The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank : The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Prelude -- Note -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The theatrics of the 'state': An introduction -- From a 'missing' state to the 'theatrical' state -- Theorizing the theater -- Ethnography of the 'theater of statecraft' -- The 'missing' case of the Gaza Strip -- Book outline -- Notes -- 2 Palestine and the 'global' imperative of state-building -- How Europe's role in the theatrical machinery came to be -- The EU and its theatrical performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 The Palestinian Authority and its 'anxious' functionaries -- The Palestinian Authority: A material presence -- Palestinian Authority functionaries and their 'unconvinced' performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Operating in the shadow of the 'state': The case of civil society organizations -- NGOs in a stateless context -- The making of the NGO industry in the oPt: A historical overview -- NGO officials and their 'anxious' performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 The 'state' and its unwilling 'subjects' -- The PA and its stately authoritarianism: An overview -- PA's authoritarian statecraft and its discontents -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index