Category: Academic Publications

Academic Publications

Unwilling to Change, Determined to Fail: Donor Aid in Occupied Palestine in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings

Alaa Tartir

Since 1993 the international community has invested more than $24 billion in ‘peace and development’ in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). That aid was meant originally to support the Oslo Peace Process through economic development. However, neither peace nor development … Continue reading Unwilling to Change, Determined to Fail: Donor Aid in Occupied Palestine in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings

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Criminalising Resistance, Entrenching Neoliberalism: The Fayyadist Paradigm in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank

Alaa Tartir

This paper-based thesis consists of five interlinked chapters/articles that explore dimensions of both the style of governance and the state-building endeavour in the West Bank in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, primarily between 2007 and 2013. This governance and state-building project … Continue reading Criminalising Resistance, Entrenching Neoliberalism: The Fayyadist Paradigm in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank

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Book Review – Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment

Alaa Tartir

The book’s informative and highly analytical nature provides the reader with in-depth knowledge of the root causes of de-development in the Arab World. Engaging with the book on multiple occasions rewards readers with additional insights, reflecting the book’s depth of … Continue reading Book Review – Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment

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Book Review – The Two-State Solution: The UN Partition Resolution of Mandatory Palestine- Analysis and Sources

Alaa Tartir

Israel as an idea, as any other idea, can be marketed and commodified. This is what is happening through many of the Zionist academic establishments, because the idea must be packaged as a narrative, and it requires scholarly consolidation, to … Continue reading Book Review – The Two-State Solution: The UN Partition Resolution of Mandatory Palestine- Analysis and Sources

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Unwilling to Change, Determined to Fail: Donor Aid in Occupied Palestine in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings

Alaa Tartir

Since 1993 the international community has invested more than $24 billion in ‘peace and development’ in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). That aid was meant originally to support the Oslo Peace Process through economic development. However, neither peace nor development … Continue reading Unwilling to Change, Determined to Fail: Donor Aid in Occupied Palestine in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings

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Book Review – The European Union and Occupied Palestinian Territories: State-Building without a State

Alaa Tartir

Dimitris Bouris’ The European Union and Occupied Palestinian Territories: State-Building without a State aims to tackle one central question: How effective has the EU been in its state-building policies towards the oPt? The effectiveness of the EU as a state-builder … Continue reading Book Review – The European Union and Occupied Palestinian Territories: State-Building without a State

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Book Review – Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Alaa Tartir

The handbook is another scholarly production that attempts to understand, contextualize and theorize the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It aims to provide solutions and bridge the polarized discussion and the sort of dialogue of the deaf. While the handbook provides a certain … Continue reading Book Review – Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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التنمية كأداة للمقاومة والتحرر

Alaa Tartir

هناك حاجة لحوار سياسي اقتصادي تنموي اجتماعي، يبدأ من الصفر السياسي؛ أي أنه يبحث في القضايا الأساسية كقضايا التمثيل، وحل الدولتين، والعلاقات السياسية مع إسرائيل. ومن ثم تبني قرارات اقتصادية شجاعة تتوافق مع فكر مقاوم غير مساوم أو مهادن. تحتاج … Continue reading التنمية كأداة للمقاومة والتحرر

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Book Review – The Politics of the Palestinian Authority: From Oslo to Al-Aqsa

Alaa Tartir

This book adds a significant and distinctive contribution to the scholarly work on Palestine and indeed it is a must-read not only for all of those interested in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but also for scholars researching conflict-affected areas, processes of … Continue reading Book Review – The Politics of the Palestinian Authority: From Oslo to Al-Aqsa

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Book Review – Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process: Consensus and Competition in the Palestinian Negotiating Team

Alaa Tartir

Ghassan Khatib was a part of the Palestinian leadership and was present during peace negotiations on the Israeli-Palestinian issue in Madrid and Washington DC. His book gives original insight and accounts from the 1990s peace process including those of the Washington … Continue reading Book Review – Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process: Consensus and Competition in the Palestinian Negotiating Team

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Book review – Why Is Aid Not Effective in the Palestinian Case And How This Can be Changed?

Alaa Tartir

Despite for many years receiving one of the highest per capita aid worldwide, the economies of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have failed to achieve any lasting developmental outcomes and suffer from major weaknesses which undermine their very survival. This book … Continue reading Book review – Why Is Aid Not Effective in the Palestinian Case And How This Can be Changed?

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The Role of International Aid in Development: The Case of Palestine 1994-2008

Alaa Tartir

This book studies the role of aid in the Palestinian development and its impact on economic development. The qualitative and quantitative analysis shows that the overall impact of aid has been limited in promoting economic growth, improving people’s living standards, … Continue reading The Role of International Aid in Development: The Case of Palestine 1994-2008