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Publication Date

2025-5

First Advisor

Bozena Welborne

Second Advisor

Zümray Kutlu

Document Type

Honors Project

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Middle East Studies

Keywords

Palestine, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, democracy, authoritarianism, public opinion, government structure, peacemaking, Israel-Hamas war, Middle East, Arab

Abstract

The January 2025 implementation of a ceasefire in Gaza created an opportunity to consider what government restructuring and state-building in Gaza and Palestine might look like. At this pivotal moment in the course of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many experts are currently discussing the increasingly relevant question of governance in post-war Gaza. Using a triangulating analysis of the past failures of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas as governing bodies, public opinion data from the Palestinian Territories, and case studies of government structures in the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Ireland, this paper makes recommendations for an improved Palestinian government structure assuming a Palestinian state has been established.

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©2025 Fiona Dajani Brummer. Access limited to the Smith College community and other researchers while on campus. Smith College community members also may access from off-campus using a Smith College log-in. Other off-campus researchers may request a copy through Interlibrary Loan for personal use.

Language

English

Comments

105 pages: color illustrations, maps, charts. Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-103).

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