Legislation and Policy

• ​2003 Amended Basic Law, The Palestinian Basic Law
• Elections Law 2005
• Elections law 2007
• Local Council Law 2005
• National Development Plan 2014-2016

Websites

• Central Election commission – Palestine
• Institute of Peace: Israel & Palestine
• Legislative Council
• Local Employment and Training Councils
• Ministry of Education, and Higher Education[H1] 
• Ministry of Labour
• Ministry of the Interior
• Ministry of Social Affairs
• Ministry of Transport
• Mission of Palestine, Denmark
• Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
• UNISPAL
• UNRWA

Publications

• Abdelhamid, A., 'Urban Development and Planning in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Impacts on Urban Form', A conference paper presented in Nordic and International Urban Morphology (September 2006), pp. 1-17
• Applied Research Institute 2009 'PPI & Palestinian Local Authorities – A Special Study',
• Applied Research Institute 2014 'PPI & Palestinian Local Authorities – A Special Study'
• 'Area C', B'tselem 9.10.2013,
• Assaf, K. 'Palestine: Water as a human right: The understanding of water in Palestine', Global Issue Papers 11.4 (September 2004), pp. 136-165.
• Bladner, D., 2004 'Who hold the authority over the authority?', The Israel Democracy institute
• Brown, N. J.,2002 'The Palestinian Reform Agenda', Peaceworks 48
• CARE 2013 'The Potential of Social Accountability Interventions in Local Governance in Palestine', CARE-International in Egypt
• CARE International 2013- 'The Potential of Social Accountability Interventions in Local Governance in Palestine'
• Central Election commission The Israeli Obstacles, – Palestine,
• Commission of European Communities 'Country Report: Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza Strip', (Mai 2004), pp. 1-18, available at: (EN).
• Commission of European Communities 2004'Country Report: Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza Strip',
• Commission of the European communities 2004 'Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza strip: Commission Staff Working Paper 12.5.2004'
• Committee of the Regions, 2011 Report on 'Subsidiarity in the multilevel Framework of the Lisbon Treaty', Committee of the Regions, EIPA, Not published.
• Daoud, R. H. S., 2009 'Promoting Urban Governance within a Context of Crisis: Innovative approaches in response to urban challenges and promotion of local governance in the Palestinian Territory', Paper for Conference at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the WZB
• ESMAP, 2009, 'Palestinian Authority Ministry of Transportation, Strategic Assessment on Energy Efficiency and Security for Public Transport in the West Bank Final Report'
• Estimated Population in the Palestinian Territory Mid-Year by Governorate 1997-2016
• European Commission  2012 'Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2011 Progress Report on the European Commission Occupied Palestinian Territory',
• European Commission  2013,'Implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in Palestine Progress in 2012 and Recommendations for Action'
• European Commission 2010 Occupied Palestinian Territory'
• European Commission 2013 'ENP Country Progress Report 2012 – Palestine', - Memo/13/254, 20.3.2013,
• European Commission Staff, 2010'Implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in 2009 Progress Report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory'
• European Commission Staff, 2011' 'Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2011 Progress Report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory'
• European Commission, 2013  'Implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in Palestine Progress in 2012 and Recommendations for Action',
• European Commission, 2014, 'Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in Palestine Progress in 2013 and recommendations for action'
• European Commission, 2015, Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in Palestine Progress in 2014 and recommendations for actions
• Fannoun, G. 2008 'National Report of Palestine', MOEHE - Palestinian National Authority
• FAO 2010 Promoting employment and entrepreneurship for vulnerable youths in West Bank and Gaza Strip
• Freedom House 2010 'Palestinian Authority-Administered Territories'
• Freedom House, 2011 Israeli-Occupied Territories and Palestine Authority 2011
• Freedom House, 2014 'Freedom in the World 2014',
• FRIDE Arab political systems: Baseline information and reforms – Palestine,
• Geohive State of Palestine
• Görlach, B. et al., 2012 'Analysis for European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Countries and the Russian Federation of social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection – occupied Palestinian territory Country Report'
• Greenwood, P., 2012 'Fatah Claims Palestinian Election Victory', The Telegraph
• Isaac, J. 2005 'Analysis of Waste Management Policies in Palestine', Applied Research Institute
• Knesset Research Institute Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation on Water Issues',
• Knesset's Research Institute 2004,'Background on: Elections in the Palestinian Authority',
• MDG 2013 'Final Narrative Report',
• MDLF 2012 'Semi-annual report 2012'
• Ministry of Transportation, 2009 Strategic Assessment on Energy Efficiency and Security for Public Transport in the West Bank Final Report'
• MoLG 2010 The Strategic Framework for The Ministry of Local Government 2010-2014
• 'National TVET strategy', TVET website, available at: http://www.tvet-pal.org/en/node/12 (EN).
• Nitschke, U. Supporting Civil Society at Local Level, GIZ,
• Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNdata [H1] 
• Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2010 Statistical Report about Local Community Survey
• Palestinian National Authority, Medea,
• Peaceworks 2002 The Palestinian Reform Agenda',
• PNA 2011 'Building Palestine: Achievements and Challenges – PNA official paper to the Ad hoc Liaison Committee 13.4.2011'
• PRIME Palestinian Ecological and Agricultural Organisations
• Reegle, 2012 Palestine
• SDIP 2009 Strategic Development and Investment Planning for Palestinian cities and Towns
• Senechal, T., 2011 'AFD Municipal Development Project in the Palestinian Territories', Evaluation and Capitalisation Series 41
• Signoles, A. 2010 'Local Government in Palestine', Focales 02
• The Electoral system for Local Elections, Central Election commission – Palestine
• The Strategic Framework for The Ministry of Local Government 2010-2014
• Transport Authority 'Transport Sector Strategy 2011-13', pp. 1-13.
• TVET 'National TVET strategy', TVET website).
• UCLG  2015 Beit Sahour Palestine
• UCLG 2015 Observatory Of Democratic Governance In The Mediterranean:Palestine
• UNDP 2007 'Building a Palestinian State: Towards Peace and Prosperity'
• UNDP 2009 'Part 1: Update on Major Interventions in the Local Governance Sector since 2004',
• UNDP and PNA 2010 'Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Programme of Action for the Palestinian Authority'
• UNRWA, Projects in the West Bank,
• VISPO, Palestinian Ecological and Agricultural Organisations, PRIME
• VNG International, 2015, First General Assembly held under new chairman of the Association Palestinian Local AuthoritiesWorld Bank 2013 West Bank and Gaza: County Brief
• Zweiri, Mahjoob & Michael Meyer-Resende, 2009" The Frameworks for Elections in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority and Syria", EuroMesco Paper [H2] 

As a general rule we tried to consult mostly academic studies. Since there was not much English-language academic or governmental research available, we had to rely on Non-Palestinian reviews and policy reports. We also consulted papers published by the ARIJ, the Israeli Knesset research institute and Palestinian's government publications available online. The scope of this research did not allow us to mention the entire network of NGOs and international organisations working in the PA. We tried to introduce a range of different examples in order to give a balanced view of the overall situation.

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