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Volume 6
The formalization of the Egyptian informal sector: a behavioral and experimental approach
Rania Moaaz, Sarah MansourThis paper aims at assessing the impact of a number of behavioral interventions on the willingness of informal businesses, in the Egyptian informal sector, to join the…
The role of waste-to-energy in waste management in Egypt: a techno-economic analysis
Heba Nassar, Marwa Biltagy, Aya Mohamed SafwatEgypt has set plans to transform into a green economy which requires major reforms in the waste sector as one of the most vital sectors crucial for this transformation…
The impact of institutions' quality and information availability on capital inflows volatility in selected MENA countries
Ola Al Sayed, Noha Sami Omar, Abdelmoneam KhaledThis paper aims to discuss the main characteristics of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region's capital inflows volatility. It also examines the effect of…
Variations in strategic change cycle: Thailand's office board of investment, tri-county foundation and UN Women Egypt as case studies
Shaimaa MaguedCombining two organizational change theories, life cycle and organizational development, this study examines how strategic change cycle has been adopted and implemented…
Financial inclusion in Egypt: the road ahead
Taghreed Abdelaziz HassoubaThe literature review stated that financial inclusion (FI) influences economic growth through different channels. Hence, this paper aims to investigate the underlying…
Cost of foreign reserve accumulation in emerging market and developing economies
Gouda Abdel Khalek, Amany RizkThis paper aims to obtain a recent estimate of the cost of precautionary foreign reserve accumulation that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) had to endure…
Drivers of unemployment intensity in sub-Saharan Africa: do government intervention and natural resources matter?
Olawale Daniel Akinyele, Olusola Mathew Oloba, Gisele MahAfrican countries are endowed with both human and natural resources. These resources constitute integral components for any economic development due to the long-lasting…
The impact of education to the transition from unemployment to employment in Egypt
Amany Yashoa GadThis paper aims to identify the level of contribution of different levels of education to remaining in unemployment as well as the transition from unemployment to…
US consumers' confidence and responses to COVID-19 shock
Suzanna Elmassah, Shereen Bacheer, Eslam HassaneinThis research's main objective is to investigate the relationship between consumption expenditure and consumer confidence in the USA and to study their effects on US…
Balanced scorecards: proposed framework for application at the local system level insights from international experiences
Mohamed Sayed Abdel Hamied, Ayman ElbagouryThe study aims to provide a clear framework of steps on how to implement the balanced scorecard model at the level of measuring and managing local performance, with a mix…
The Saudi–US Alliance challenges and resilience, 2011: 2019
Ghada Ahmed Abdel AzizThis paper aims to explore to what extent can the Saudi–US alliance endure, given the several challenges it has faced over the past decade. Using a conceptual framework…
American attitude towards Iran and its reflection on Iran policy towards the Arab region
Athbi Zaid KhalafThe purpose of this study is to cover the change that happened in the American foreign policy toward Iran by changing the American leadership from Obama to Trump. In…
Government Cloud Computing and National Security
Hedaia-t-Allah Nabil Abd Al GhaffarThe purpose of this paper is to try to reach the main factors that could put national security at risk as a result of government cloud computing programs.
University business incubators as a tool for accelerating entrepreneurship: theoretical perspective
Noha Ahmed HassanThis paper aims to analyze the link between universities and business incubators (BIs) and to determine how students, scientific researchers and entrepreneurs can benefit…
“International arbitration in investment disputes” case study of Egypt
Sabah Ahmd FaragThis theme will be addressed through main points: Special Nature of Investment Disputes and its methods of peaceful settlement. International legal framework governing…
The debates of methodology and methods: reflections on the development of the study of international relations
Amira Abou SamraThis paper aims to explore the interplay between methods and methodologies in the field of international relations (IR) over the 100 years of its lifetime reflecting on…
Iranian Saudi rivalry over the regional role … Syria as a model
Aboubakr Fathy AwaadThis study aims to highlight the dimensions of the rivalry over the regional role between two regional powers in the Middle East, and the impact of local, regional and…
Iraqi Kurdistan Region: from paradiplomacy to protodiplomacy
Yasin Mahmood AbabakrThis paper aims to examine the secessionist orientation of Kurdistan Region’s paradiplomacy in the context of two main variables: the internal structural variables in Iraq…
Determinants and dimensions of the shift in Turkish behavior towards northern Syria since 2016
Mona Soliman GadelmolaThe escalation of Turkish intervention in Arab internal affairs before and after the revolutions of the Arab Spring, particularly the military intervention. Sometimes…
Women in the Egyptian parliament: a different agenda?
Hala Abdelgawad, Mazen HassanTheoretically, the quality of representation is likely to be enhanced when more societal segments are included in formal political structures. An interesting question…
The response of remittances inflows to asymmetric oil price shocks in Egypt
Mohamed Samir Abdalla ZahranThe purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the dynamic relationship between remittances inflows of Egyptians working abroad and asymmetric oil price shocks.
Understanding Germany’s response to the 2015 refugee crisis
Maysa Abbas AyoubThis paper aims to understand the discrepancy between Germany’s immediate positive response to the so-called “Europe 2015's refugee crisis“ and the strict asylum…
Children as active citizens and Egyptian primary schools
Nevine Samir Mohamed Ibrahim Abou DoniaThis paper aims to provide an evaluation of the new education system, based on Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE), in Egyptian primary schools. This study…
The impact of corruption on the human security of societies in transition (Iraq case study since 2003)
Ahmed Mohamed HassanIraqi society has suffered from loss or fragility of human security since 2003. The developmental policies, programs and plans of the successive Iraqi Governments…
The role of social responsibility in protecting the environment – a case of the petrochemical companies in Alexandria Governorate
Rasha Kamal El-Deen El-Mallah, Alia Abd el Hamid Aref, Sherifa SherifThe purpose of this paper is as follows: First, understanding the nature of the relationship between corporate adoption of the concept of societal responsibility…
Citizens’ participation in financing national projects (an applied study on the enlargement of the Suez Canal of Egypt)
Zeinab Abbas ZaazouThe purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between citizen participation and the level of trust in government’s decisions and policies; as well as examining…
EU’s democracy promotion in Egypt before and after Arab uprisings
Alaa Hosny ZahranThe purpose of this paper is to outline how the EU figures out the importance of strengthening its relations with Egypt as one of the most strategic countries in the…
An econometric analysis of modernized cereal production in reducing multidimensional poverty in Uganda, 1975-2014
Emong Herbert RobertThis study aims to develop an econometric analysis of how modern agriculture can be a fundamental instrument for reducing the levels of multidimensional poverty in Uganda…
Investigating self–settled Syrian refugees’ agency and informality in southern cities greater Cairo: a case study
Marwa Sobhy MontaserThis paper aims at contributing to our understanding of how self-settled Syrian refugees (registered and non-registered) use informal practices to forge their…
Small states and strategic hedging: the United Arab Emirates’ policy towards Iran
Ayman El-Dessouki, Ola Rafik MansourThe purpose of this paper is to unveil the main changes in the UAE’s policy towards Iran since its foundation in 1971. The UAE favored strategic hedging, extending its…
Policy networks as a unit of analysis of public policies a case study of the social and health insurance policy network in Egypt (2015–2019)
Hasan Saber, Salwa Shaarawy GomaaThis study aims to explain the emergence and development of the concept of “Policy Networks” as a unit of analysis in the realm of public policies and their role in…
The impact of fiscal policy on economic happiness: evidence from the countries of the MENA region
Wasseem Waguih Alexan RizkallahThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between fiscal policy (tax revenues and government expenditure) and economic happiness. The panel data are…
Global economic fluctuations and human development: how is the impact transmitted in Egypt?
Amira Mohamed Emara, Nashwa Mostafa Ali MohamedThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between global economic fluctuations and human development through four transmission channels (foreign direct investment…
The impact of religious values in the Jordanian political discourses on public opinion (field study on universities students)
Zaid Odeh EbniyaThe purpose of this study is to know the effect of religious values that the Jordan Political discipline adopted and were mentioned in the Jordan political discourses…
Constitutions and religion in Egypt: a comparative study
Eman Shady SayedThe purpose of this study is to investigate the position of religion for the three constitutions of Egypt.
Revisiting international relations legacy on hegemony: The decline of American hegemony from comparative perspectives
Nussaiba AshrafThis study aims to investigate the decline of American hegemony as one of the most prominent crises of the modern world order, from a broader perspective that transcends…
Measuring the Arab Parliament’s institutional development
Mudher Abullraheem AbdulhameedThis study aims to deal with the evaluation of institutional development and effectiveness of regional parliaments; it provides a scientific contribution to the…
Determinants for new role of contemporary parliament
Haider Muthnna AlmoatasmThis paper aims to scrutinize some determinants that affect the functions and roles of contemporary parliaments. In particular, such parliaments attempt to involve in new…
Oil price fluctuations and economic growth: the case of MENA countries
Mamdouh Abdelmoula Mohamed AbdelsalamThis paper aims to explore the extreme effect of crude oil price fluctuations and its volatility on the economic growth of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries…
International actors of democracy assistance in Egypt post 2011: German political foundations
Ola Ashraf KubbaraThis paper aims at a qualitative investigation and analysis of the complicated situation of the four German Political Foundations (GPFs) – Friedrich Ebert Foundation…
Balancing deterrence: Iran-Israel relations in a turbulent Middle East
Nora MaherThis paper aims to examine the regional dynamics that further consolidated Israel’s national security in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, reflecting…
An international perspective of job grading in the Egyptian administrative system
Ibrahim AminThe study seeks to analyze concepts of “career grades” and “job grading,” to highlight their importance and objectives for the efficiency of administrative systems. In…
Populism and domestic/international politics: theory and practice
Mohamed MetaweThis paper aims to contend that populism is damaging to both domestic and international politics; not only does it erode liberal democracy in established democracies but…
US rebalance strategy to Asia and US-China rivalry in South China Sea from the perspective of the offensive realism
Danah Ali AleneziThis study aims to examine the nexus of the US rebalance strategy to Asia and the US–China rivalry in the South China Sea (SCS) from the perspective of the offensive…
Child trafficking crime and means of fighting it: Egypt as a case study
Suzi Mohamed RashadThis paper aims to explore the factors leading to the phenomenon of child trafficking in Egypt, how deeply it runs through the Egyptian society and evaluate the state’s…
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2631-3561Online date, start – end:
2018Journal’s owner:
Cairo University(opens new window)Open Access:
open accessEditor:
- Dr Heba Nassar