Rebel Governance in the Middle East

This book uses the cases of Syrian factions in rebel-held areas, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Houthi in Yemen, rebels in Libya, Taliban in Afghanistan, In Iraq, and Somalia to explain the importance of examining genealogies tribalism, common local knowledge and social networks in understanding the institutionalisation of armed group governance systems. The book provides a series of studies employing heterogenous methodological approaches to address the issue using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. The proposed project also attempts to move away from the central debate on the national political crisis trend by examining the sub-national level patterns and assessing various factors and questions that bring about clear answers regarding how de-facto rulers use tribes and tribal informal institutions to sustain their presence and create a safe social incubator.

Offers new perspectives to the concept of rebel governance Engages with literature on rebels and rebel governance in the Middle East Explains importance of examining genealogies tribalism, local knowledge, and social networks

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Ibrahim Fraihat is an associate professor in international conflict resolution at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and non-resident fellow at Deakin University's Middle East Studies Forum in Australia. He previously served as senior foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, and taught conflict resolution at Georgetown University and George Washington University. His latest book publications include: Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict (Edinburgh University Press, 2020), Unfinished Revolutions: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia after the Arab Spring (Yale University Press, 2016). Dr. Fraihat has published extensively on Middle East politics, with articles appearing in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Huffington Post, Al Jazeera websites, and elsewhere. Fraihat received a doctorate in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University in 2006. He is the recipient of George Mason University's Distinguished Alumni Award (2014) for his achievements in the field of conflict resolution.@i_fraihat

Abdalhadi Alijla is a social and political scientist and science advocate. He is the 2021 International Political Science Association Global South Award. He is the Co-Leader of Global Migration and Human Rights at Global Young Academy. He is a co-founder of Palestine Young Academy in 2020. He is an Associate Researcher and the Regional Manager of Varieties of Democracy Institute (Gothenburg University) for Gulf countries. He is a Post-doctoral fellow at the Orient Institute in Beirut (OIB).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Rebel Statehood: Wartime Rebel Governance and the Sub-national Identity in Syria.- Chapter 3: The state in Idlib: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and complexity amid the Syrian Civil War.- Chapter 4: The Propagandistic Use of Rebel Governance: The Case of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.- Chapter 5: Competitive Rebel Governance in Syria.- Chapter 6: Hezbollah's Relation with Iran: The Proxy-Ally Debate and Wilayat al-Faqih's Impact on Hezbollah's Nature, Governance, and Legitimacy.- Chapter 7: Ruling Without Responsibility: Badr Organization, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Kataib Hezbollah after defeating ISIS in Iraq.- Chapter 8: Rebel Governance Between Ideology and Pragmatism: al-Qaida in Yemen in 2011-2012 and in 2015-2016.- Chapter 9: Libya after Qaddafi: Are Tribes always Rebels?.- Chapter 10: Not Rebel Governance? Hamas's Rule.- Chapter 11: Competing to Govern: Opportunities and regime responsiveness to civilian protests during the Taliban insurgencyin Afghanistan.- Chapter 12: Prosecuting Rebels for International Crimes.