1st Edition
Statebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa The Aftermath of Regime Change
By Irene Costantini
Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the regime changes in Iraq and Libya to unravel the complexity of statebuilding in countries emerging from authoritarianism and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Framed in a comparative study of post-2003 Iraq and post-2011 Libya, the book examines changes in key state dimensions – representation and political authority, security, and wealth... Read more
1. Introduction 2. On State Transformation 3. The State in the Middle East and North Africa 4. Iraq and Libya: Under the Iron Fist 5. From 'Armed Liberalism' and R2P to Statebuilding 6. Gone is the "One Man in Command" 7. From Military Regime to Militias’ Rule 8. Rentier States at War 9. Conflict and the State in the Middle East and North Africa 10. Conclusion
Biography
Irene Costantini is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Naples, "L'Orientale", Italy. She was previously a research fellow at the Middle East Research Institute, Erbil, Iraq and at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, University of York, UK.
