Vol. 5 No. 010 (2025): Issue 010

غلاف العدد 10 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 10 of Hikama (2025) includes the following studies and articles: “Critique of Community Reconstruction Institutions and Organizations: The Unseen Consequences of War” (Araa Aljaramani); “Decentralization in Morocco: Structural Deficiencies and Implementation Constraints” (Omar Iharchane); “The Impact of Climate Multi-level Governance in Urban Sustainability: The Shenzhen Model” (Marwa Sobhy Montasser); “Palestinian Local Government: Characteristics and Challenges” (Feras Ali Qawasmeh, Mohamed Waleed Al-Medalal); “Developmental Impact of Health Services Governance: The Case of Alexandria Hospitals” (Amira Mohamad Shehata); “Moroccan Development Strategies between Institutionalization of Power and Personalization: Review of the New Development Mod” (Mohamed Elmsaoui); “The Real Dangers of Generative AI” (Danielle Allen, Eric Glen Weyl); “Conflict Mediation in the Arab World” (Abdulfatah Said Mohamed); “Government and Political Trust: The Quest for Positive Public Administration” (Editorial Board); “The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence” (Editorial Board); “Offshore: Stealth wealth and the new colonialism” (Editorial Board).

Published: 2025-03-01

Studies

  • Critique of Community Reconstruction Institutions and Organizations: The Unseen Consequences of War

    Author: Araa Aljaramani (Author)
    9-32

    Since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in 2011, international, global, and local organizations have mobilized to address civilian needs, with a primary focus on basic humanitarian aid....

  • Decentralization in Morocco: Structural Deficiencies and Implementation Constraints

    Author: Omar Iharchane (Author)
    33-55

    This study explores the complex trajectory of decentralization in Morocco, adopting a case study approach to analyze its institutional development, structural limitations, and the influence of...

  • The Impact of Climate Multi-level Governance in Urban Sustainability: The Shenzhen Model

    Author: Marwa Sobhy Montasser (Author)
    57-84

    This study seeks to extend the concept of multi-level governance beyond its European origins by applying it to an authoritarian context, with China as a focal case. Using a low-carbon city pilot...

  • Palestinian Local Government: Characteristics and Challenges

    Author: Feras Ali Qawasmeh, Mohamed Waleed Al-Medalal (Author)
    85-111

    In the absence of a political solution and the failure of the two-state project, the role of local government in the Palestinian context has effectively been reduced to the provision of basic...

  • Developmental Impact of Health Services Governance: The Case of Alexandria Hospitals

    Author: Amira Mohamad Shehata (Author)
    113-136

    This study examines the role of governance in improving the quality of health services in Egypt, with particular attention to the influence of both internal and external factors. Focusing on...

  • Moroccan Development Strategies between Institutionalization of Power and Personalization: Review of the New Development Mod

    Author: Mohamed Elmsaoui (Author)
    137-158

    The success of development depends on the existence of institutional safeguards that prevent its personalization. However, the concept of the institutional dimension remains ambiguous, as...

Translated Study

  • The Real Dangers of Generative AI

    Author: Danielle Allen, Eric Glen Weyl (Author)
    161-179

    As perhaps the most consequential technology of our time, Generative Foundation Models (GFMs) present unprecedented challenges for democratic institutions. By allowing deception and...

Book Presentations

  • Conflict Mediation in the Arab World

    Author: Abdulfatah Said Mohamed (Author)
    183-186

    The book Mediation in Conflicts in the Arab World explores the role of mediation in armed conflicts within the Arab region from a critical analytical perspective. It is divided into three main...

  • Government and Political Trust: The Quest for Positive Public Administration

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    187-189

    This book views government as a system of intentional actions, meaning its quality can be evaluated based on the outcomes it generates. It raises a central question: What characteristics or...

  • The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    190-191

    This book offers a comprehensive overview of the legal, ethical, and policy aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic systems. It emphasizes the critical need for a precise...

  • Offshore: Stealth wealth and the new colonialism

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    192-194

    This book explores the phenomenon of offshore finance, describing it as a secretive system that consolidates wealth among the rich while allowing them to evade legal oversight. In this work,...