuwaiti sociologist Khaldoun al-Naqeeb and his critical approaches to major social phenomena that are fundamentally linked to the political sphere, such as political tribalism, the authoritarian state, among others.

Across three sessions, seven participants will address al-Naqeeb’s contributions on the state, civil society, and international relations, as well as his prints in sociology, anthropology, and history.

The symposium sessions will be held in person at the Arab Center in Doha. All sessions will be livestreamed on Arab Center social media, and simultaneous translation between Arabic and English will be available throughout.

*** The symposium Booklet