The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies is an independent research institution, dedicated to furthering scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. Established in the autumn of 2010, as an Arabic language academic organization based in Doha, the Arab Center has another office in Beirut, and branches in Tunis, Washington, DC, Paris, and Madrid. Supervision of the Center is charged to a Board of Directors who work in collaboration with its founding General Director.

The ACRPS has negotiated memorandums of understanding and agreements for academic cooperation with several Arab and international research institutions and universities. It is home to a core team of resident researchers as well as administrative and technical staff, bolstered by visiting researchers. In addition, the ACRPS assigns projects to external researchers and specialists. In this way, it works to train and equip academics to a global standard. 

The Center boasts a robust publishing record, having printed hundreds of academic titles and seven peer reviewed journals. The Center also regularly brings together academics from around the Arab region and further afield to discuss issues of topical concern to scholars in the Arab region. Through its active research efforts, the Center contributes towards the creation and maintenance of a robust network of Arab researchers committed to societal advancement, and to bridging the gap between Arab academic institutions and those across the globe.