Les municipalités dans la Syrie Baathiste
Abstract
Municipalities in Baathist Syria : administrative devolution and political domination
Widespread municipalities with elected council at all Syrian territory, including rural areas, are a way for the Baathist regime to reinforce political clienteles. After the revolt of the Muslim Brotherhood (1979-1982), it is also to create intermediaries between the people and the State, which could defuse social crises. The municipal councils are constituted by the Baathist small bourgeoisie, mostly through internal promotion within the administration. The choice of the mayor of municipality by the regime is tricky, because it needs to ensure that this function does not allow them to be independent.
Widespread municipalities with elected council at all Syrian territory, including rural areas, are a way for the Baathist regime to reinforce political clienteles. After the revolt of the Muslim Brotherhood (1979-1982), it is also to create intermediaries between the people and the State, which could defuse social crises. The municipal councils are constituted by the Baathist small bourgeoisie, mostly through internal promotion within the administration. The choice of the mayor of municipality by the regime is tricky, because it needs to ensure that this function does not allow them to be independent.
La généralisation des municipalités avec des assemblées élues à l'ensemble du territoire syrien, y compris dans les zones rurales, est un moyen pour le régime baathiste de renforcer ses réseaux de clientélisme. Après la révolte des Frères musulmans (1979-1982), il s'agissait aussi de créer des acteurs intermédiaires entre la population et l'État, susceptibles de désamorcer les crises sociales. Les conseils municipaux sont constitués par la petite bourgeoisie baathiste, le plus souvent par promotion interne au sein de l'administration. Le choix des présidents de municipalité par le régime est délicat, car il lui faut éviter que cette fonction ne leur permette d'acquérir une certaine indépendance.
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