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Hybrid forms of governance - where the central state authority does
not possess a monopoly of violence and fails to exercise control -
are not only an epiphenomena, but a reality likely to persist. This
book explores this phenomenon drawing on examples from the Middle
East and Africa. It considers the different sorts of actors - state
and non-state, public and private, national and transnational -
which possess power, examines the dynamics of the relationships
between central authorities and other actors, and reviews the
varying outcomes. The book provides an alternative view of the way
in which governance has been constructed and lived, puts forward a
conceptualisation of various forms of governance which have
hitherto been regarded as exceptions, and argues for such forms of
governance to be regarded as part of the norm.
Hybrid forms of governance - where the central state authority does
not possess a monopoly of violence and fails to exercise control -
are not only an epiphenomena, but a reality likely to persist. This
book explores this phenomenon drawing on examples from the Middle
East and Africa. It considers the different sorts of actors - state
and non-state, public and private, national and transnational -
which possess power, examines the dynamics of the relationships
between central authorities and other actors, and reviews the
varying outcomes. The book provides an alternative view of the way
in which governance has been constructed and lived, puts forward a
conceptualisation of various forms of governance which have
hitherto been regarded as exceptions, and argues for such forms of
governance to be regarded as part of the norm.
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.
This book explores the complexity of the only widely-acclaimed
successful democratic transition following the Arab uprisings of
2010-2011 - the Tunisian one. The country's transformation, in
terms of state-society relations across several analytical
dimensions (citizenship, security, political economy, external
relations), is looked at through the prism of statehood and of
limited statehood in particular. The author illustrates how the
balance of power and the relationship between the state and
societal forces have been shaped and reshaped a number of times at
key critical junctures by drawing on examples from very different
policy arenas. The critical reading of statehood speaks beyond the
Tunisian case study as notions of limited statehood can be applied,
with different degrees of intensity and in some dimensions more
than others, to most political systems in the Middle East and North
Africa. Accessible for students, academics and professionals alike,
the book illuminates the complexities and challenges of a
successful, albeit still fragile, transition.
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.
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