Vol. 2 No. 004 (2022): Issue 004

غلاف العدد 4 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 4 of Hikama (2022) includes the following studies and articles: “Language Policy and National Identity in Morocco and Algeria” (Abdellatif El Moutadayene); “Public Administration Reform and the Challenges of Rebuilding the State in Yemen” (Ahmed Almaweri); “Residency and Naturalization Policies in the Maghreb Countries” (Said Machak); “The Independence of the Judiciary in Algeria: The Position of the Judiciary in the 2020 Constitutional Amendment” (Kamal Djalab); “Resorting to the International Court of Justice to Hold the Syrian Government Accountable for Violating Its Obligations Unde” (Ghuna Bdiwi); “The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship: Bridging Policy Studies and Mass Politics” (Suzan Mettler, Joe Soss); “The Impact of Legislation on the Independence of the Judiciary in Egypt” (Tarek Abdelal); “Intelligence services: roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance” (Editorial Board); “MENA Confronting the Pandemic: State and Non-state Responses from Comparative Perspectives” (Mohammed Hemchi); ““Merahrah Bread”: The Political Economy of Food Sovereignty in Egypt” (Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy).

Published: 2022-03-01

Studies

  • Language Policy and National Identity in Morocco and Algeria

    Author: Abdellatif El Moutadayene (Author)
    9-34

    This paper demonstrates the impact of sub-cultural identities on the stability of the state and the extent of the challenge facing the national identity in Morocco and Algeria. It also...

  • Public Administration Reform and the Challenges of Rebuilding the State in Yemen

    Author: Ahmed Almaweri (Author)
    35-61

    This study shed lights on the public administration system in Yemen, and the impact of the outbreak of the youth revolution in 2011 until now on this body. The paper investigates whether the...

  • Residency and Naturalization Policies in the Maghreb Countries

    Author: Said Machak (Author)
    62-85

    This study analyzes the problem of nationality and residency in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania by deconstructing legislation and policies related to residency and nationality in these...

  • The Independence of the Judiciary in Algeria: The Position of the Judiciary in the 2020 Constitutional Amendment

    Author: Kamal Djalab (Author)
    86-104

    This study analyses the constitutional status of the judiciary in Algeria by examining whether it constitutes an independent constitutional power, or whether it is closer to a public service...

Policy Papers

  • Resorting to the International Court of Justice to Hold the Syrian Government Accountable for Violating Its Obligations Unde

    Author: Ghuna Bdiwi (Author)
    107-119

    This paper examines the joint decision of Canada and the Netherlands to invoke the responsibility of the Syrian government for breaches of its international obligations under the United Nations...

Translated Study

  • The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship: Bridging Policy Studies and Mass Politics

    Author: Suzan Mettler, Joe Soss (Author)
    149-189

    Democracies, and the citizenries that stand at their center, are not natural phenomena; they are made and sustained through politics. Government policies can play a crucial role in this process,...

Book Reviews

  • MENA Confronting the Pandemic: State and Non-state Responses from Comparative Perspectives

    Author: Mohammed Hemchi (Author)
    193-205

    This is a review for a special issue published by Middle East Law and Governance , which examines the varied ways in which states and non-state actors in the Middle East and North Africa...

  • “Merahrah Bread”: The Political Economy of Food Sovereignty in Egypt

    Author: Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy (Author)
    206-217

    The book examines the concept of food sovereignty, an often overlooked, resistance-based idea rooted in people’s everyday struggles against impoverishment and austerity. It highlights how...

Reports

  • The Impact of Legislation on the Independence of the Judiciary in Egypt

    Author: Tarek Abdelal (Author)
    121-134

    This report presents legislation that has a direct impact on the independence of the judiciary in Egypt, and the limits imposed by these laws for this authority in exercising its functions. It...

  • Intelligence services: roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    135-145

    This SSR Backgrounder explains the roles and responsibilities of intelligence services in good security sector governance (SSG). Intelligence services perform an essential security function by...