The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank
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The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank

The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft

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The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank

The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft

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The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank explores the manner in which the Palestinian Authority's performative acts affect and shape the lives and subjective identities of those in its vicinity in the occupied West Bank. The nature of Palestinians' statelessness has to contend with the rituals of statecraft that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its Palestinian functionaries engage in. These rituals are also economically maintained by an international donor community and are vehemently challenged by Palestinian activists, antagonistic to the prevalence of the statist agenda in Palestine.

Conceptually, the understanding of the PA's 'theater of statecraft' is inspired by Judith Butler's conception of performativity as one that encompasses several repetitive and ritual performative acts. The authors explore what they refer to as the 'fuzzy state' (personified in the form and conduct of the PA) looks like for those living it, from the vantage point of PA institutions, NGOs, international representative offices, and activists. Methodologically, the book adopts an ethnographic approach, by way of interviews and observations in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank makes an important and long-due intervention by integrating performance studies and politics to suggest an understanding of the theatrics of woeful statecraft in Palestine. The book is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the study of the state, International Relations and Politics, Palestine Studies, and the Middle East.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
ISBN
9781351341523
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Corporate Governance
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Prelude
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1 The theatrics of the ‘state’: An introduction
  10. 2 Palestine and the ‘global’ imperative of state-building
  11. 3 The Palestinian Authority and its ‘anxious’ functionaries
  12. 4 Operating in the shadow of the ‘state’: The case of civil society organizations
  13. 5 The ‘state’ and its unwilling ‘subjects’
  14. 6 Conclusion
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index