| Rethinking Statehood in the Middle East and North Africa: Security, Sovereignty and New Political Orders Contributor(s): Polese, Abel (Editor), Hanau Santini, Ruth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 036718088X ISBN-13: 9780367180881 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Political Science | World - African |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alternative forms of government and statehood exist in the Middle East and North African regions. The chapters in this volume demonstrate this and explore the notion of power from a non-statist perspective, highlighting the limits of states and their governance. Using empirical evidence from Syria, Libya, Lebanon, Tunisia, Iraq, Yemen, and Mali, the authors explore non-standard cases where power may be retained by a state but must be shared with a number of local actors, resulting in limited statehood and hybrid governance, which leads to competition and sharing of symbolic and political power within a state. This book is intended to prompt a critical reflection on the meaning of governance. It will illuminate informal structures which deserve attention when studying governance and power dynamics within a state or a region. This book was originally published as a special issue of Small Wars & Insurgencies. |