Transnational Activism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-34985-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4287 g

This book examines the polarization of positions surrounding the transnational boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement aimed at ending the Israeli occupation. The author compares four US-based case studies in which activists for and against BDS struggle over issues of identity, morality, legitimacy, and conceptions of "peace."

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hallward, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The History and Theory of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions 2. Explaining the Contentiousness of BDS: Rival Framings of Identity, Peace, and Power 3. Chapter Three: CodePink's 'Stolen Beauty' campaign: Creativity in Action 4. UC Berkeley's Student Government Divestment Bill: Power, Identity, and Fear 5. The Olympia Food Co-op Boycott: Brokerage, Networks and Local Culture 6. The Presbyterian Church USA: Institutions, Justice and History 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Maia Carter Hallward is Associate Professor in the Deptartment of Political Science and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University, USA.