Hamas in Power: from Confrontation to Dialogue? Actualité Maghreb / Moyen-Orient, No. 5, April 4, 2006

Some observers have been surprised by the victory of the Hamas, the Palestinian islamist party. Many Western governments, on the other hand, are preocupied by the results of the recent poll. Juliette Mayaleh observed the reality on the field in order to explain the reasons of this victory and to draw scenarii for the region. She also analyses Hamas history and evolution.

Juliette Mayaleh is PhD student at the Université Panthéon-Assas in Paris.

This content is published in French: Le Hamas au pouvoir : de la confrontation au dialogue ?