Title: Media politics and democracy in Palestine : political culture, pluralism, and the Palestinian Authority /
Authors: Jamal, Amal.
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Mass media Political aspects West Bank.; Mass media Political aspects Gaza Strip.; Democracy West Bank; Democracy Gaza Strip; Political culture West Bank.; Political culture Gaza Strip.
Abstract: "This book examines the Palestinian process of state formation and the prospects for democracy in a future Palestinian state through a discussion of the roles played by the diverse civil institutions that exist outside the framework of the dominant Palestinian Authority (PA) political and social structure and, specifically, the various publications that each institution or movement produces. In opposition to the PA, liberal as well as Islamic social forces promote policies of protest and resistance, through media tools, against the authoritarian policies of the PA."
Contents: Introduction: state formation, symbolic power, and political hegemony -- Institutionalizing the political system and the politics of control -- Deconstructing autocracy: NGOs and the politics of contention -- The constitutive national press: mechanisms of the Palestinian media regime -- The deconstruction of gender regime: the women's movements and the predicament of equal citizenship -- Framing authenticity: religious discourse and the Islamist media -- Conclusion: occupation, state formation, and democratic prospects -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.