Conflict Transformation And The Palestinians: The Dynamics Of Peace And Justice Under Occupation (routledge Studies In Peace And Conflict Resolution)

This book explores the challenges of transforming the violent conflict between the State of Israel and the Palestinians into just peace.There are many challenges involved in the bottom-up transformation of the violent structures that sustain the State of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory. This book examines these structures as it assesses the actors and strategies that are contributing to the termination of cycles of violence and oppression. Consisting of contributions from both peace practitioners and academics who have conducted research within Israel and the occupied territory, the volume utilises a multidisciplinary perspective to examine promising strategies for conflict transformation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Moreover, it spells out the types of nonviolent strategy that are being used to expose and undermine occupation structures, and surveys the manner in which a variety of key actors are working towards the transformation of the ongoing conflict. As a whole, the volume presents a proposal for the transformation of the conflict between Palestinians and the State of Israel that embraces the constructive potential of conflict, engages with power asymmetry, and pushes for justice and accountability.This book will be of much interest to students of conflict resolution, peace studies, Middle Eastern studies, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and IR in general. Machine Generated Contents Note: Introduction -- 1.the Evolution Of Conflict Transformation Theory And Practice In Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territory / Chuck Thiessen -- 2.the Glocal Spatial Dynamics Of The `zionist/israeli-arab/palestinian' Conflict And Its Transformation / Mufid Qassoum -- Pt. I Transformational Strategies Under Occupation -- 3.rights-based Approaches To The Return Of Palestinian Refugees / Manar Makhoul -- 4.human Rights As A Tool For Conflict Transformation: The Cases Of The Boycott, Divestment, And Sanctions (bds) Movement And Local Unarmed Popular Resistance / Patricia Sellick -- 5.a Critical And Historical Assessment Of Boycott, Divestment, And Sanctions (bds) In Palestine / Mazin B. Qumsiyeh -- 6.struggling Against The Occupation: Nonviolent International Interventions For Conflict Transformation In Palestine / Diego Checa Hidalgo --^ 7.a Means To Conflict Transformation: Social Capital As A Force For Palestinian Communities / Raffaella Y. Nanetti -- 8.cyber-conflict And Resistance In Israel And The Occupied Territory / Chas Morrison -- Pt. Ii Transformational Actors -- 9.consumer Resistance Or Resisting Consumption?: The Case Of Boycott, Divestment, And Sanctions In The Occupied Palestinian Territory / Aurelie Brockerhoff -- 10.religion, Politics, And Conflict Transformation In Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territory / Timothy Seidel -- 11.occupied Experiences: Displays Of Alternative Resistance In Works By Palestinian And Jewish Israeli Artists / Eser Selen -- 12.the Transformative Potential Of The Palestinian University Student Youth Movement / Razan Abu Labdeh -- 13.israeli Peace And Solidarity Organizations / Marwan Darweish -- 14.humanitarian Organizations And International Humanitarian Law In The Occupied Palestinian Territory / Aleksandra Godziejewska --^ 15.internationally Sponsored Conflict Resolution Programming For Youth In The Gaza Strip / Ibrahim Natil -- 16.the Future Of Conflict Transformation In Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territory / Alpaslan Ozerdem. Edited By Alpaslan Özerdem, Chuck Thiessen And Mufid Qassoum. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book explores the challenges of transforming the violent conflict between the State of Israel and the Palestinians into just peace. There are many challenges involved in the bottom-up transformation of the violent structures that sustain the State of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory. This book examines these structures as it assesses the actors and strategies that are contributing to the termination of cycles of violence and oppression. Consisting of contributions from both peace practitioners and academics who have conducted research within Israel and the occupied territory, the volume utilises a multidisciplinary perspective to examine promising strategies for conflict transformation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Moreover, it spells out the types of nonviolent strategy that are being used to expose and undermine occupation structures, and surveys the manner in which a variety of key actors are working towards the transformation of the ongoing conflict. As a whole, the volume presents a proposal for the transformation of the conflict between Palestinians and the State of Israel that embraces the constructive potential of conflict, engages with power asymmetry, and pushes for justice and accountability. This book will be of much interest to students of conflict resolution, peace studies, Middle Eastern Studies, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and IR in general This book is an in-depth exploration of the challenge of transforming violent conflict into just peace inside systems of external military occupation, with a focus on the conflict in Israel and its occupied territory.