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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/25
2024-03-19T08:04:59ZPalestinian women contesting power in chaos
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/4652
Title: Palestinian women contesting power in chaos
Authors: Jad, Islah
Abstract: Palestinian women's political participation is marked by the Israeli occupation and a volatile political situation. This article argues that the political chaos following the Oslo Agreement of 1993 has led to civil society fragmentation and the marginalization of certain groups. However, women's traditional involvement within the Palestinian national movement led to their assumption that society would adopt a non-gender biased perspective during elections. Disappointing results led to the formation of a coalition to campaign for a quota system. Now, following its introduction, Palestinian women are faring much better than many of their other Middle Eastern counterparts in terms of political representation. However, although this article points to the importance of affirmative action in triggering increases in women's political participation; the context of persistent insecurity and siege which overshadows their lives means women are unable to wield any real political power and implement the improvements within their communities which they hoped entering politics would allow them to do2010-01-01T00:00:00ZRe-integration of women survivors of gender-based violence: combating violence against women in Palestinian society
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/4621
Title: Re-integration of women survivors of gender-based violence: combating violence against women in Palestinian society
Authors: Abu Awwad, Nidaa
Abstract: In recent times, feminists, women’s organizations, governments, and international donors and organizations have focused attention on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and means to protect women from violence. The re-integration of women survivors of violence was not given serious consideration by these organizations until the late 1990s, but re-integration is now a new field addressed academically and practically in Palestinian society. This is the first study of its kind on the re-integration of women survivors of violence in the Palestinian context. The aim of this study is to define the concept of re-integration and its strategic implementation from the perspective of women survivors in Palestinian society. It focuses on experiences and stories of re-integration, alongside the perceptions of service providers engaged in combating violence. The study starts by explaining that violence is a global phenomenon that assumes political, social and economic forms, intersecting with other existing power relations in society such as class, nationalism, ethnicity (as a social structure), and gender. Consequently, the causes of violence and its manifestations can vary from one economic, political, and social context to another. GBV lies within a broader and more comprehensive context in society. Women experience GBV in different forms and at different levels according to the social, economic, political and cultural contexts within existing power structures and relationships. Accordingly, the phenomenon of GBV can only be tackled once the causes that produce violence are taken into consideration through an analysis of programs and policies designed to combat GBV. The issue of how to re-integrate victims of dangerous cases of violence in the context of their local communities, particularly those who sought refuge in shelters must be addressed.
Description: This study is part of the activities implemented by Italian Development Cooperation Agency Program: “Women’s Empowerment and Local Development 3” (WELOD3).2017-01-01T00:00:00ZPerpetual emergency : the persistence of poverty and vulnerability among Palestinian camp populations in Jordan, Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/2152
Title: Perpetual emergency : the persistence of poverty and vulnerability among Palestinian camp populations in Jordan, Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza
Authors: Johnson, Penny2004-01-01T00:00:00ZIn the Public Interest: Public Revenues, Social Allocations and Social Needs in Palestine
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/2153
Title: In the Public Interest: Public Revenues, Social Allocations and Social Needs in Palestine
Authors: Johnson, Penny
Description:2003-01-01T00:00:00Z