Political Economy of Neoliberal Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Statebuilding in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 1993 to 2013

Haddad, Toufic

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“…And secondly, Israel demanded an end to the unaudited accounts that it had happily (and secretly) been paying into for years and which had been a key source of Arafat's power and independence. 142 The Palestinian political elite, however, were also increasingly embracing neoliberalism as a policy framework for the PA, reflecting the changes taking place in the oPt political economy and class structure, 143 although this was not solidified until the third, 'West Bank First', phase. It also reflected regional changes triggered by the Free Trade Agreements signed between the US and the Gulf states throughout the 1990s (after the signing of the Oslo Accords).…”

Section: Peacebuilding As Counterinsurgency In the Optmentioning

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Peacebuilding as counterinsurgency in the occupied Palestinian territory

Turner¹

2014

Rev. Int. Stud.

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It is often suggested that Western peacebuilding in the occupied Palestinian territory has failed because it has not delivered a viable Palestinian state. But if peacebuilding is reinterpreted as a form of counterinsurgency whose goal is to secure a population, then it has not failed – in fact, on the contrary, it has been quite successful. This article therefore critically evaluates the idea and practice of peacebuilding as counterinsurgency by exploring the symbiosis in the philosophy and methods of COIN and peacebuilding, and charts its implementation in the oPt through the realms of governance, development, and security. It argues that peacebuilding in this context operates as another layer of pacification techniques whose goal is to secure the Palestinian population and ensure acquiescence in the face of violent dispossession.

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Section: Peacebuilding As Counterinsurgency In the Optmentioning

confidence: 99%