Ben Hafaiedh, AbdelwahabElgeziri, Moushira2007-11-122007-11-122004http://hdl.handle.net/10625/4267Arabic version available in IDRC Digital Library: Social science in the Arab world, Turkey and Iran : determinants, state and potentials [Arabic language]The purpose of this position paper is to point out ideas and raise issues regarding the research environment in the Arab region. Research environment in any society is a function of two interrelated factors: research input and research output; i.e., competent research product —books, articles reports is the outcome of good research input. The latter consists of multiple factors, which are: research personnel, research institutes, and funding. An important underlying factor of the research input is the education system.application/pdfenSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL RESEARCHRESEARCH CAPACITYRESEARCH METHODSNORTH AFRICATURKEYIRANRESEARCH WORKERSRESEARCH NEEDSPOLICY MAKINGWorking Paper