Arab Governance Literature 2015–2025: A Systematic Review
Publication trail
- Received3 November 2025
- Revised22 January 2026
- Accepted25 February 2026
- Published1 April 2026
Review took 114 days from receipt to acceptance
Abstract
A systematic review of 240 studies published between 2015 and 2025 on Arab public-sector governance, classified by method, question and finding. It reveals a concentration of single-case studies and a scarcity of multi-country comparisons, and identifies five research gaps.
Keywords
- Governance
- Systematic Review
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- The sole author is responsible for the entire work.
- Funding
- The Scientific Research Support Fund supported the data-collection stage.
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- The author declares no conflict of interest.
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- The full table of reviewed studies is available in the article's appendix.
References
- Murshid, L. (2024). The state and institutional capacity in the Arab region. Al-Mashreq Academic Press.
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Safi, R. (2026). Arab Governance Literature 2015–2025: A Systematic Review. Eissa Journal of Strategic Studies, 1(1), 43–78. https://doi.org/10.5281/eissl.journal.2026.0012
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