• Clientelist Politics. State formation and corruption in Palestine 1994-2000 

      Amundsen, Inge; Ezbidi, Basem (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      The state formation process in Palestine started after the Oslo agreements between Israel and Palestine in 1994, which established a Palestinian quasi-state. The process came, however, to an almost complete halt with the ...
    • Hamas and the Quest for Palestinian Statehood 

      Knudsen, Are; Ezbidi, Basem (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)
      The Islamic Resistance Movement’s (Hamas) big win in the elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) marks the end of Fatah’s political hegemony. Having trumped Fatah in the elections, Hamas faces several domestic ...
    • In search of a Palestinian leadership 

      Løvlie, Frode; Ezbidi, Basem (CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 6, Report, 2011-09-06)
      This brief argues that even a successful reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah will fall short of providing the leadership the Palestinians need. Their domestic legitimacy are simply too frayed. Instead it argues that the ...
    • البحث عن قيادة فلسطينية 

      Løvlie, Frode; Ezbidi, Basem (CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 6, Report, 2011-12-21)
      تزعم هذه الورقة أنه حتى لو تم تحقيق مصالح ناجحة بين حركتي فتح وحماس، فإن ذلك لن يوفر للفلسطينيين القيادة التي يحتاجونها، حيث أن شرعيتهم الداخلية قد تآكلت جداً. وبدلاً من ذلك تزعم هذه الورقة كذلك أن الأمل في قيادة فلسطينية ...