Research Publications
MBRSG serves as both an educational institution and a public policy think tank, putting research at the heart of its mandate, vision and activities.
The School’s unique regional positioning drives its passion to leading the region in multidisciplinary research related to public policy and government. To fulfil its leadership objectives in the fields of education and public policy, the School dedicates vast resources to creating original research and supplying multidisciplinary evidence both in support of its educational activities and in advancing more impactful policymaking on a regional level.
Research production at MBRSG is not just encouraged as a method of advancing careers and contributing to knowledge; in addition to these important goals, the School views research as the primary driver for higher quality educational outcomes and as a key influencer of better regional and national government.
MBRSG will continue to disseminate its research outcome in variety of different ways. These include:
- Policy briefs
- Research reports
- Case studies
- Policy council proceedings
- Academic and professional conferences
- Journal articles
- Newspaper opinion articles
- Public research seminars
- Government conferences and workshops
- Research blog posts
- Executive education programs
- Master programs
- Books, book chapters, and book reviews
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Published on: March 2020
Genre: Public Policy
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
Can smart cities help us achieve true sustainable development? With merely a decade to go to...
Published on: February 2020
Author: Prof. Dr. Melodena Stephens
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The UAE ranks first in several indicators of e-government worldwide and in the Arab region (FCSA,...
Published on: February 2020
Author: Professor Raed Awamleh |Prof. Dr. Melodena Stephens
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Agile government is an evolving concept that focuses on delivering future public value. Yet, the...
Published on: February 2020
Author: Dr. Scott Fargher |Prof. Dr. Melodena Stephens
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Agility in the public sector is gaining popularity as governments have realized that citizen...
Published on: February 2020
Author: Prof. Dr. Melodena Stephens
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Public Leadership
Soft power is the ability to shape the preferences of others through appeal and attraction rather...
Published on: February 2020
Author: Dr. Camila Vammalle
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
One of the key objectives of the Dubai 2021 plan is to create “an inclusive and cohesive society”...
Published on: February 2020
Author: Prof. Dr. Melodena Stephens
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Health policy
Regulatory Sandboxes are becoming more and more popular to drive an agile government agenda. They...
Published on: November 2019
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Policy Council
The story of Dubai, as with any living city, continues to be written day by day. Equity, justice,...
Published on: October 2019
Genre: Public Policy
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The Dubai Policy Review (DPR) is published by the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government with...
Published on: September 2019
Genre: Governance
Category: Policy Council
The purpose of this report is to use design thinking to identify the type of skills employees...
Published on: March 2019
Author: Sarah Shaer |Lama Zakzak
Genre: Education
Category: Education policy
In the United Arab Emirates, the government has pushed STEM (science, technology, engineering and...
Published on: January 2019
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
Cities in the UAE and around the world are facing dramatic demographic, political, and economic...
Published on: January 2019
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
The theme of the 3rd edition of UAE Public Policy Forum is “Accelerating SDGs Implementation...
Published on: January 2019
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
The endeavor towards attainment of sustainable development goals 2030 has gained momentum...
Published on: January 2019
Genre: Culture|UAE Public Policy Forum
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
The UAE has declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. Culture and heritage are important elements...
Published on: January 2019
Author: Professor Mark Esposito
Genre: Governance|Innovation
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The digital society has increased expectations from e-service delivery among citizens and...
Published on: December 2018
Genre: Innovation|Smart Dubai|Smart Government
Category: Future Government and Innovation
As the UAE embarks on the challenging journey of smart city transformation, complex problems are...
Published on: December 2018
Genre: Innovation|Smart Government
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The paper aims to understand the relationship between the Smart government services...
Published on: December 2018
Genre: Leadership|Public Sector|Public Services
Category: Health policy
Abu Dhabi Health Authority legislates the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system as a payment...
Published on: July 2018
Genre: Happiness|Innovation
Category: Future Government and Innovation
In collaboration with the Center of Organizational Research in New Zealand (COER), the...
Published on: July 2018
Author: Dr. Mona El-Sholkamy| Tara Fiscbach
Genre: Innovation
Category: Future Government and Innovation
In collaboration with the Center of Organizational Excellence Research in New Zealand, (COER...
Published on: April 2018
Genre: Feminisms
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
UAE has over ninety per cent of its population living in urban areas. Settlements in rural areas...
Published on: March 2018
Author: Dr. Mona El-Sholkamy| Tara Fiscbach
Genre: Innovation|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP), part of the General Secretariat of the Executive...
Published on: February 2018
Author: Dr. Mona El-Sholkamy
Genre: Dubai Model|Education
Category: Education policy
Public-private based partnerships have been gaining momentum in many emerging economies, and the...
Published on: February 2018
Author: Dr. Racquel Warner
Genre: Dubai Culture|Education
Category: Education policy
Given the stark difference in purpose for PPP in education locally and globally, this paper...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
The UAE has one of the world’s most comprehensive plans to address food security, but much can be...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Health policy
Mergers and acquisitions between some hospitals within the UAE have been great highlight in...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: Leadership|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Health policy
Mergers and acquisitions between some hospitals within the UAE have been great highlight in...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Education policy
The UAE education sector is on a journey to becoming a "first rate system” through a number of...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Education policy
This Policy Brief is available only in Arabic Language
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
The MBRSG hosted a Policy Council on PPPs in Sustainable Development during its Public Policy...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The massive digital transformation across societies, the growing maturity of the knowledge...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Health policy
How can PPPs be both sustainable and contribute towards the UAE healthcare? In other words, what...
Published on: January 2018
Genre: UAE Public Policy Forum|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Sustainable Development Policy
In a growing global city such as Dubai the existing road transport infrastructure has been...
Published on: January 2018
Author: Fadi Salem| Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D.
Genre: Smart Policy
Category: Education policy
To provide support for the United Arab Emirates National Innovation Strategy, this study sought...
Published on: December 2017
Genre: Public Event|Public Policy|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Public Leadership
How can Dubai best prepare itself for the expected increase in the number of Public Private...
Published on: December 2017
Author: Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D.
Genre: Leadership
Category: Public Leadership
Open Source Leadership is a global study undertaken by the Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre...
Published on: November 2017
Author: Dr. Mona El-Sholkamy| Professor Mark Esposito| Tara Fiscbach
Genre: E-Government|Implementation|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The future of work is undergoing major shifts, driven by various forces from technological...
Published on: November 2017
Genre: Policy Implementation|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are state-owned investment vehicles controlling an estimated US$ 7...
Published on: October 2017
Genre: Arab Social Media Report (ASMR)|Smart Dubai|Social Media|The Arab World Online
Category: Future Government and Innovation
How will the existence of one billion personal “Internet of Things” devices in 2021 affect Arab...
Published on: October 2017
Genre: Dubai Model|Education|Policy Implementation
Category: Education policy
How can assessment improve educational outcomes in Dubai? International tests like PISA and...
Published on: March 2017
Author: Fadi Salem| Tara Fiscbach
Genre: Security and Terrorism|Smart Government|Workshop
Category: Future Government and Innovation
This document summarizes the discussions that took place during the ‘Cybercrime and the Digital...
Published on: March 2017
Author: Dr. Mona El-Sholkamy| Dr. Yasser Al-Saleh
Genre: Dubai Model|Education
Category: Education policy
Concerns from parents in Dubai about the rising cost of school fees are becoming increasingly...
Published on: March 2017
Author: Dr. Guy Burton| Dr. Racquel Warner
Genre: Education|UAE Studies|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Education policy
Education in the UAE is currently undergoing a period of remarkable reforms. The nation has...
Published on: February 2017
Author: Fadi Salem
Genre: Arab Social Media Report (ASMR)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The influence of social media has continued to grow globally over the past decade. During 2016...
Published on: November 2016
Genre: Social Change|Youth
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Rural and remote areas face special education and employment challenges that differ from those...
Published on: October 2016
Genre: Knowledge and Policies Council|Policy Implementation
Category: Public Leadership
Developing the next generation of leaders is a recognized strategic challenge for UAE governments...
Published on: May 2016
Genre: Knowledge and Policies Council|Policy Implementation
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The UAE Vision 2021 and the Dubai Plan 2021 have
emphasized the participation of Emiratis in...
Published on: March 2016
Genre: Knowledge and Policies Council|Policy Implementation|Public Policy
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution...
Published on: March 2016
Author: Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D.
Genre: Citizen Engagement|Citizenship
Category: Health policy
Over the past few years, Corporate Citizenship has become an important and thoroughly
discussed...
Published on: March 2016
Genre: Healthcare|Policy Implementation|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Health policy
Maternal and Child Health policy guides the decisions on the type of MCH technologies and...
Published on: February 2016
Genre: Culture|Social Change|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The UAE’s thrust onto the global stage and its endeavor to be a player in the global knowledge...
Published on: February 2016
Genre: Smart Dubai|Smart Government|Technology|United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
What makes a city “smart” in the digital age? How can a complex urban fabric develop intelligence...
Published on: January 2016
Genre: Knowledge and Policies Council
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution...
Published on: December 2015
Genre: Development
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The Noor Dubai Foundation (the foundation) is a non-governmental and not-for-profit international...
Published on: December 2015
Genre: Development
Category: Public Management
A prominent feature of competitive markets is that the entities involved must continuously find...
Published on: December 2015
Genre: Policy Implementation
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Mr. Maniyan Nayakam Pillai, the Managing Director at Wellcare Infotech L.L.C.1 which was founded...
Published on: December 2015
Genre: Culture
Category: Public Leadership
Companies that expand their operations to different regions across the globe face a major...
Published on: December 2015
Author: Sanah Sheikh
Genre: Dubai Model|Education
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
In this paper, we review the published evidence to provide an analysis of how well inclusive...
Published on: December 2015
Author: Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D.
Genre: Healthcare
Category: Health policy
The objective of this article review is to investigate a medical error case study focusing on...
Published on: October 2015
Genre: Technology|Youth|Youth Initiative
Category: Education policy
This report aims to investigate the leaks in the STEM pipeline among Emiratis in Abu Dhabi. The...
Published on: October 2015
Genre: Public Services
Category: Public Leadership
Lipsky defines street-level bureaucrats as the people who meet citizens at the interface between...
Published on: September 2015
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Public Leadership
Students of leadership will sooner or later arrive at Leadership by James MacGregor Burns...
Published on: September 2015
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Future Government and Innovation
USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: Lessons Learned from the UAE National Brainstorming...
Published on: August 2015
Genre: Healthcare
Category: Health policy
The UAE youths’ frequency of being more obese is twice to be thrice greater than the published...
Published on: August 2015
Genre: Healthcare
Category: Health policy
This is the first of a series of two policy briefs that examines a conceptual analysis of the...
Published on: August 2015
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Health policy
A Conceptual Analysis on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Public Health Leadership Theory- Part 2
Published on: June 2015
Author: Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D.
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Public Leadership
The book reviewed is entitled, “Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of...
Published on: May 2015
Genre: Knowledge and Policies Council
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution focusing on...
Published on: February 2015
Genre: Citizen Engagement|Governance|Governance and Innovation Program|Smart Government|Social Media|UAE Studies
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Produced by the Governance and Innovation Program, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in...
Published on: February 2015
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Theis report details the proceedings of the round table event, titled ‘Smart olicies for Public...
Published on: January 2015
Genre: Culture|Knowledge Sharing|Knowledge Transfer|Public Organization
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Managing knowledge is considered an essential resource for both public and private sector...
Published on: November 2014
Genre: Social Change
Category: Future Government and Innovation
As 2014 comes to a close, social media in the Arab world continues to grow exponentially, with...
Published on: June 2014
Genre: Media (including Social Media)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Under the title ‘Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of...
Published on: June 2014
Genre: Innovation|Social Change
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Until 2007, both service providers and the consumers of public and private services in the...
Published on: June 2014
Genre: Education
Category: Public Leadership
It is not unusual for the path of national growth and for development processes to be closely...
Published on: May 2014
Genre: Media Coverage|Social Change
Category: Future Government and Innovation
This report aims to explore social media trends in the region in 2013 , paving the way for a...
Published on: May 2014
Genre: GCC
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Navigating through mounting developmental challenges, the Arab region continues to go through...
Published on: April 2014
Genre: gender, gender and development, globalization
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
This paper highlights the importance of using the term ‘gender’ in Arabic and its relevance to...
Published on: March 2014
Genre: Policy Implementation
Category: Public Leadership
Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBSRG) launched the ‘Knowledge and Policies Council...
Published on: March 2014
Genre: International Politics
Category: Public Leadership
In spite of different approaches being experimented over the past six decades, poverty...
Published on: February 2014
Genre: Comparative Middle East Politics
Category: Public Leadership
The challenges governments face today are both internal and external; globalization, new...
Published on: February 2014
Genre: Dubai Model|External Partnerships|Public Financial Management|Public Policy
Category: Public Leadership
Human resource and training literature indicate that the design of a training strategy is the...
Published on: February 2014
Genre: Dubai Model|External Partnerships|Public Policy
Category: Public Leadership
When financial crises strike governments, the first departments that usually witness sharp...
Published on: February 2014
Genre: E-Government|Governance/Public Sector Management
Category: Future Government and Innovation
In an era characterized by mounting socio-economic constraints and transformational technological...
Published on: February 2014
Genre: Media Coverage|Strategy and Development
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Rising citizen expectations have made efficient, relevant, quality public sector services the key...
Published on: December 2013
Genre: Feminisms|GCC|Gender|Gender policy
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Women dominate higher education in more than half of the Middle East and Gulf countries. For...
Published on: November 2013
Author: Dr. Mohammad Habibur Rahman
Genre: Political Reform|Public Financial Management|Public Policy
Category: Public Leadership
For many years, public management reform has been an evolving concept. New Public Management (NPM...
Published on: October 2013
Genre: ICT for development|open government|policy implementation
Category: Public Leadership
This paper builds upon empirical data collected from 42 interviews with decision-makers...
Published on: June 2013
Genre: E-Government
Category: Education policy
The continued growth of social media in the Arab region has facilitated innovations by...
Published on: May 2013
Genre: E-Government|ICT for development|innovation|Knowledge Management and ICT|Media (including Social Media)|Media Coverage|Media|Social Change|SocialChange|VIP Visit
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Over the past 15 years, the Arab region has witnessed major technology-led transformations which...
Published on: April 2013
Genre: GCC|gender policy|gender, development, gender and citizenship|gender, social and cross-cultural psychology|Gender
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
“Women and Globalization in the GCC: Negotiating States, Agency and Social Change”, is a workshop...
Published on: February 2013
Genre: Healthcare
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The source of income for the vast majority of older people comes from their pension pay and/or...
Published on: December 2012
Genre: gender, gender and development, globalization
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The Gender and Public Policy program is committed to supporting the Dubai School of Government’s...
Published on: December 2012
Genre:
Category: Public Leadership
In the increasingly globalized context of the UAE, women’s leadership development programs have...
Published on: October 2012
Genre: Education|E-Government|entrepreneurship|Media (including Social Media)|Media Coverage|Media|VIP Visit|Youth
Category: Future Government and Innovation
Since the spark of the popular movements across the Arab world, the critical debate about Arab...
Published on: July 2012
Genre: Media (including Social Media)
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The passionate debate on the impact of social media in the Arab world has continued throughout...
Published on: May 2012
Genre: Education
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The provision for students with special educational needs in schools in Dubai is in a...
Published on: April 2012
Genre: Governance/Public Sector Management|Knowledge Management and ICT|Organizational Development
Category: Public Leadership
This working paper highlights the importance of the creation, capturing, documentation and...
Published on: April 2012
Genre: Education
Category: Education policy
This policy brief examines the choices that high school students have to consider when planning...
Published on: January 2012
Genre: Education
Category: Education policy
Many parents have the opinion that the education of their children is the sole responsibility of...
Published on: November 2011
Genre: Economics/Finance|Governance/Public Sector Management|Organizational Development
Category: Public Leadership
This working paper examines the political economy of privatization in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
Published on: October 2011
Genre: Education
Category: Education policy
This policy brief explores the obstacles to education reform in the MENA region, using curricular...
Published on: August 2011
Genre: Education
Category: Education policy
This volume is a compilation of papers submitted to the Second Annual Symposium of the Gulf...
Published on: June 2011
Genre:
Category: Public Leadership
This policy brief examines the current state of knowledge management (KM) in Dubai’s public sector.
Published on: June 2011
Genre: Education
Category: Education policy
This brief gives an overview of “shadow education,” its reach and patterns worldwide. Next, it...
Published on: May 2011
Genre: Education|Gender
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
This policy note is based on "The Contribution of Women to Intellectual Thought and Science in...
Published on: April 2011
Genre:
Category: Public Leadership
This brief assesses the performance of Knowledge Management (KM) programs in Dubai’s public...
Published on: April 2011
Genre: International Politics|Strategy and Development
Category: Public Leadership
This collection of 23 briefing papers from leading counter-piracy experts was prepared by DSG for...
Published on: March 2011
Genre: Youth
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
This brief investigates the effects of the Palestinian Labor Law on unemployment duration for...
Published on: March 2011
Genre: Youth
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
This brief investigates the effects of the Palestinian Labor Law on unemployment duration for...
Published on: March 2011
Genre: Education
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
This paper examines male participation in higher education in the UAE from an economic and...
Published on: February 2011
Genre: Gender
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Arab Social Media Report: The Role of Social Media in Arab Women’s Empowerment Vol.1 No.3 Racha...
Published on: January 2011
Genre: Governance/Public Sector Management
Category: Future Government and Innovation
The Arab Social Media Report, produced by the Dubai School of Government’s Governance and...
Published on: January 2011
Genre: Dubai Model
Category: Education policy
The brief provides a description of the pre-school educational landscape in Dubai, and the...
Published on: January 2011
Genre: Economics/Finance
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Looking at East Timor, this paper focuses on the relationship between the national oil company...
Published on: January 2011
Genre: Social Change
Category: Future Government and Innovation
This paper explores barriers to unleashing the potential power of ICTs for creating a culture of...
Published on: November 2007
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
The Middle East today is a very youthful region, due to the consequences of the demographic...
Published on: November 2007
Genre: Academic Programs
Category: Social policy, Well-being and Happiness
Most typically, analyses of youth have employed either the neo-classical economic framework of...