Partnerships for progress: reinventing Qatar’s governance model through multi-sector collaboration
<p dir="ltr">This article examines Qatar's evolving governance model as it transitions from a rentier, state-centric welfare regime towards a more participatory framework, integrating the private sector and civil society. Grounded in administrative-governance and collaborative-g...
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| الملخص: | <p dir="ltr">This article examines Qatar's evolving governance model as it transitions from a rentier, state-centric welfare regime towards a more participatory framework, integrating the private sector and civil society. Grounded in administrative-governance and collaborative-governance theories, the analysis tests four key conditions for effective state-society collaboration: regulatory coherence, inter-sectoral coordination, legal-institutional flexibility, and stakeholder inclusiveness. Employing a mixed-methods design, the study draws on 30 semi-structured interviews with policymakers, experts, and NGO leaders, complemented by a systematic review of academic and policy literature, and triangulated with legal texts and public project data. The 2020 Public-Private Partnership Law has spurred private investment, demonstrating that UNCITRAL-aligned regulation can strengthen performance legitimacy. Yet overlapping statutes, rigid contractual frameworks, and a charitable licensing model for NGOs continue to hinder adaptive governance. These constraints result in duplicated services, delays, and limited civic input-undermining procedural legitimacy in a non-electoral context. The article proposes policy recalibration through statutory harmonization, an NGO advocacy license, a supra-ministerial interpretive council, and institutionalized feedback mechanisms linking public input to policy outcomes. By situating empirical findings within Gulf political realities, it contributes to debates on collaborative governance in hybrid regimes seeking legitimacy through institutional innovation.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Policy Studies<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2025.2578434" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2025.2578434</a></p> |
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