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Al-Sabahi, Fuad N (2017) The Impact of Frequent Central Policy Changes on the Administrative Systems in Yemen during the 20th century: A historical and analytical study. Doctoral thesis, University of Gloucestershire. doi:10.46289/FQSH6029
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Abstract
Over the course of the twentieth century, Yemen experienced major political changes that often-created long term conflicts, which threatened the country’s stability. This study investigates the impact of the frequent changes in policies made by different administrative systems in Yemen over the period of instability. The investigation explores the main political governance models over this period and the dynamics behind their emergence and decline in Yemen. The focus of the study is on the historical developments from the administrative perspective and the changes that coincided with the trajectories of various political and administrative regimes that were implemented in Yemeni society. This study has administrative, political and historic dimensions and, as such, the methodology employed is a broad analytical historic inquiry which guided the collection of the required historical data. The historical sources drawn on in this study contains both primary and secondary data accessed from government archives, administrative system structures and historical books that were written in Yemen in the 20th century. They provide insights into the wider socio-political context as well as the understandings and interpretations of historians in the selected historical period in Yemen. The research carried out makes an original contribution to literature related to the different administrative systems in Yemen over course of the twentieth century. It has been able to to access a wide range of sources located in different places, and crticically analysed and synthsised these to draw out insights into the administrative systems and their impact on the stability and development of Yemen. The findings of this study reveal that over the course of the 20th century, Yemen lacked stable central administrative systems which impacted negatively on its development. The key reason for the instability in the central government that surface from the study appear to be the internal struggle between "traditional" and "modern" views of governance. Tribal loyalities and traditional values and practices also appeared to have impacted on the instability of Yemen. This conflict has continued to the current time. Yemen witnessed six different regimes in the last century and these included: the Ottoman Empire, the Mutawakiliyya Kingdom, the Republican system in northern Yemen, the British Empire, the Marxist Republican regime in southern Yemen and finally the state of North-South unity. The study presents a detailed analysis of the administrative systems and the impact of these regimes. The findings indicate that these diverse overarching political regimes, each had their own particular values, priorities and impact on the society and administrative systems of the country. The study also explored the obstacles in the way of modernistion and democratisiation of Yemen. The findings point to the conclusion that for ensuring future central administrative stability: first Yemen must develop and and embed democratic processes for ensuring continuity – that is, for transfering power smoothly and peacefully from one regime to another; second develop and implement more equitable methods for the fair distribution of wealth in society; third the central administrative system must work within, promote and implement effective governance system based on good governance principles; and finally implement a system of subsidiarity, that is, political centralisation at the level of central government and decentralisation administration and financial for the local.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) | |||||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Yemen; historical periods; political changes; administrative regimes; twentieth century conflicts; impact on stability and development | |||||||||
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) D History General and Old World > D History (General) D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D880 Developing Countries |
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| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education, Health and Sciences | |||||||||
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2026 10:24 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2026 10:37 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16482 |
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