FRAGMENTED SPACE AND VIOLENCE IN PALESTINE

The importance of space in diverse forms of mobilization is increasingly recognized. In the Palestinian West Bank, the rising number of borders has decreased mobility and limited individuals to small local spaces, generating new patterns of collective action and identity where national-oriented orga...

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Published in:International journal on world peace 2009-09, Vol.26 (3), p.39-68
Main Author: Baylouny, Anne Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banks
Borders
Boundaries
Collective action
Collective violence
Competition
Forecasts and trends
Geographic Mobility
Globalization
Group identity
Israel
Israel-Arab conflicts
Management
Military aspects
Opposition (Political science)
Palestinians
Political protests
Political Violence
Protest Movements
Social activism
Social movements
Space
Technological change
Territorial issues
Territories
Terrorism
Violence
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Summary:The importance of space in diverse forms of mobilization is increasingly recognized. In the Palestinian West Bank, the rising number of borders has decreased mobility and limited individuals to small local spaces, generating new patterns of collective action and identity where national-oriented organizing had been strong. The limitations on mobility imposed by the Oslo accords have contributed to the increasing difficulty of collective protest, which, contrary to divide and conquer axioms, worked to increase, not decrease, violence. This occurred due to the removal of mass constituencies involved in protest while also generating competition over leadership. The case of Fatah, the Palestinian Authority's (PA) dominant faction, starkly demonstrates the dynamic of fragmentation combined with increased violence.
ISSN:0742-3640
2328-2851