Decentralization perspectives from northern and eastern Syria

According to the following paper, there is a wide gap between Legislative Decree (107), and what is people’s demands and requirements, in both Eastern and Northern Syria.
There are some who believe that Decree 107 does not answer Syrian demands, especially considering the country’s devastation, the disintegration of the social fabric, and the conflict of interests.
According to both male and female respondents, Decree No. (107)( ), in addition to not meeting the demands of the movement, is also incapable of addressing Syrian issue, one that has political, human, national, and legal dimensions. This reiterates the question of decentralization, which that fulfills the purpose and answers Syrian demands. A decentralized approach also better addresses the various imperfections in Decree 107, whether it be the text itself, its amendments, or the deficient application that increased its shortcomings when meeting people’s needs.
According to everyone at Bercav, responsibility should be thought of nationally, and the Syrian government should favor a structure of governance in favor of equality, just development and dignity, both on a local and a national level.

When discussing governance in Syria, three administrative bodies jump to the surface, bodies that were not consensually agreed upon, but rather imposed by circumstances since (2011). Therefore, amending the situation, organizing the country’s resources, and answering to the demands of the people require thinking more broadly than (107). Moreover, statistics show that the overwhelming majority leans towards political decentralization, while an increasing number of people seem to consider expanded decentralization. All in all, data show that good governance, democracy and the rule of law can be strengthened through “political” and “expanded” decentralization.
Consequently, respondents believe that a sustainable peace-making process requires involving local communities in decision-making, empowering them through self-governance and giving them the liberty to determine and estimate financial budgets.
This paper indicates that thinking from the bottom-up is the best way to achieve progress. This, we believe, is the only approach capable of meeting the interests of the local population in all its diverse and numerous identities.


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