Statebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa: The Aftermath of Regime Change

ISBN-13: 9780367591816 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 186 str.

Irene Costantini

Opis

This book examines the regime changes in Iraq and Libya to unravel the complexity of statebuilding in countries emerging from under the shadow of authoritarianism and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.