Conflict, civil society, and women's empowerment : binsights from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Author

• Natil, Ibrahim

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Bingley, U.K: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2021

Language

English

ISBN

9781800710627

Series

Emerald points

Subject(s)

• GAZA STRIP
• WOMEN--SOCIAL CONDITIONS

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references

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Abstract

Women in conflict zones face steep challenges, and nowhere is this clearer than in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, regions that face reduced foreign aid, foreign occupation, violence, instability, ingrained social conservatism and perpetual political crisis. Yet the stereotypical view that women are unable to act politically in the socially conservative contexts of the Middle East is a long way from the truth. Here Ibrahim Natil shines a spotlight on how young Palestinian women work through civil society organizations (CSOs) to improve their communities' and their own resilience and empowerment. He first outlines the impact of CSOs upon peaceful struggle, human rights and community development relief assistance, highlighting how CSOs respond rapidly to the needs of the population by delivering social, health, cultural and educational services to all sectors of society during humanitarian crises. He then asks how empowered Palestinian women contribute to CSO missions and how CSO missions reciprocally contribute to Palestinian women's empowerment. Ultimately, young Palestinian women's engagement with CSOs proves to strengthen cooperation, communication and cross-fertilization between CSO groups, which in turn increases these young women's agency. Conflict, Civil Society, and Women's Empowerment: Insights from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip is a little-known success story, one that makes for required reading for scholars of development, peace studies, conflict resolution and conflict strategy, and which will inspire women's rights activists around the globe.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (144 p.)

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. History of Civil Society Organisations: Activism, Intervention and Shifts --
Chapter 3. Leadership of Civil Society: Culture and Constraints --
Chapter 4. Challenges of Violence to Participatory Civic Engagement --
Chapter 5. Internationally Sponsored Programs: EU Aid and Women Empowerment --
Chapter 6. Women's Grassroots Peacebuilding Engagement --
Chapter 7. Grassroots Non-violent Activism and Engagement --
Chapter 8. Conclusion.

Exemplar(s)

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1.	01255/21	305.488927405694 Nat C	Online !	Available