In:
Middle East Law and Governance, Brill, Vol. 13, No. 3 ( 2021-11-15), p. 363-385
Abstract:
This article contributes to the Special Issue “Parliaments in the Middle East and North Africa: A Struggle for Relevance.” In the Euro-Mediterranean region, several international parliamentary initiatives are engaged in parliamentary diplomacy and cooperation. Aside from the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean ( pa -UfM) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean ( pam ) cross the shores. In addition, a number of national European parliaments, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations, cooperate with Arab parliaments in a bilateral manner. Based on the author’s own research in Brussels, Amman, Cairo, Rabat, Tunis, and Valletta, the article analyzes cross-Mediterranean parliamentary relations and argues that parliamentary cooperation could facilitate an increase in Arab parliaments’ overall relevance, eventually leading to advanced democratization; however, the authoritarian regimes still in place in most Arab countries still successfully prevent a meaningful strengthening of national legislatures. International support offers thus require broader transformations in their partner countries before yielding success.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1876-3367
,
1876-3375
DOI:
10.1163/18763375-13031232
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Brill
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2477249-5
SSG:
2
SSG:
6,23
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