Democratization has long been a poor cousin to Arab-Israeli peacemaking and Gulf security in the list of U.S. policy priorities in the Middle East. Far too little attention has been devoted to the authoritarian state-in-the-making in the West Bank and Gaza and its implications for the sustainability of peace between Israelis and the Palestinians. The analytical questions at the heart of the issue are: Would a democratic Palestinian Authority be better or worse for the peace process? And just how important is democracy to a lasting peace between Israelis and the Palestinians? In Palestinian Democracy and Governance, David Schenker provides an assessment by looking through the prism of the Palestinian Legislative Council, the legislative branch of government in the Palestinian Authority. The PLC, he argues, is the bellwether of democracy in the PA. This path-breaking study should not only provoke debate on a highly sensitive yet vitally important issue, but also prod American policymakers to consider new and creative ways to invest in the long-term potential for democratization in the Palestinian Authority.
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David Schenker is a Middle East policy advisor in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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Democratization" is once again a hot topic among Washington policymakers, analysts, and academics dealing with Middle Eastern affairs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Abu Ala, West Bank, United States, Standing Orders, Ministry of Finance, Palestinian Legislative Council, Gun Law, Middle East, Office of the Council, Interim Agreement, Corruption Report, Gaza City, Official Gazette, Palestinian Authority, Abu Saleh, Palestinian Council, Council of Ministers, Yasir Arafat, Ahmed Qurie, Azmi Shuyabi, Finance Ministry, Haidar Abdel Shafi, Ministry of Justice, New York, Palestine Liberation Organization New!
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Democratization" is once again a hot topic among Washington policymakers, analysts, and academics dealing with Middle Eastern affairs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Abu Ala, West Bank, United States, Standing Orders, Ministry of Finance, Palestinian Legislative Council, Gun Law, Middle East, Office of the Council, Interim Agreement, Corruption Report, Gaza City, Official Gazette, Palestinian Authority, Abu Saleh, Palestinian Council, Council of Ministers, Yasir Arafat, Ahmed Qurie, Azmi Shuyabi, Finance Ministry, Haidar Abdel Shafi, Ministry of Justice, New York, Palestine Liberation Organization New!
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- Israel and the Palestinians (Countries in Crisis) by Ron David in Front Matter
- Human Rights by Ellen Frankel Paul on page 6
- Middle East (A Silver Burdett international library selection) by Maureen S. Abdallah on page 46
- Middle East: Geography and Geopolitics by Ewan Anderson on page 115
- Putting People First by Bill Clinton on page 114
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- Palestinian Politics after the Oslo Accords: Resuming Arab Palestine by Nathan J. Brown in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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