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100			_aMorrison, Chas _950100
245			_aProviding basic services under siege: preliminary insights from interim councils and medical providers in besieged urban areas of Syria/
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 31, issue 1, 2019 : (309-324 p.).
520			_aThe interim councils and medical workers operating in besieged cities in opposition-held areas of Syria have faced enormous challenges in providing services to citizens. Despite the extremely difficult operating environment, some semblance of organized government has been installed by anti-regime rebels, whose functions include provision of basic services. Data collected from interviews with interim councils and medical workers in four opposition-held areas suggest that despite the acutely constrained environment and overwhelming challenges, governance structures there demonstrate a degree of success in delivering basic services to civilian populations. Their provision of basic services constitutes more than a bargaining tool or legitimacy signalling, and is better understood as an integral part of revolutionary struggle. Although producing an objective picture of events on the ground is hindered by the conflict conditions and heavy propaganda, the Syrian experience of service provision under siege merits further exploration and has relevance for other conflict environments.
650			_abasic services, _950101
650			_a conflict, _949068
650			_alocal government, _950102
650			_asiege, _950103
650			_aSyria _950104
773	0		_08744 _916490 _dLondon Sage Publications Ltd. 1989 _tEnvironment & urbanization _x0956-2478
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0956247818804343
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