The Arab Council for the Social Sciences

The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) is a regional, independent, non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening social science research and knowledge production in the Arab Region.
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  |   November 2023

Research Ethics

The ACSS seeks to spread the culture of research ethics among social science and humanities researchers in the Arab region.

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The ACSS Research Space Map

  |   1 December 2024

Discover the ACSS Network

The ACSS aims at creating and consolidating an "Arab research space" in, and through which, researchers, ideas and resources can flow to support the development of social thought and inquiry.

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10/11/2025

Two New Books for the ACSS on Gendering the Archive and Narratives of Arab Women

The Arab Council for the Social Sciences has published two new books: the first, "جندرة الأرشيف العربي" and the second, "روايات نساء عربيّات من جيل السبعينات". The books were launched during a session hosted by the Lebanese National Library in Beirut, attended by more than 120 researchers from Lebanon, the Arab region, and around the world.

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The Alamuddin Building – A Witness to History

Perched on John Kennedy Street (formerly Avenue Perthuis) the Alamuddin Building - which houses the offices of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences - stands as a quiet observer of history, its walls echoing the stories of a city shaped by decades of transformations and turmoil. The historical details of the building were generously provided to the ACSS by the building’s current owners, Hana and Noura Alamuddin.

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  |   1 December 2024

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News, calls, and statements issued by the Council and organizations working in the fields of social and human sciences in the Arab region and around the world.

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