Social contracts and state fragility represent two sides of one coin. The former concept
highlights that governments need to deliver three “Ps”—protection, provision, and political …

This article investigates the demand side of social contracts. It asks what people expect from
their governments. Drawing on original, nationally representative surveys in Egypt, Tunisia …

The article draws on nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia, Egypt and
Lebanon to unpack popular beliefs about who can best handle the social and economic …

Covid-19 had major socio-economic impacts on the populations and societies of Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Government reactions depended on their public …

State responses to COVID-19 have engendered fears of expanding authoritarian rule
around the globe. Over the last two years, heightened repression, militarization, and …

The covid-19 pandemic has pressured governments to respond with restrictive and health
resource-oriented policies to contain the spread of the virus. The aim of this paper is to …

The race to battle Covid-19 and secure personal protective equipment, ventilators and
vaccines, aggravated by both nationalist monopolistic policies and the rise of new variant …

As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe, countries have implemented different
policy and institutional measures in an attempt to control the outbreak. Jordan and Tunisia's …

Most Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries concurrently mandated strong
COVID- measures in March but incrementally reopened their economies a few …

The COVID-1g pandemic has pressured governments to respond with restrictive and health
resource-oriented policies to contain the spread of the virus. The aim of this paper is to …