Prolonged Humanitarianism: The Social Life of Aid in the Palestinian Territories
Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), defined by international law as constituting the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (the latter includes East Jerusalem), are among the highest recipients of international humanitarian aid per capita in the world. In Prolonged Humanitarianism: Th...
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ndltd-harvard.edu-oai-dash.harvard.edu-1-111697952017-07-27T15:51:27ZProlonged Humanitarianism: The Social Life of Aid in the Palestinian TerritoriesAtshan, Sa'ed AdelMiddle Eastern studiesanthropology of policydevelopmenthumanitarianismmedical anthropologyMiddle EastPalestinePalestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), defined by international law as constituting the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (the latter includes East Jerusalem), are among the highest recipients of international humanitarian aid per capita in the world. In Prolonged Humanitarianism: The Social Life of Aid in the Palestinian Territories, I examine the impact of primarily Western aid on Palestinian society in the present phase of de-development in the OPT (2010-2013). I examine four domains in particular: medical relief, psychosocial humanitarianism, gender-based interventions, and security-sector support. My research reveals the interlinked nature of these domains as well as the blurring of development and humanitarian assistance in the OPT. A central purpose of this research is to provide an ethnographic account of contemporary Palestinian subjectivity under prolonged humanitarian governance, thereby contributing to scholarship on conflict and violence, modern Middle Eastern studies, the anthropology of policy and humanitarianism, and critical development studies.AnthropologyKleinman, Arthur Michael2013-10-15T13:35:26Z2013-10-152013Thesis or DissertationAtshan, Sa'ed Adel. 2013. Prolonged Humanitarianism: The Social Life of Aid in the Palestinian Territories. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11170http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11169795en_USclosed accessHarvard University |
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Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), defined by international law as constituting the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (the latter includes East Jerusalem), are among the highest recipients of international humanitarian aid per capita in the world. In Prolonged Humanitarianism: The Social Life of Aid in the Palestinian Territories, I examine the impact of primarily Western aid on Palestinian society in the present phase of de-development in the OPT (2010-2013). I examine four domains in particular: medical relief, psychosocial humanitarianism, gender-based interventions, and security-sector support. My research reveals the interlinked nature of these domains as well as the blurring of development and humanitarian assistance in the OPT. A central purpose of this research is to provide an ethnographic account of contemporary Palestinian subjectivity under prolonged humanitarian governance, thereby contributing to scholarship on conflict and violence, modern Middle Eastern studies, the anthropology of policy and humanitarianism, and critical development studies. === Anthropology |
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Prolonged Humanitarianism: The Social Life of Aid in the Palestinian Territories |
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