Vol. 5 No. 009 (2024): Issue 009

غلاف العدد 9 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 9 of Hikama (2024) includes the following studies and articles: “The Water Crisis in Tunisia's Challenging Climatic and Economic Context: Implications and Emerging Challenges” (Mounir Jarraya); “Arab Water Security: Balancing Institutional Management and Political Will – A Case Study of Syria” (Ahmed Haj Asaad); “The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Managing Morocco's Al-Houz Earthquake” (Asmaa Kadiri); “Responses of Fragile Communities to Crises and Catastrophes: The Case of Northwestern Syria” (Ahmad Korabi, Nawras Alabduallah); “Evaluation of Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Morocco: The Case of Earthquakes” (Mohammed Marzouk); “Hamas Government's Management of the Security System in the Gaza Strip Following the Palestinian Political Division” (Mohammad Ahmed Seyam); “Desert Development Policies in Egypt: Motivations for Success and Signs of Shortcomings” (Ragab Ezzeldeen); “Organizing for Crisis Management: Building Governance Capacity and Legitimacy” (Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid, Lise H. Rykkja); “Governmental Responses to Natural Disasters in Conflict Countries: The Case of Derna's Floods, 2023” (Abdul Azim Abdel Malik); “Handbook on Theories of Governance” (Editorial Board); “Policy-Making as Designing: The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy” (Editorial Board); “Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government” (Editorial Board).

Published: 2024-09-01

Studies

  • Hamas Government's Management of the Security System in the Gaza Strip Following the Palestinian Political Division

    Author: Mohammad Ahmed Seyam (Author)
    139-162

    This study investigates the mechanisms through which the Hamas government established and maintained security control in the Gaza Strip after the 2007 Palestinian political split, despite its...

  • Desert Development Policies in Egypt: Motivations for Success and Signs of Shortcomings

    Author: Ragab Ezzeldeen (Author)
    163-186

    Over the past half-century, successive Egyptian governments have placed special emphasis on desert development. Large budgets and strategic plans have been allocated, including extensive...

Dossier

  • The Water Crisis in Tunisia's Challenging Climatic and Economic Context: Implications and Emerging Challenges

    Author: Mounir Jarraya (Author)
    9-39

    Drought has been a major contributor to the deterioration of Tunisia's water resources in recent years, resulting in a severe water crisis with significant negative impacts on both the economy...

  • Arab Water Security: Balancing Institutional Management and Political Will – A Case Study of Syria

    Author: Ahmed Haj Asaad (Author)
    40-66

    This study examines the relationship between institutional management and political will in decision-making processes related to water resource management, with a focus on Syria as a case study....

  • The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Managing Morocco's Al-Houz Earthquake

    Author: Asmaa Kadiri (Author)
    67-87

    This study examines the role of civil society organizations in managing the Al-Houze earthquake in Morocco, posing the central question: How have these organizations contributed to disaster...

  • Responses of Fragile Communities to Crises and Catastrophes: The Case of Northwestern Syria

    Author: Ahmad Korabi, Nawras Alabduallah (Author)
    88-115

    This study examines the participation of civil society organizations in disaster and crisis management in northwest Syria, focusing on four key aspects: prior awareness, practical capacities,...

  • Evaluation of Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Morocco: The Case of Earthquakes

    Author: Mohammed Marzouk (Author)
    116-136

    This study assesses disaster risk reduction policies following the 2023 Al Haouz earthquake in Morocco, focusing on four key areas: risk knowledge and assessment, prevention, emergency response,...

Translated Study

  • Organizing for Crisis Management: Building Governance Capacity and Legitimacy

    Author: Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid, Lise H. Rykkja (Author)
    207-234

    What makes a well-functioning governmental crisis management system, and how can this be studied using an organization theory–based approach? A core argument is that such a system needs both...

Book Presentations

  • Handbook on Theories of Governance

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    237-239

    Handbook on Theories of Governance Editors : Christopher Ansell and Jacob Torfing Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishig, 2022. Governance has become one of the most prevalent concepts in the social...

  • Policy-Making as Designing: The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    240-242

    Policy-Making as Designing: The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy Editors : Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M. Lewis and B. Guy Peters Publisher : Bristol...

  • Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    243-246

    Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government Author : Joanna Podgórska-Rykała Publisher : Routledge, 2024 This book explores deliberative democracy and its application in local...

Reports

  • Governmental Responses to Natural Disasters in Conflict Countries: The Case of Derna's Floods, 2023

    Author: Abdul Azim Abdel Malik (Author)
    189-203

    This report examines the Libyan government’s response to the flood disaster in Derna, analyzing its approach across four critical phases: risk management, disaster preparedness, immediate...