ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/Technical paper.1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Governance and Conflict Prevention
Focus Area: Governance & enabling environment, Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Sustainable urban development
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Conflict, Democracy, Peacebuilding, Civil society, Financing, Health services, Public health, Health insurance, Non-state actors, Public-private partnerships, Household expenditures, Capacity building
Transition to democracy in the Arab region: regional cooperation mechanisms in comparative perspective, 2013
January 2013
As the wave of uprisings swept across Arab countries in 2010-2011, observers have highlighted the role of transnational linkages in influencing developments in the region. In this context, the potential role of effective regional cooperation mechanisms in addressing emerging needs as well as mitigating the effects of ongoing political transformations has also become increasingly evident. This paper aims to comparatively present and analyze the existing cooperation mechanisms across nation- states in the Arab World.
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As the wave of uprisings swept across Arab countries in 2010-2011, observers have highlighted the role of transnational linkages in influencing developments in the region. In this context, the potential role of effective regional cooperation mechanisms in addressing emerging needs as well as mitigating the effects of ongoing political transformations has also become increasingly evident. This paper aims to comparatively present and analyze the existing cooperation mechanisms across nation- states in the Arab World.
