Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mlynek

• Introduction

  • Note on the Methodology

• Chapter I: The State Theoretical Framework and Arab State

  • The Marxist Perspective versus the Weberian One

    • The 20^th Century’s State Theories

    • Towards an Advanced Definition of the State

  • State in the Arab World

    • The Post-Colonial Arab State: A state against Society

  • Rethinking the Arab State

• Chapter II: The Palestinian Autonomy  Historical Overview

  • Palestinian Autonomy under British Mandate

  • The Gaza Strip’s Autonomy under the Egyptian Rule

  • The Political Implications of West Bankers under Jordanian Rule

    • Local Government in the West Bank, Under Jordanian Rule

  • Palestinian Autonomy under Israeli Occupation

    • The 1972 Municipal Elections

    • Israel’s Policy of Non-Intervention: The Path Toward Political Mobilization

    • The 1976 Municipal Elections: PLO Factions Rise to Office

    • Palestinian Local Autonomy under the Likud Government: Toward a Bottom-Up Model

  • The First Intifada (1987-1993): Palestinians Attach Further Themselves to Grassroots Institutions

• Chapter III: Gaining Autonomy through Oslo  On the Peace, the People, and the Authority

  • The Background Behind and Rise of the PA

  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place: the PA’s Search for Legitimacy

  • The Detachment of the PA from Society: The PA against Civil Society

  • The PA Mode of Governance: Toward a Neopatrimonial System

• Chapter IV: The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) The Incomplete Democracy

  • The 1996’s Palestinian Elections

  • The PLC: Toward a Parliamentary Institution

  • The Basic Law, the Law of Judiciary, and the NGOs Law: Unsuccessful Attempts to Combat Arafat’s Neopatrimonial System

  • On the Budgetary Conflict between PLC and PA

  • PLC’s Weakness vis-à-vis PA: Factors and Conditions

  • The Tasks of Monitoring and Accountability: The PLC as Client for PA

  • PLC: Loosing Legitimacy

• Chapter V: The Oslo Autonomy A Functional Perspective

  • The Rise of the Palestinian Bureaucracy: Challenges and Parameters

    • The Palestinian Bureaucracy: Legal Dimension

  • The Palestinian Bureaucracy: Institution Building - a Functional Perspective

    • The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH): Does it make a Difference?

    • The Palestinian Ministry of Education: A New Chapter in the Educational Life of Palestinians

    • The Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs: Ineffective Social Security Scheme

  • The Palestinian Bureaucracy: Features and Characteristics

  • The Local Government System under the PA: Toward a Client Model of Local Authority

    • The Local Government System: Electoral Perspective

    • The Local Government System: The Status Quo

    • The Local Government System: A Failed scheme for Supplying Utilities

  • The Opponents’ Para-State Institutions: Toward a Grassroots Model

    • The Islamic Society

    • El-Salah Islamic Association

    • The Friends of Martyrs Society

    • Union of Heath Work Committees (UHWC)

• Chapter VI: The Al-Aqsa intifada The Struggle for Reform

  • The Reform: Between a Palestinian Vision and an American-Israeli One

  • Reform: Arafat’s Bow to the “Winds”

  • Abbas' Government: Between the Palestinian and Israeli Traps

  • The “Political Map” of Sharon: Israel’s Separation Wall

  • Qrieh's Government: In Line with Arafat’s Will

  • Sharon’s Unilateral Steps: Towards the Gaza Disengagement Plan

  • The PA: Loosing Authority

  • After Arafat’s Departure

• Conclusion

• Acknowledgement

• GLOSSARY

• Bibliography

• Declaration