Party and governance in the Arab republics. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sassoon, Joseph
• Is Part Of: British journal of Middle Eastern studies. Volume 44:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 227
• Page End: 239
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Middle East -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 956
• DOI: 10.1080/13530194.2017.1281576
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-0194

Abstract

Abstract: By focusing on political memoirs as an important source, the article deals with the ruling party and governance in the Arab republics, whether they had a one-party system such as Iraq and Syria, or a multi-party system such as Egypt and Tunisia. However, one country among the republics, Libya, annulled political parties and parliament and created its own unique system of governance. Through memoirs of party members, parliamentary opponents, and ministers, the article analyses the substantial role of the ruling parties in perpetuating the regimes. While the triangular relationship between the leadership, the party, and the bureaucracy differed from one republic to another, the overall structure of governance did not vary widely, except in the case of Libya.