Palestinian Democracy And Governance
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Palestinian Democracy And Governance
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Author : David Kenneth Schenker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Palestinian Democracy And Governance written by David Kenneth Schenker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Political Science categories.
A forceful . . . breakthrough study on the critical issues of democratic reforms in a volatile area of the region. This book is a serious and significant contribution to the vital issue of how U.S. Middle East policy is premised and why it is now time to reconsider it.Washington Times
Gaza Under Hamas
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Author : Bj?orn Brenner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Gaza Under Hamas written by Bj?orn Brenner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Gaza Strip categories.
"The landslide victory of Hamas to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 saw the ascent of a new actor on the parliamentary scene. The elections also constituted the first time Islamists had ascended to power in the Arab world by democratic means. But did Hamas proceed to govern in the same democratic manner it had displayed during these elections? Gaza Under Hamas scrutinizes the workings of the Hamas government, tracing how its governance in the domestic arena unfolded. Particular focus is placed on the ways in which the new government reacted to three key challenges to its power: the competitive political system and main opposition party; violent radicalisation and local splinter groups; the need to re-establish societal order and reform the judicial system. The analysis as it unfolds tells the story of an inexperienced but self-confident Hamas in government, that perceived itself to be working under the constant threat of a possible coup d'etat. In addition to the author's first-hand observations, analysis is based on interviews with a wide range of Palestinian political personalities in the Hamas government, as well as interviews with military commanders, internal security personnel and members of the Qassam Brigades."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
State Formation In Palestine
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Author : Inge Amundsen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-07-08
State Formation In Palestine written by Inge Amundsen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-08 with History categories.
This book examines key questions and challenges the widely prevalent view that the Palestinian Authority collapsed because of its internal governance failures, its lack of commitment to democracy, and corruption. It argues that the analytical framework of 'good governance' is not appropriate for assessing state performance in developing countries, and that it is especially inappropriate in conflict and post-conflict situations. Instead, an alternative framework is proposed for assessing state performance in a context of economic and social transformation. This is then applied in detail to different aspects of state formation in Palestine, showing that the institutional architecture set up by the Oslo agreements was responsible for many of the serious failures.
Gaza Under Hamas
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Author : Bjorn Brenner
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-12-18
Gaza Under Hamas written by Bjorn Brenner and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-18 with History categories.
Hamas is designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU, the USA and the UN. It has made itself notorious for its violent radicalism and uncompromising rejection of the Jewish state. So after its victory in the 2006 elections the world was watching. How would Hamas govern? Could an Islamist group without any experience of power - and with an unwavering ideology - manage to deal with day-to-day realities on the ground? Bjorn Brenner investigates what happened after the elections and puts the spotlight on the people over whom Hamas rules, rather than on its ideas. Lodging with Palestinian families and experiencing their daily encounters with Hamas, he offers an intimate perspective of the group as seen through local eyes. The book is based on hard-to-secure interviews with a wide range of key political and security figures in the Hamas administration, as well as with military commanders and members of the feared Qassam Brigades. Brenner has also sought out those that Hamas identifies as local trouble makers: the extreme Salafi-Jihadis and members of the now more quiescent mainstream Fatah party led by Mahmoud Abbas. The book provides a new interpretation of one of the most powerful forces in the Israel-Palestine arena, arguing that the Gazan Islamists carry a potential to be much more flexible and pragmatic than anticipated - if they would think they stand to gain from it. Gaza under Hamas investigates the key challenges to Hamas's authority and reveals why and in what ways ideology comes second to power consolidation.
The One State Condition
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Author : Ariella Azoulay
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-28
The One State Condition written by Ariella Azoulay and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-28 with Philosophy categories.
Since the start of the occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, Israel's domination of the Palestinians has deprived an entire population of any political status or protection. But even decades on, most people speak of this rule—both in everyday political discussion and in legal and academic debates—as temporary, as a state of affairs incidental and external to the Israeli regime. In The One-State Condition, Ariella Azoulay and Adi Ophir directly challenge this belief. Looking closely at the history and contemporary formation of the ruling apparatus—the technologies and operations of the Israeli army, the General Security Services, and the legal system imposed in the Occupied Territories—Azoulay and Ophir outline the one-state condition of Israel/Palestine: the grounding principle of Israeli governance is the perpetuation of differential rule over populations of differing status. Israeli citizenship is shaped through the active denial of Palestinian citizenship and civil rights. Though many Israelis, on both political right and left, agree that the occupation constitutes a problem for Israeli democracy, few ultimately admit that Israel is no democracy or question the very structure of the Israeli regime itself. Too frequently ignored are the lasting effects of the deceptive denial of the events of 1948 and 1967, and the ways in which the resulting occupation has reinforced the sweeping militarization and recent racialization of Israeli society. Azoulay and Ophir show that acknowledgment of the one-state condition is not only a prerequisite for considering a one- or two-state solution; it is a prerequisite for advancing new ideas to move beyond the trap of this false dilemma.
Governance Issues In Palestine
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Author : Jam'iyyah al-Filastiniyyah al-Akadimiyyah li-al-Shu'un al-Dauliyyah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Governance Issues In Palestine written by Jam'iyyah al-Filastiniyyah al-Akadimiyyah li-al-Shu'un al-Dauliyyah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Democracy categories.
Peace Building Through State Building Eu Strategies Towards The Palestinian Territories And The Role Of Democracy
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Author : Anja Tuchtenhagen
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2016-08-11
Peace Building Through State Building Eu Strategies Towards The Palestinian Territories And The Role Of Democracy written by Anja Tuchtenhagen and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-11 with Political Science categories.
Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Region: Near East, Near Orient, grade: 2,1, Leiden University (Humanities), course: Internationale Beziehungen, language: English, abstract: This paper seeks to address the persistent problem of integrating democracy and good governance approaches as universal values into external policy-making. To this end, the EU ́s state-building policies towards Palestine have been chosen as a case study. Palestine, presently not a sovereign state represents a case of international large-scale peace-building endeavor in a post Cold War context. The Palestinian case is insofar crucial for policy makers as it offers insights into democratization policies where there is no sovereign state to address. Instead, democratic structures and good governance have been established by the EU and the international community as a precondition for its very emergence. The EU ́s role among these actors as democracy promoter, state- and peace-builder is therefore interesting as the rationale of its very inception was the establishment of peace. It is a unique example of a Union of sovereign states being built on a territory whose inhabitants have been going to war with each other throughout history. Drawing against this background the paper considers it valid to ask the question of what the EU does regarding the defence/ proliferation of its founding principles in its external relations, especially in an area of geographical proximity such as the Middle East which is troubled by the violent conflict between Arab states and Israel and particular between Palestinians and Israelis. The explicit goal of this analysis is therefore to offer insight into how the EU embeds its external democratization agenda into the state- and peace-building approach applied in Palestine and on which notions these activities rest. Thereby it looks at the EU ́s engagement starting in 2003 when democracy and good governance promotion in Palestine have gained popularity within the international donor community. Thereby the paper exclusively deals with Community policies and does not consider bilateral actions by its Member States. It seeks to shed light on the dynamics between the underlying theoretical concepts of the peace-building project in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in order to find out if or up to which extent they are compatible with the EU ́s commitment to external democratization. Therefore the main research question is: “Is the democracy/ good governance support in Palestine by the EU an adequate means to promote peace in the Middle East?”
Palestine And Rule Of Power
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Author : Alaa Tartir
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-12-22
Palestine And Rule Of Power written by Alaa Tartir and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-22 with Political Science categories.
This book explores how the rule of power relates to the case of occupied Palestine, examining features of local dissent and international governance. The project considers expressions of the rule of power in two particular ways: settler colonialism and neoliberalism. As power is always accompanied by resistance, the authors engage with and explores forms of everyday resistance to the logics and regimes of neoliberal governance and settler colonialism. They investigate wide-ranging issues and dynamics related to international governance, liberal peacebuilding, statebuilding, and development, the claim to politics, and the notion and practice of resistance. This work will be of interest for academics focusing on modern Middle Eastern politics, international relations, as well as for courses on contemporary conflicts, peacebuilding, and development.
Promoting Democracy And State Building In Palestine
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Author : Guilain Denoeux
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Promoting Democracy And State Building In Palestine written by Guilain Denoeux and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Palestine categories.
Barriers To Democracy
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Author : Amaney A. Jamal
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-06
Barriers To Democracy written by Amaney A. Jamal and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-06 with Political Science categories.
Democracy-building efforts from the early 1990s on have funneled billions of dollars into nongovernmental organizations across the developing world, with the U.S. administration of George W. Bush leading the charge since 2001. But are many such "civil society" initiatives fatally flawed? Focusing on the Palestinian West Bank and the Arab world, Barriers to Democracy mounts a powerful challenge to the core tenet of civil society initiatives: namely, that public participation in private associations necessarily yields the sort of civic engagement that, in turn, sustains effective democratic institutions. Such assertions tend to rely on evidence from states that are democratic to begin with. Here, Amaney Jamal investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. Jamal argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship--such as support for the regime in power. Thus, any assessment of the influence of associational life on civic life must take into account political contexts, including the relationships among associations, their leaders, and political institutions. Barriers to Democracy both builds on and critiques the multifaceted literature that has emerged since the mid-1990s on associational life and civil society. By critically examining associational life in the West Bank during the height of the Oslo Peace Process (1993-99), and extending her findings to Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan, Jamal provides vital new insights into a timely issue.