Rethinking Statehood in the Middle East and North Africa - Security, Sovereignty and New Political Orders (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2019
Editors:	Abel Polese • Ruth Hanau Santini
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-66232-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	0-367-66232-9
Barcode:	9780367662325

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