Vol. 1 No. 001 (2020): Issue 001

غلاف العدد 1 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 1 of Hikama (2020) includes the following studies and articles: “Editorial” (Azmi Bishara); “Central Bank Independence: Theory, Legislation, and Practice with a Special Reference to Egypt's Central Bank” (Ibrahim El-Issawy); “The challenges facing NGOs in implementing their strategic plans: A Case Study of Qatar Red Crescent” (Ahmed Elkamali, Moosa Elayah); “Public Policy Governance from a Network Perspective: A Theoretical Approach” (Ahmed Badran); “Fighting Corruption within the Framework of Transitional Justice in Tunisia” (Adnen Nouioua); “The Civil Society Organizations and Combatting Poverty in Mauritania” (Mohamed Yahya Hasni); “Economic and Social Implications of the Covid- 19 Pandemic in Morocco” (Brahim Mansouri, Brahim Elmorchid); “Yemen: Coronavirus in a Time of War” (Salah Yassin Almaktary); “COVID- 19 and the Humanitarian Crisis in Idlib” (Tayseer Alkarim, Hanny Megally, Leah Zamore); “The Price of Citizenship: Civic Responsibility as the Missing Dimension of Public Administration Theory” (George Candler, Georgette Dumont); “Covid- 19: Public Policy Responses and Health Consequences in the Arab Region” (Report Workshop Experts); “Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts” (Morad Diani).

Published: 2020-09-01
Issue totals: 542 views 839 downloads 1 citations

Studies

  • Central Bank Independence: Theory, Legislation, and Practice with a Special Reference to Egypt's Central Bank

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    Author: Ibrahim El-Issawy
    9-39

    This article explores the concept of central bank independence (CBI), discussing how it emerged, and what criteria may be used to assess the extent of its existence. The paper critically...

  • The challenges facing NGOs in implementing their strategic plans: A Case Study of Qatar Red Crescent

    Cited once 45 views 61 downloads
    Authors: Ahmed Elkamali, Moosa Elayah
    40-66

    m​m​​Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) face many challenges when implementing their well-written and documented strategic plans. Therefore, this study aims to identify the reality of the...

  • Public Policy Governance from a Network Perspective: A Theoretical Approach

    49 views 80 downloads
    Author: Ahmed Badran
    68-88

    How do government agencies ensure the achievement of public policy goals through the effective management of the non-state actors involved in policymaking and implementation processes? The paper...

  • Fighting Corruption within the Framework of Transitional Justice in Tunisia

    51 views 82 downloads
    Author: Adnen Nouioua
    90-108

    This research examines the connection between transitional justice and combating corruption in Tunisia. The study highlights some of the legal and practical impediments to the work of the Truth...

  • The Civil Society Organizations and Combatting Poverty in Mauritania

    45 views 65 downloads
    Author: Mohamed Yahya Hasni
    109-135

    This study examines the issue of poverty and civil society organizations in Mauritania analyzing the roles these organizations play in fighting poverty, considered to be the primary dilemma...

Editorial

  • Editorial

    42 views 68 downloads
    Author: Azmi Bishara
    1-2

    In response to requests from many professors and researchers in the Arab world and beyond, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, in cooperation with the Doha Institute for Graduate...

Policy Papers

  • Economic and Social Implications of the Covid- 19 Pandemic in Morocco

    51 views 77 downloads
    Authors: Brahim Mansouri, Brahim Elmorchid
    157-178

    This research paper examines aspects of the relationship between the health crisis caused by the Covid- 19 outbreak and the economic, social and political situation in Morocco, with a special...

  • Yemen: Coronavirus in a Time of War

    41 views 66 downloads
    Author: Salah Yassin Almaktary
    179-193

    s​Even in its confrontation with COVID-19, Yemen is a special case in various ways – including the fact that the pandemic has struck in the middle of a war ongoing since March 2015, at a time...

  • COVID- 19 and the Humanitarian Crisis in Idlib

    41 views 71 downloads
    Authors: Tayseer Alkarim, Hanny Megally, Leah Zamore
    194-210

    The humanitarian crisis in Idlib has receded from the headlines as the world is consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet only this past March, the UN Human Rights Council was debating the latest...

Translated Study

  • The Price of Citizenship: Civic Responsibility as the Missing Dimension of Public Administration Theory

    46 views 65 downloads
    Authors: George Candler, Georgette Dumont
    213-232

    In his recent inaugural address, US President Barack Obama revisited a theme raised 48 years earlier in John Kennedy's inaugural address by reminding Americans of "the price and the promise of...

Book Reviews

  • Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts

    42 views 60 downloads
    Author: Morad Diani
    235-241

    Book Title: Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts Authors: Jørgen Juel Andersen, Niels Johannesen & Bob Rijkers. Publisher: The World Bank Publication Date: 2020...

Reports

  • Covid- 19: Public Policy Responses and Health Consequences in the Arab Region

    40 views 68 downloads
    Author: Report Workshop Experts
    139-156

    Hikama Journal, in partnership with the Applied Research Network for Health, Environment and Development (AHEAD), organized its first workshop titled ‘Arab Countries’ Responses to the COVID-19...