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Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa

Aslı Ü Bâli editor Omar M Dajani editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Jan '23

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The first book in English on the law and politics of federalism and decentralization in the MENA region.

This book is for anyone interested in alternatives to conventional understandings of the MENA region, with a view towards identifying practical solutions to the longstanding problems of authoritarian governance and ethnic conflict.This volume, the first of its kind in the English language, examines the law and politics of federalism and decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa. Comprised of eleven case studies examining the experience across the region, together with essays by leading scholars providing comparative and theoretical perspectives and a synthetic conclusion by the co-editors, the volume offers a textured portrait of the dilemmas of decentralization during a period of sweeping transition in the region. The collection addresses an important gap in the comparative decentralization literature, which has largely neglected the MENA region. Both retrospective and forward-looking in orientation, the book is a valuable resource not only for scholars of comparative politics, constitutional design, and Middle East studies, but also for policy makers evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of decentralization as a vehicle for improving governance and responding to identity conflict in any part of the world.

ISBN: 9781108831239

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 28mm

Weight: 790g

376 pages