Arising out of a years-long collaboration between the ArguMunazara Research Center and QatarDebate, the Master of Arts in Argumentation and Conflict Studies offers a window onto emerging non-Western approaches to dialogue in all its forms, from debate to negotiation, inquiry to mediation. Located at the Alliance of Civilizations Institute at Ibn Haldun University, ArguMunazara was initiated through a series of national, bi-national, and international projects in which the post-classical discipline of munazara took center stage. The goal of the research center, as clarified in its flagship Adab project, is first to excavate this richness, bring it into the present, and contribute to the respective modern fields. It is also where ArguMunazara’s focus on tradition met QatarDebate’s excellence in institutionalizing modern debate. This enabled the ArguMunazara Research Center to develop a new competitive debate model rooted in the munazara tradition. The collaboration continued through the First and Second International Conference on Debate and Dialogue. Through this partnership, the two institutions produced scientific outputs that showcase the potential of jadal and munazara to be adapted as contemporary theory and practice.
QatarDebate have further expanded their endeavors through the QatarDebate Research Fellowship programme, which aims to enable researchers worldwide to contribute to scientific research, and to spark global youth dialogue through the Doha Forum Youth Edition.
