ACRPS convened from October 6-8, 2012 a conference in Doha entitled Islamic Movements and Democratic Governance: Experiences and Future Trends, which was attended by 31 researchers from across the Arab states, as well as 26 discussants and 22 leaders and personalities from Islamist movements. The ACRPS designed this academic seminar on the basis of peer-reviewed research papers specially written for the conference which dealt with the position of the Islamist current on issues of governance, citizenship, and democracy.