Diasporic Activism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

ISBN-13: 9780367874698 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 206 str.

Svenja Gertheiss

Opis

Through an analysis of the activities of Arab-Palestinian and Jewish organizations on behalf of and towards their conflict-ridden homelands, Diasporic Activism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict provides both a detailed picture of diasporic activism in the Middle East as well as advancing theory-building on the roles of

Spis treści

1.Introduction 2. Diasporas in Transnational Relations 3. Theorizing Diasporic Activism in Homeland Conflicts 4. Transnationalizing cleavages: Jewish organizations in the United States and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 5. Struggling with the American Way(s): Arab American organizations and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 6. Adaptation, Intra-Community Competition and the Diversification of Diasporic Activism 7. Conclusion: Ambiguity from Abroad

O autorze

Svenja Gertheiss received her master’s degree from Ludwig-Maximilians- University, Munich and her PhD from TU Darmstadt. She is currently a fellow at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. Her research interests comprise Israel/Palestine as well as diaspora and migration studies.