Polarized and demobilized : legacies of authoritarianism in Palestine / Dana El Kurd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El Kurd, Dana, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Authoritarianism--Palestine.

Authoritarianism.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Peace--International cooperation.

Palestinian National Authority--Politics and government.

Palestinian National Authority.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages). : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

After the 1994 Oslo Accords, Palestinians were hopeful that an end to the Israeli occupation was within reach, and that a state would be theirs by 1999. With this promise, international powers became increasingly involved in Palestinian politics, and many shadows of statehood arose in the territories. Today, however, no state has emerged, and the occupation has become more entrenched. Concurrently, the Palestinian Authority has become increasingly authoritarian, and Palestinians ever more polarised and demobilised. Palestine is not unique in this: international involvement, and its disruptive effects, have been a constant across the contemporary Arab world. This book argues that internationally backed authoritarianism has an effect on society itself, not just on regime-level dynamics.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 2, 2020).

ISBN:

0-19-752075-8

0-19-752412-5