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Book SynopsisAlbana Dwonch was most recently Visiting Scholar at the Ibrahim Abu Lughod
International Studies Institute, Birzeit University, Palestine. She has been actively
engaged in the NGO sector in the Middle East as Youth Development practitioner.
She received her PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Interdisciplinary studies from the
University of Washington, USA.
Trade ReviewIt takes deep cultural knowledge to understand how people use technology. Dwonch has immersed herself in Palestinian communities using technology to express themselves politically and to understand their political positions. Most important, her time spent in these communities lets her explain how the role of technology in political culture varies across the generations of Palestinians trapped in a long term struggle for individual identity and collective security. * Philip Howard, Director of Oxford Internet Institute and Professor of Internet Studies, University of Oxford, UK *
Albana Dwonch’s analysis of Palestinian youth makes important contributions on two levels. It unveils the simmering tension between young, nationalist Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel and the established national organizations that are supposed to be representing them. At the same time,
Palestinian Youth Activism in the Internet Age sheds important light on a process that has permeated the entire Middle East, and beyond: young people’s use of social media to challenge and transform existing politics. Dwonch expertly mixes novel analysis with telling anecdotes that bring these youthful activists to life. * Joel S. Migdal, Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies, University of Washington, USA *
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: New Social Movements in the Internet Age Chapter Three: The Rise and Fall of the Arab Spring Chapter Four: Gaza’s Forgotten Revolution Chapter Five: At a Crossroads in the West Bank - In Search of a Lost Strategy Chapter Six: Between Old Demands and New Protests: Stop The Prawer Movement. A Case Study of Palestinian Youth activism in Israel, 2011-2013 Chapter Seven: Concluding Remarks Bibliography
