| The Fifth Arab Graduate Students Conference Comes to an End | The Fifth Arab Graduate Students Conference Comes to an End | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/fifth-arab-graduate-students-conference-day3.aspx | 10/4/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The fifth ACRPS Arab Graduate Students Conference drew to a close on 5 October 2026. The third and final day of the conference shifted gears with two sessions, followed by an introductory session on the Arabic Encyclopedia project, “Arabica”. During the conference, 54 researchers from approximately 50 Western universities presented papers drawn from their doctoral dissertations across a range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities.<br/></p> |
| The Fifth Round of Arab Graduate Students Conference in Progress | The Fifth Round of Arab Graduate Students Conference in Progress | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/fifth-arab-graduate-students-conference-day2.aspx | 10/3/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>Day two of the 2026 Arab Graduate Students Conference kicked off on Sunday 4 October 2026. <br/></p> |
| The Fifth Round of Arab Graduate Students Conference Commences | The Fifth Round of Arab Graduate Students Conference Commences | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/launch-of-the-fifth-arab-graduate-students-conference.aspx | 10/2/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies launched the Fifth Arab Graduate Students Conference (AGSC) on Saturday, 3 October 2026. Held in person from October 3-5, the conference brings together 54 researchers from nearly 50 Western universities, each presenting research drawn from their doctoral projects. The first day of the conference featured a variety of themes, addressing areas of political thought, authoritarian governance, academic mobility, migration and mental health, refugee experiences, and the politics of digital representation.<br/></p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 82 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 82 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-82-now-available.aspx | 10/2/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 82 of Siyasat Arabiya, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. The issue opens with a study by Azmi Bishara entitled "From Amoral Politics to Immoral Politics: The Influence of the Trump Administration".<br/></p> |
| 54 Researchers to Participate in the Fifth Arab Graduate Students Conference In Doha | 54 Researchers to Participate in the Fifth Arab Graduate Students Conference In Doha | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/54-researchers-to-participate-in-the-fifth-arab-graduate-students-conference-in-doha.aspx | 9/27/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies will launch its fifth conference for Arab Graduate Students in Western Universities, in Doha. The conference will run until 5 October, following its postponement from April 2026 due to the regional conditions<br/></p> |
| Gulf Studies Unit Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar Press Center | Gulf Studies Unit Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar Press Center | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/acrps-gulf-studies-unit-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-qatar-press-center.aspx | 9/16/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>On Monday 7 September 2026, the ACRPS Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Unit signed a memorandum of understanding with the Qatar Press Center as part of its efforts to interact and network with Qatari academic institutions.<br/></p> |
| Istishraf 10 Now Available | Istishraf 10 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/istishraf-10-now-available.aspx | 9/6/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the ninth annual issue of Istishraf. <br/></p> |
| Ostour 25 Now Available | Ostour 25 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/ostour-25-now-available.aspx | 9/5/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The ACRPS and the Doha Institute have published the 25th issue of the biannual peer-reviewed journal <em>Ostour </em><em>for Historical Studies</em>. This issue includes a special selection dedicated to women’s history.</p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 81 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 81 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-81-now-available.aspx | 8/17/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 81st issue of <em>Siyasat Arabiya</em>, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. <br/></p> |
| Omran 57 Now Available | Omran 57 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/omran-57-now-available.aspx | 8/5/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 57th issue (Summer 2026) of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Omran. <br/></p> |
| Critical Studies on Postmodern Critique, State Formation, Water Governance, Settler-Colonial Economy and Space, and Voter Turnout | Critical Studies on Postmodern Critique, State Formation, Water Governance, Settler-Colonial Economy and Space, and Voter Turnout | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/critical-studies-on-postmodern-critique-state-formation-water-governance-settler-colonial-economy-and-space-and-voter-turno.aspx | 8/5/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 21 (January/February 2026) of the peer-reviewed English language journal Al-Muntaqa: New Perspectives on Arab Studies. The collection brings together five studies that examine postmodern critique, state formation, water governance, settler-colonial economy and space, and voter turnout. It also features an Arab Opinion Index analysis and two book reviews.<br/></p> |
| Issue 21 of Al-Muntaqa Now Available | Issue 21 of Al-Muntaqa Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/issue-21-of-al-muntaqa-now-available.aspx | 7/26/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 21 (January/February 2026) of the peer-reviewed English language journal Al-Muntaqa: New Perspectives on Arab Studies.<br/></p> |
| Tabayyun 57 Now Available | Tabayyun 57 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/tabayyun-57-now-available.aspx | 7/22/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p></p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 57th issue (Summer 2026) of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Tabayyun, dedicated to Philosophical Studies and Critical Theories. |
| Hikama 13 Now Available | Hikama 13 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/hikama-13-now-available.aspx | 7/15/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 13 (Summer 2026) of the Hikama journal on public policy and public administration.<br/></p> |
| Fifth Annual Palestine Forum to Include Special Session in Honour of Walid Khalidi | Fifth Annual Palestine Forum to Include Special Session in Honour of Walid Khalidi | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/5th-annual-palestine-forum-2027-special-session-in-honour-of-walid-khalidi.aspx | 6/29/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Annual Palestine Forum, organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies, has dedicated a special session in the upcoming fifth round to examining the scholarly legacy of Walid Khalidi. This session will be held as a tribute to the late Palestinian historian and in recognition of his intellectual contribution to Palestine. Several specialist researchers will participate in the session, which is due to be held in early 2027<br/></p><p></p> |
| Doha Dictionary Launches Text-to-Speech Service | Doha Dictionary Launches Text-to-Speech Service | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/doha-dictionary-launches-text-to-speech-service.aspx | 6/21/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Doha Historical Dictionary has launched a new “talking dictionary” service on its electronic portal, as it moves to enhance user experience and help them access and benefit from the lexical content.<br/></p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 80 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 80 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-80-now-available.aspx | 5/31/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 80th issue of <em>Siyasat Arabiya</em>, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. <br/></p> |
| Growing Western Academic Interest in the Doha Historical Dictionary | Growing Western Academic Interest in the Doha Historical Dictionary | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/growing-western-academic-interest-as-us-universities-list-doha-dictionary-on-websites.aspx | 5/19/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>Three US universities have listed the Doha Historical Dictionary in their digital libraries, reflecting a growing interest within Western academic circles. The University of Michigan,University of Washington, and Georgetown University Qatar have now joined the ranks of Cornell University in the United States and the University of British Columbia in Canada, both of which took the initiative to list the dictionary in their digital libraries last March.</p> |
| Omran 56 Now Available | Omran 56 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/omran-56-now-available.aspx | 4/29/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 56th issue (Spring 2026) of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Omran, dedicated to the social sciences.<br/></p> |
| Two Leading Global Universities Add the Doha Historical Dictionary to Their Digital Libraries | Two Leading Global Universities Add the Doha Historical Dictionary to Their Digital Libraries | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/two-top-global-universities-add-the-doha-historical-dictionary-to-their-digital-libraries.aspx | 4/28/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>Cornell University in the United States and the University of British Columbia in Canada have added the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language to their digital libraries. Both universities place high on widely recognized global university rankings.<br/></p> |
| Tabayyun 56 Now Available | Tabayyun 56 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/tabayyun-56-now-available.aspx | 4/20/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 56th issue (Spring 2026) of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal <em>Tabayyun</em>, dedicated to Philosophical Studies and Critical Theories. <br/></p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 79 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 79 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-79-now-available.aspx | 4/7/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 79th issue of <em>Siyasat Arabiya</em>, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. </p><br/> |
| Announcement of Postponement: Arab Graduate Students Conference 2026 | Announcement of Postponement: Arab Graduate Students Conference 2026 | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/announcement-of-postponement-arab-graduate-students-conference-2026.aspx | 3/28/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p></p>In light of the current regional circumstances, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies regrets to announce the postponement of its Fifth Conference for Arab Graduate Students in Western Universities. The conference had been scheduled to take place from 11 to 13 April 2026 |
| Siyasat Arabiya 78 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 78 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-78-now-available.aspx | 3/28/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 78th issue of Siyasat Arabiya, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations.<br/></p> |
| Hikama 12 Now Available | Hikama 12 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/hikama-12-now-available.aspx | 3/24/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 12th issue (Spring 2026) of <em>Hikama</em>, the biannual peer-reviewed journal on public administration and public policy.</p><br/> |
| Ostour 24 Now Available | Ostour 24 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/ostour-24-now-available.aspx | 3/11/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The ACRPS and the Doha Institute have published the 24th issue of the biannual peer-reviewed journal Ostour for Historical Studies. <br/></p> |
| Arduous Paths Now Available | Arduous Paths Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/arduous-paths-now-available.aspx | 3/3/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>Oxford University Press and Hurst Publishers have published Arduous Paths: On the Theory and Practice of Democratic Transition by prominent Arab intellectual, Azmi Bishara. Arduous Paths builds on Bishara’s sizeable body of work on democracy through the lenses of civil society, state formation processes and theories, secularisation, populism and sectarianism.<br/><br/></p> |
| Al-Muntaqa 20 Features Critical Studies on Digital Activism, State Theory, Religious Economy, and Pharmaceutical Practice | Al-Muntaqa 20 Features Critical Studies on Digital Activism, State Theory, Religious Economy, and Pharmaceutical Practice | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/al-muntaqa20-critical-studies-on-digital-activism-state-theory-religious-economy-and-pharmaceutical-practice.aspx | 3/1/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 20 (September/October 2025) of the peer-reviewed English language journal Al-Muntaqa: New Perspectives on Arab Studies. The collection brings together four studies that examine pressing issues on digital activism, state theory, religious economy, and pharmaceutical practice. It also features two book reviews.<br/></p> |
| Issue 20 of Al-Muntaqa Now Available | Issue 20 of Al-Muntaqa Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/almuntaqa-issue20-now-available.aspx | 2/21/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 20 (September/October 2025) of the peer-reviewed English language journal Al-Muntaqa: New Perspectives on Arab Studies.<br/></p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 77 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 77 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-77-now-available.aspx | 2/17/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 77th issue of Siyasat Arabiya, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations.</p> |
| Lebanon under the Lens of the 2024-2025 Arab Opinion Index: A Strained Economy, Collapsing Security, and Declining Trust in State Institutions | Lebanon under the Lens of the 2024-2025 Arab Opinion Index: A Strained Economy, Collapsing Security, and Declining Trust in State Institutions | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/lebanon-under-the-lens-of-the-2024-2025-arab-opinion-index.aspx | 2/15/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Beirut presented the results of the 2025 Arab Opinion Index (AOI), conducted across 15 Arab countries,</span><br/></p> |
| Tabayyun 55 Now Available | Tabayyun 55 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/tabayyun-55-now-available.aspx | 1/28/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have released the 55th issue of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Tabayyun, dedicated to Philosophical Studies and Critical Theory.<br/></p> |
| Fourth Annual Palestine Forum Closes in Doha | Fourth Annual Palestine Forum Closes in Doha | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/2026-annual-palestine-forum-day3.aspx | 1/25/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The fourth Annual Palestine Forum concluded Monday 26 January 2026, in Doha. Organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies, the Forum featured research sessions, workshops, and a symposium focused on rebuilding the Palestinian national project, reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, and political and strategic transformations in the “day after” phase. The Forum was attended by hundreds of researchers and participants from around the world.<br/></p> |
| Second Day of the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum | Second Day of the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/2026-annual-palestine-forum-day2.aspx | 1/24/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Fourth Annual Palestine Forum continued for a second day in Doha on Sunday 25 January 2026. Jointly organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies, the Forum runs for three days in attendance of a number of ambassadors and diplomatic missions.<br/></p> |
| Azmi Bishara Lecture on the Palestinian National Project at Annual Palestine Forum | Azmi Bishara Lecture on the Palestinian National Project at Annual Palestine Forum | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/2026-annual-palestinian-forum-azmi-bishara-lecture-on-the-palestinian-national-project.aspx | 1/24/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>Azmi Bishara, General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, concluded the first day of the Annual Palestine Forum 2026 with a titled “The Palestinian National Project in the Current International/Arab Context”. During the lecture, Bishara noted the common tendency to conflate the national project with the political programme, warning that the definition of the national project remains incomplete if it stops at the programme and does not include the programme’s organizational structures and social bases.</p><br/> |
| Launch of the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum | Launch of the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/the-2026-annual-palestine-forum-launched-in-doha.aspx | 1/24/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Fourth Annual Palestine Forum set off in Doha on Saturday 24 January 2026. Jointly organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies, the Forum runs for three days in attendance of a number of ambassadors and diplomatic missions<br/></p> |
| Fourth Annual Palestine Forum 2026 | Fourth Annual Palestine Forum 2026 | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/2026-annual-palestine-forum.aspx | 1/18/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies are organizing the fourth Annual Palestine Forum, from 24-26 January 2026. The Forum is an academic initiative that has contributed to the production of in-depth scholarly knowledge on Palestine, with the majority of its papers published in Arab and international academic journals. Now an annual tradition, the Forum creates a space for dialogue and the exchange of perspectives among researchers and activist practitioners in Palestine and in solidarity movements around the world.<br/></p> |
| The Seventh International Winter School Comes to an End | The Seventh International Winter School Comes to an End | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/the-seventh-international-winter-school-comes-to-an-end.aspx | 1/14/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The seventh ACRPS International Winter School, organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, concluded on Thursday, 16 January 2026. The program, which began on 10 January, was held under the title “The “Post-Liberal Moment”: A Paradigm Shift or a Passing Trend?”. This edition brought together 20 researchers, who presented their research projects, which examined various dimensions of liberalism. These presentations were discussed by academics and experts from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and researchers from the Arab Center, alongside several specialized scholars and academics in the field. The program also featured a series of public lectures and two roundtables delivered by leading experts on the topic.<br/></p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 76 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 76 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-76-now-available.aspx | 1/13/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 76th issue ofSiyasat Arabiya, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. This special issue is titled “Issues in State, Governance, and War in Sudan”<br/></p> |
| Omran 54-55 Now Available | Omran 54-55 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/omran-double-issue-54-55-now-available.aspx | 1/12/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have released the 54-55th double issue (Autumn 2025-Winter 2026) of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Omran, dedicated to the social sciences.<br/></p> |
| The Sixth Round of International Winter School Commences | The Sixth Round of International Winter School Commences | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/the-acrps-launches-the-seventh-international-winter-school.aspx | 1/11/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The sixth ACRPS International Winter School, titled “Media in Wartime”, began on Saturday 11 January 2025.</p><br/> |
| Call for Papers: Special Issue of Hikama on Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Governance in the Arab World | Call for Papers: Special Issue of Hikama on Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Governance in the Arab World | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/call-for-paper-special-issue-of-hikama-on-ai-and-public-sector-governance-arab-world.aspx | 1/11/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>
Hikama - a journal of public administration and public policy jointly published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies-is now inviting research proposals for a special issue entitled:
"Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration and Public Policy: Analytical Approaches to Understanding the Transformation of Public Sector Governance."<br/></p> |
| Arab Center Announces Results of Arab Opinion Index | Arab Center Announces Results of Arab Opinion Index | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/arab-center-announces-results-of-arab-opinion-index.aspx | 1/5/2026 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha announced today the results of the Arab Opinion Index (AOI) 2025. The survey was conducted in 15 Arab countries: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar, in addition to Syria, where the Arab Center carried out its first survey of this kind since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. <br/></p> |
| Siyasat Arabiya 75 Now Available | Siyasat Arabiya 75 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/siyasat-arabiya-75-now-available.aspx | 12/29/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 75th issue of <em>Siyasat Arabiya</em>, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. <br/></p> |
| “ISIS: The March to Dystopia” by Azmi Bishara Published by I.B. Tauris/Bloomsbury Publishing | “ISIS: The March to Dystopia” by Azmi Bishara Published by I.B. Tauris/Bloomsbury Publishing | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/isis-the-march-to-dystopia-by-azmi-bishara-published-by-ib-tauris-bloomsbury.aspx | 12/22/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p>I.B. Tauris/Bloomsbury Publishing has published Azmi Bishara’s ISIS: The March to Dystopia, the most comprehensive study of ISIS to date. An adaptation of a book first published in Arabic by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, the book benefits from Arabic sources previously unavailable to an English-speaking audience.<br/></p> |
| Conclusion of the Twelfth Annual Gulf Studies Forum | Conclusion of the Twelfth Annual Gulf Studies Forum | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/conclusion-of-the-twelfth-annual-gulf-studies-forum.aspx | 12/13/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p>The twelfth annual Gulf Studies Forum concluded in Doha on Sunday, 14 December 2025. The forum was organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and held over two days. This year’s forum was structured around two parallel tracks: the first examining “Arab Gulf States and Transformations in the Arab Mashreq”, while the second addressed “Social Media in the Gulf: The Construction of the Political and Civil Sphere”. Across both tracks, 40 researchers from the Gulf and beyond presented their papers over a total of 16 sessions.<br/></p> |
| Twelfth Annual Gulf Studies Forum Sets Off in Doha | Twelfth Annual Gulf Studies Forum Sets Off in Doha | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/twelfth-annual-gulf-studies-forum-sets-off-in-doha.aspx | 12/12/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p>The twelfth annual Gulf Studies Forum opened today, Saturday, 13 December 2025, in Doha. The event is organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and runs from 13-14 December 2025. This year’s forum is structured around two parallel tracks: the first examines “Arab Gulf States and Transformations in the Arab Mashreq”, while the second addresses “Social Media in the Gulf: The Construction of the Political and Civil Sphere”. Across both tracks, 40 researchers from the Gulf and beyond are presenting their papers over a total of 16 sessions.<br/></p> |
| Arab Center Announces Results of the Arab Opinion Index on 6 January 2026 | Arab Center Announces Results of the Arab Opinion Index on 6 January 2026 | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/the-acrps-announces-the-results-of-the-2025-arab-opinion-index.aspx | 12/6/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p></p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies will announce the main findings of the ninth Arab Opinion Index (AOI) at a press conference to be held at the Center in Doha on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, at 11:00 Doha time (08:00 GMT). |
| Twelfth Annual Gulf Studies Forum | Twelfth Annual Gulf Studies Forum | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/twelfth-annual-gulf-studies-forum.aspx | 12/4/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p>The ACRPS Gulf and Arab Peninsula Studies Unit is holding its twelfth annual Gulf Studies Forum in Doha from 13-14 December 2025. This year, the Forum addresses the topics of “Gulf States and Transformations in the Arab Mashreq” and “Social Media in the Gulf: The Construction of the Political and Civil Sphere” in sixteen parallel sessions.<br/><br/></p> |
| Tabayyun 54 Now Available | Tabayyun 54 Now Available | https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/News/Pages/tabayyun-54-now-available.aspx | 12/1/2025 9:00:00 PM | <p>The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have released the 54th issue of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Tabayyun, dedicated to Philosophical Studies and Critical Theory. <br/></p> |
