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Foreword by Naseer Aruri
Preface
1. Introduction: Political Development and the Transition
to Democracy
2. The Palestinian National Movement: A Historical Overview
The Palestinians Awaken to a Crushing Defeat
From Dispersion to Taking the Initiative
The PLO: From Maximalism to Compromise
The Oslo Accords and the Establishment of the Palestinian
National Authority
3. Democracy and Centralism in the Palestinian National Movement,
1967–1993
Arafat’s Control of PLO Institutions, 1968–1993
Pluralism, Civil Society, and the Construction of Institutions
among the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1967–1993
4. The Formal Structure of Powers in the Palestinian
National Authority
The Legislative Council
The Executive Authority
The Judicial Authority
5. The First Palestinian General Elections
The Legitimacy of the Elections
The Election System
The Election Campaign
The Election Results
6. The Centralization of Power and Political Conduct in the
PNA
Centralization of Power
Surveillance (Intimidation)
Buying Quiet (Bribery)
7. Conclusion: Contradictions within Palestinian Democracy
Palestinian “Partial Democracy” before the Establishment of
the PNA
“Partial Democracy” in the PNA
Conclusions for the Future
Appendixes
1. The Palestinian Authority’s Political Program, May 28,
1994
2. Basic Law: The Palestinian National Authority
3. Standing Orders for the Palestinian Legislative Council
4. Draft Law, Independence of the Judiciary
Notes
Index
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