Hamas and Palestine: The Contested Road to Statehood

ISBN-13: 9780367584450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 292 str.

Martin Kear

Opis

This book moves away from the securitised interpretation of the political behaviour of Hamas. Instead it provides a holistic analysis of Hamas’s decision to participate in the 2006 elections, its performance in government, its coalition building efforts with Fatah, and its efforts to build regional alliances.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Empirical Ambiguities and Theoretical Considerations 2. Hamas: Balancing Pragmatism, Principles, and Purpose 3. Between a State and Occupation: Surviving Israeli State-Building 4. The Political Learning Curve: The Promises and Perils of Electoral Participation and Success 5. Governing Gaza: The ‘Slow Assassination’ of Hamas 6. Fighting to Survive: Hamas and its Confrontations with Israel 7. The Vacillating Power-Sharing Dynamics of the Territories 8. The Impermanence of Regional Alliances Conclusion

O autorze

Martin Kear is a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. His research interests include political participation by Islamist groups and the role of political violence in the narrative of Islamist groups.