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| Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies |
| Native name | مركز الدراسات والبحوث العربية |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Benedict Anderson |
| Headquarters | Doha |
| Type | Research institute |
Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies is a Doha-based think tank and research institute focusing on political, social, and historical studies in the Arab world, engaging scholars across the Middle East and North Africa. The institution collaborates with universities, cultural organizations, and international research centers to publish studies, host conferences, and provide educational programs that connect Arab intellectual debates with comparative work from Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Founded in 2010 in Doha, the center emerged amid regional discussions influenced by events such as the Arab Spring, the Iraq War, the Syrian Civil War, the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, and the political transformations linked to the Tunisia protests. Early activities included analysis of transitions following the 2003 invasion of Iraq and debates on state formation after the Lebanese Cedar Revolution. The center developed collaborations with institutions like Al-Azhar University, Ain Shams University, Qatar University, University of Oxford, and Harvard University while engaging with scholars associated with Princeton University, Columbia University, Cambridge University, University of Paris (Sorbonne), and the American University of Beirut. Its timeline features initiatives responding to events such as the Yemeni Crisis (2011–present), the Libyan Civil War (2011), and the Gulf Cooperation Council debates that followed regional upheavals.
The center's stated mission emphasizes empirical and comparative research on Arab polities, societies, and histories, drawing on traditions from Ibn Khaldun, engagement with archives like the Ottoman archives (Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi), and debates initiated in venues such as the Cairo Opera House and the Beirut Arab University. Objectives include producing peer-reviewed scholarship comparable to outputs from Institute for Advanced Study, contributing to policy discussions involving actors like the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, and regional bodies such as the Arab League, and fostering intellectual exchange with entities including the British Council, the Ford Foundation, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The organizational structure comprises research divisions, editorial units, and administrative departments modeled on governance practices from institutions like the United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, and major academic presses including the Oxford University Press and the Cambridge University Press. Leadership includes a board of trustees with members drawn from universities such as King Saud University, University of Jordan, Kuwait University, and cultural institutions like the National Museum of Qatar. Advisory committees feature scholars affiliated with Yale University, Michigan State University, LSE, Sciences Po, and think tanks such as Chatham House and the Brookings Institution.
Research programs address political transitions, legal reform, economic restructuring, and historical memory, intersecting with scholarship on the Sykes–Picot Agreement, the Balfour Declaration, the Treaty of Versailles, and colonial legacies studied by authors at École des hautes études en sciences sociales and Max Planck Institute. Publications include peer-reviewed journals, book series, and working papers comparable to outputs from the Journal of Middle East Studies, edited volumes akin to those published by Routledge, and annotated translations of classical texts similar to projects at the Library of Congress. The center issues studies that converse with works by scholars connected to Edward Said, Fouad Ajami, Marwan Bishara, Rachid Ghannouchi, and archival projects like those at the National Archives (UK) and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Educational initiatives include postgraduate seminars, doctoral fellowship programs, and workshops designed in partnership with universities such as the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Georgetown University, and regional institutions including the American University in Cairo and Lebanese American University. Training modules cover research methodology, archival practice, and digital humanities techniques employed in centers like the Digital Public Library of America and the European Research Council projects, while fellowships mirror models from the Fulbright Program and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
The center organizes conferences, symposiums, and lecture series that attract participants from institutions like Princeton University, New York University Abu Dhabi, King's College London, Johns Hopkins University, and cultural venues including the Doha Film Institute and the Katara Cultural Village. Public outreach includes media engagement with outlets such as Al Jazeera, BBC Arabic, France 24 Arabic, and collaborations with festivals like the Doha Tribeca Film Festival and academic events aligned with the World Economic Forum and regional summits.
Funding and partnerships involve philanthropic foundations, academic endowments, and institutional collaborations with actors such as the Qatar Foundation, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the Getty Foundation, and international universities including Princeton University and Columbia University. Strategic partnerships extend to policy institutes like the Middle East Institute, Carnegie Middle East Center, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and cultural organizations including the British Museum and the Institut du Monde Arabe.
Category:Research institutes