The European Union and Occupied Palestinian Territories

This book analyses the present European Union (EU) approach to state-building, both in policy and operation. It offers a review of the literature on peace-building, EU state-building and conflict resolution, before examining in detail the EU's role as a state-builder in the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territories following the 1993 Oslo Accords.
Drawing on extensive fieldwork and over 140 interviews carried out in Brussels, London, Jerusalem and Ramallah with EU, Palestinian and Israeli officials as well as academics, members of NGOs and civil society, the author evaluates the present approach of state-building and offers a framework to test the effectiveness of the EU as a state-builder. Examining security sector reform, judiciary sector reform and the rule of law, the book brings the 'voices from the field' to the forefront and measures the contribution of the EU to state-building against a backdrop of on-going conflict and a polarised social setting.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, EU politics, Middle Eastern politics, conflict resolution and state-building.

Dimitris Bouris is Research Fellow at the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair, College of Europe (Natolin) and holds a PhD from the University of Warwick. His research interests include EU external relations (with a particular focus on the Middle East), conflict resolution, state-building and security sector reform.

Foreword Nathalie Tocci Introduction Part I: The European Union as a state-builder 1. The concept of state-building 2. The EU and state-building Part II: Building a state called 'Palestine' 3. The European Union's role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 4. The EU and Security Sector Reform in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 5. The EU, Judiciary Sector Reform and the rule of law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Conclusion: The EU and state-building in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: lessons and implications.