Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Subject "Hamas"
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Crescent and Sword: The Hamas Enigma
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)This paper analyses the popular support to Hamas, the most important of the Palestinian Islamist movements today. The paper charts the movement’s historical ascendancy from a fringe Gaza-based group to a mainstream Islamist ... -
Explaining Hamas's Changing Electoral Strategy, 1996-2006
(Government and Opposition vol. 48 no. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)Hamas, the most influential Islamist party in the occupied Palestinian territories, replaced its strategy of electoral boycott in 1996 with participation in 2006 – a change not explained in the literature. Assisted by party ... -
Hamas and the Arab Spring: Introduction
(Middle East Policy vol. 20 no. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-01)The Arab Spring is a critical juncture for examining Hamas, a movement created in the context of a popular revolt (against Israeli occupation) similar to those that have reverberated throughout the Middle East. Since the ... -
Hamas and the Quest for Palestinian Statehood
(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
(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
(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 ...