Vol. 6 No. 012 (2026): Issue 012

غلاف العدد 12 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 12 of Hikama (2026) includes the following studies and articles: “Food Security in the Arab States: The Impact of International Financial Institutions' Policies and the Implications” (Lahcen El Hassnaoui); “The Decline of Arab Network Activism Amid Digital Authoritarianism or Self-Restraint” (Buchra Zougagh); “From a Public Right to an Economic Commodity: Water Policy Transformations in Jordan and Morocco” (Youssef Dahraji); “Transformations in Saudi Educational Policies Toward the Palestinian Cause in School Curricula (1990–2021)” (Abdallah Abolouz); “Post” (Mounir Jarraya); “Policies to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” (Afnan Mohamed, Ahmed Benaceur, Amenah Bustami, Mohamad Deeb); “Towards Palestinian Frameworks for Reconstruction in the Gaza Strip” (Ihab Maharmeh, Nour Allah Munawar); “Action publique et environnement” (Rachid El-Bazzim); “Tell Me Who Cites You, and I Shall Tell You Who You Are: Do Citations Truly Reflect Scholarly Reputation?” (Majd Abuamer); “Featured Publications” (Editorial Board).

Published: 2026-03-01

Studies

  • Food Security in the Arab States: The Impact of International Financial Institutions' Policies and the Implications

    Author: Lahcen El Hassnaoui (Author)
    9-36

    This study explores the root causes of food insecurity in the Arab countries, highlighting the links between agricultural production and population growth. It examines how political and economic...

  • The Decline of Arab Network Activism Amid Digital Authoritarianism or Self-Restraint

    Author: Buchra Zougagh (Author)
    37-59

    The study examines whether the decline of Arab network activism is driven by the rise of digital authoritarianism through which regimes have reasserted control over online spaces or by...

  • From a Public Right to an Economic Commodity: Water Policy Transformations in Jordan and Morocco

    Author: Youssef Dahraji (Author)
    60-86

    This study examines water management policies in Jordan and Morocco through the lens of public policy analysis, moving beyond purely technical and environmental accounts of water scarcity to...

  • Transformations in Saudi Educational Policies Toward the Palestinian Cause in School Curricula (1990–2021)

    Author: Abdallah Abolouz (Author)
    88-131

    This study examines the transformations in Saudi educational policies toward the Palestinian cause in school curricula, and the impact of local, regional, and global political and social...

  • Post

    Author: Mounir Jarraya (Author)
    132-165

    This study examines the range of health risks facing individuals in Tunisia, focusing on the worsening burden of recurrent diseases and the potential emergence of new ones driven by climate...

Policy Papers

  • Policies to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Author: Afnan Mohamed, Ahmed Benaceur, Amenah Bustami, Mohamad Deeb (Author)
    169-181

    High consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has contributed to rising rates of chronic diseases and increasing economic burdens. In response, the government...

Book Reviews

  • Action publique et environnement

    Author: Rachid El-Bazzim (Author)
    193-200

    The book Action publique et environnement , published in an updated edition in the “What Do I Know?” series, offers an analytical introduction to environmental crises, which have prompted states...

  • Tell Me Who Cites You, and I Shall Tell You Who You Are: Do Citations Truly Reflect Scholarly Reputation?

    Author: Majd Abuamer (Author)
    201-207

    The book begins from a central problem in the contemporary research environment and academic publishing policies: the necessity of evaluating researchers and scientific institutions, and the...

Book Presentations

  • Featured Publications

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    211-217

    This issue of the journal Hikama includes a selection of book reviews prepared by the editorial board, as follows: Malm, Andreas, and Wim Carton. The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too...

Reports

  • Towards Palestinian Frameworks for Reconstruction in the Gaza Strip

    Author: Ihab Maharmeh, Nour Allah Munawar (Author)
    182-190

    This report provides an analytical overview of the papers presented at a workshop titled "Toward Palestinian Frameworks for Reconstruction in the Gaza Strip," organized by Hikama: Journal of...