The politics of the Palestinian Authority : from Oslo to al-Aqsa / Nigel Parsons.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-411) and index.

"First published in 2005. First issued in paperback ed 2012."

Ch. 1. Conceptualizing Palestinian institutions : structure, agency, and transition -- Ch. 2. From PLO to PA and on toward statehood : Palestinian institutional development from 1964 to 2003 -- Ch. 3. Authoritative leadership and the new national project : the politics of Palestinian diplomacy in Madrid, Washington, and Oslo -- Ch. 4. PLO-Israel agreements of the Oslo process -- Ch. 5. The bureaucracy and security apparatus of the national project -- Ch. 6. Socio-political foundations : civil society, the legislative council, and Fatah as party of state -- Ch. 7. Oslo implodes -- Ch. 8. After Arafat, on to al-Aqsa : Palestinian institutions face the future -- App. 1. The PLO executive committees elected by the 20th and 21st Palestine national council sessions -- App. 2. Palestine national council sessions -- App. 3. PLO and non-PLO factions : principal Palestinian political factions -- App. 4. Palestinian authority cabinets, 1994-2003 -- App. 5. Proposed Fatah structure, 2003 -- App. 6. Members of the Fatah Revolutionary Council elected by the 5th General Conference with amendments as of November 2002, plus five new members added by the 23rd session in February 2004.

"The Politics of the Palestinian Authority (PA) maps the development of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from a liberation movement to a national authority. Utilizing extensive fieldwork, including interviews with leading figures in the PLO and the PA, the delegates to the negotiations with Israel, and the Palestinian political opposition, Nigel Parsons presents a timely analysis of the internal politics and institution building of the PA."--BOOK JACKET.