Middle East Law and Governance (MELG) is a peer-reviewed social science journal that offers contributors an opportunity to reflect upon and engage issues pertaining to governance and social, economic, and ideological transformations in the modern Middle East and North Africa region. We broadly conceive of governance as the processes and decision-making leading to the creation, reinforcement or reproduction of social norms and/or institutions.
As an interdisciplinary journal for critical scholarly analysis, MELG publishes original research from scholars representing a wide range of disciplines (anthropology, economics, gender studies, legal studies, political science, religious studies, urban studies and so on) and encourages methodologically diverse contributions with strong empirical grounding in field research. In addition to individual and special issue submissions, MELG publishes roundtables, field notes and case comments.
Brill and MELG actively support Open Access publication. For more information please visit Brill’s Open Access pages. To access all of MELG’s open access content, please click here.
MELG also publishes freely accessible podcasts and blogs with select authors regarding their research. You can read our latest blog post here: MELG Blog.
Editor-in-Chief
Bassel Salloukh, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Editors
Francesco Cavatorta, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
Mona Harb, American University Beirut
Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Ammar Shamaileh, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
Advisory Board
Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Aslı Bâli, UCLA School of Law
Erika Biagini, Dublin City University
Myriam Catusse, Institut Français du Proche-Orient
Benoît Challand, New York University
Laryssa Chomiak, Centre d'Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis
May Darwich, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Anver M. Emon (Founding Editor), University of Toronto, Canada
Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace
Elizabeth Hurd, Northwestern University
Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Boston College
E.J. Karmel, University of Guelph
Jane Kinnimont, Chatham House, UK
Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina
Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg
Simon Mabon, Richardson Institute
Bashar Malkawi, University of Sharjah
Andrew March, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mustafa Menshawy, University of Durham
Maya Mikdashi, Rutger’s University
Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou, Graduate Institute Geneva
Mona Oraby, Amherst College
Robert P. Parks, Centre d'Études Maghrébines en Algérie
Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University
Noah Salomon, Carleton College
Nazanin Shahrokni, The London School of Economics
Mark Tessler, University of Michigan
Chantal Thomas, Cornell Law School
Berna Turam, Northeastern University
Jenny White, Stockholm University
Editorial Assistant
Reagan Patrick, University of Toronto
Podcast Host
E.J. Karmel, University of Guelph
Blog Managing Editors
Faraz Alidina, University of Toronto
Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Erika Biagini, Dublin City University
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ERIH PLUS
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Index Islamicus
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Online submission: Articles for publication in Middle Eastern Law and Governance can be submitted online through Editorial Manager. To submit an article, click here.
For more details on online submission, please visit our EM Support page.
Check out our additional guidelines for special issues and round tables here: Guidelines.
Middle East Law & Governance Podcast
On the MELG podcast, we talk to the journal's contributors about their work and current events in the region. The podcast is hosted by MELG advisory board member, E.J. Karmel.
Online submission: Articles for publication in Middle Eastern Law and Governance can be submitted online through Editorial Manager. To submit an article, click here.
For more details on online submission, please visit our EM Support page.
Check out our additional guidelines for special issues and round tables here: Guidelines.
Editor-in-Chief
Bassel Salloukh, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Editors
Francesco Cavatorta, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
Mona Harb, American University Beirut
Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Ammar Shamaileh, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
Advisory Board
Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Aslı Bâli, UCLA School of Law
Erika Biagini, Dublin City University
Myriam Catusse, Institut Français du Proche-Orient
Benoît Challand, New York University
Laryssa Chomiak, Centre d'Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis
May Darwich, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Anver M. Emon (Founding Editor), University of Toronto, Canada
Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace
Elizabeth Hurd, Northwestern University
Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Boston College
E.J. Karmel, University of Guelph
Jane Kinnimont, Chatham House, UK
Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina
Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg
Simon Mabon, Richardson Institute
Bashar Malkawi, University of Sharjah
Andrew March, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mustafa Menshawy, University of Durham
Maya Mikdashi, Rutger’s University
Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou, Graduate Institute Geneva
Mona Oraby, Amherst College
Robert P. Parks, Centre d'Études Maghrébines en Algérie
Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University
Noah Salomon, Carleton College
Nazanin Shahrokni, The London School of Economics
Mark Tessler, University of Michigan
Chantal Thomas, Cornell Law School
Berna Turam, Northeastern University
Jenny White, Stockholm University
Editorial Assistant
Reagan Patrick, University of Toronto
Podcast Host
E.J. Karmel, University of Guelph
Blog Managing Editors
Faraz Alidina, University of Toronto
Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Erika Biagini, Dublin City University
MELG welcomes special issue proposals and proposals for round tables. For more information on the different types of submissions, please click here.
Check out our additional guidelines for special issues and round tables here: Guidelines.
Academic Search Alumni Edition
Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Elite
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Ultimate
Arab World Research Source
Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science)
ERIH PLUS
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Index Islamicus
Scopus
On the MELG podcast, we talk to the journal's contributors about their work and current events in the region. The podcast is hosted by MELG advisory board member, E.J. Karmel.
Middle East Law and Governance (MELG) is a peer-reviewed social science journal that offers contributors an opportunity to reflect upon and engage issues pertaining to governance and social, economic, and ideological transformations in the modern Middle East and North Africa region. We broadly conceive of governance as the processes and decision-making leading to the creation, reinforcement or reproduction of social norms and/or institutions.
As an interdisciplinary journal for critical scholarly analysis, MELG publishes original research from scholars representing a wide range of disciplines (anthropology, economics, gender studies, legal studies, political science, religious studies, urban studies and so on) and encourages methodologically diverse contributions with strong empirical grounding in field research. In addition to individual and special issue submissions, MELG publishes roundtables, field notes and case comments.
Brill and MELG actively support Open Access publication. For more information please visit Brill’s Open Access pages. To access all of MELG’s open access content, please click here.
MELG also publishes freely accessible podcasts and blogs with select authors regarding their research. You can read our latest blog post here: MELG Blog.