The excluded citizenship identity: Palestinian/Arab Israeli young people negotiating their political identities

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“…For example, numerous studies highlighted the impact of sociopolitical contexts as an important factor in strengthening both religious and ethnic identity development across global populations and forms of conflict (e.g., Pinson, 2008;Basit, 2009;Abu-Rayya & Abu-Rayya, 2009;Khandelwal, Dhillon, Akalamkam, & Papneja, 2014). In their study on the religious and ethnic in-group identification of Israeli Arab Muslim youth, Abu-Rayya & Abu-Rayya (2009) noted that more positive outcomes for in-groups identification were observed than identification with the majority group (i.e.…”

Palestinian youth and non-formal service-learning: a model for personal development, long-term engagement, and peace building

“…Citizenship is a socially constructed space in which the powerful citizenry defines membership requirements according to its own practices, attributes, and beliefs (Pinson 2008). These processes discursively construct boundaries between 'us' and 'them', or 'centres' and 'margins' (Isin and Wood 1999).…”

“…These processes discursively construct boundaries between 'us' and 'them', or 'centres' and 'margins' (Isin and Wood 1999). As a result, non-group 'others' are relegated to a private or individual sphere, the periphery of the civic arena (Pinson 2008). In Palestine, for example, adults do not recognise youth (those aged roughly 13-25 years old) as capable citizens, and they do not create spaces for them in which to participate.…”

Yaffa: a school of their choice?

“…3. Major studies on Jewish education include Zameret (1997) and Iram and Schmida (1998); studies on Arab education include Mazawi (1994Mazawi ( , 1998, Abu-Asbah (2007), Abu-Saad (2006), Levy (2005), and Pinson (2007Pinson ( , 2008.…”