Research and theorizing in the Media and communication sciences in the Arab countries: -A morphological and prospecting study

Abstract

This study addresses the research and theorizing process in the media and communication sciences in the Arab countries after more than half a century of research in this field through morphological and prospecting approach. It discusses the concepts, terms, objectives and questions of the study, as well as the previous studies, focusing on their most important results, specific additions and shortcomings. Moreover, this study reviews the formation of the scientific research structures in media and communication through the establishment of the departments and colleges of media and communication in the region, and the various bodies that contributed to the production of research in this field, both at the national level and on a broader scale within the Arab world. Further, the study adopted the approach of prospecting along with the morphological approach to address the efforts of theorizing and the contributions made in this field and the main trends that characterized it. The study concludes with a set of results and recommendations to enhance the research and theorizing in the media sciences and communication in the region hoping to develop research and theories in media and communication sciences at the local and global levels.