Based in Qatar, the Brookings Doha Center (BDC) is an initiative of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. that advances high-quality, independent policy analysis and research on the Middle East. The Center maintains a reputation for policy impact and cutting-edge, field-oriented research on socioeconomic and geopolitical issues facing the broader Middle East, including relations with the United States. Open to a broad range of views, the BDC is a hub for Brookings scholarship in the region.
Visiting Fellowship
Visiting fellows takes up residence at the BDC for a six to nine month period, during which time they conduct individual research, interact with policymaking communities, and present their research at a seminar. Visiting fellows complete both a Policy Briefing and Analysis Paper during their time affiliated with the BDC.
Nonresident Fellowship
Nonresident fellows are hosted for a period of one year, with possibility of renewal. Candidates are accomplished scholars, analysts or former officials with a concentration that falls within one of the three main areas of the BDC’s work: democratization, political reform and public policy; emerging powers in the Middle East; and conflict and peace processes in the region.
Brookings Doha Center – Qatar University Joint Fellowship
Over the course of a 4-6 month period, renewable up to 10 months, Fellows teach a seminar at the university and have the opportunity to conduct original research of their own. Fellows author a policy briefing on their area of focus, to be published by Brookings. Fellows also augment the BDC research platform by producing other opinion pieces and articles as an affiliated BDC scholar.
Fellows teach a semester-long seminar (16 weeks) at Qatar University on a topic of his/her own choosing. This may be one of the courses currently offered in the QU International Affairs program (history, political science, economics, international relations), or a related subject, as defined by the fellow. Courses are discussion-based, enabling fellows to develop and refine their ideas and research in an academic setting. Fellows also supervise the research of up to four Qatar University students, thereby contributing to the intellectual life of the University.
Internships
To advance its local reach and global branding, the BDC hosts interns from the following Universities for either semester-long or summer-long terms.
Qatar University Georgetown University in Qatar Stanford University
Established in 2005, Georgetown University in Qatar is a for-profit private higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large city of Doha (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Ad-Dawhah. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Washington DC. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 250-499 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Catholic religion. Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 14 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.