Statebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa - 9780367591816

Taylor & Francis

Statebuilding in the Middle East and North AfricaThe Aftermath of Regime Change\nAuthor(s): Irene Costantini\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367591816, 978-0367591816\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the regime changes in Iraq and Libya to unravel the complexity of statebuilding in countries emerging from authoritarianism and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. \n\nFramed in a comparative study of post-2003 Iraq and post-2011 Libya, the book examines changes in key state dimensions representation and political authority, security, and wealth creation and distribution in a continuous dialogue with past trajectories in these two countries. To grasp the nature and degree of these changes, the mechanisms of state formation are explored in light of a statebuilding agenda that, in its application from Iraq to Libya, has adapted to different political prerogatives. The analysis of Iraq and Libya.