Narratives and Symbols in Violent Mobilization: The Palestinian-Israeli Case Export

@article{citeulike:6081708, abstract = {According to symbolic politics theory, group fears and narratives of group identity that justify hostility are key causes of violent ethno-national conflict. In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, widely accepted narratives on each side define group identity and group relations in ways that generate incompatible demands on Jerusalem, territory, refugees, security, and other issues. Historical memories of the Holocaust, the Nakba, and other tragedies generate fears of extinction on both sides, and stereotypes encourage beliefs on each side that the other responds only to force. These narratives enable hard-line leaders on both sides to manipulate emotive symbols to block compromise and escalate conflict. Thus the cause of both the failure of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in 2000-01 and the simultaneous outbreak of the latest Palestinian-Israeli war lies in the irreconcilable demands that are rooted in each side's competing narratives of national identity.}, author = {Kaufman, Stuart J.}, citeulike-article-id = {6081708}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09636410903132938}, doi = {10.1080/09636410903132938}, journal = {Security Studies}, keywords = {counterinsurgency, culture, war}, number = {3}, pages = {400--434}, posted-at = {2009-11-07 01:42:32}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Narratives and Symbols in Violent Mobilization: The Palestinian-Israeli Case}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09636410903132938}, volume = {18}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6081708 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081708 N2 - According to symbolic politics theory, group fears and narratives of group identity that justify hostility are key causes of violent ethno-national conflict. In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, widely accepted narratives on each side define group identity and group relations in ways that generate incompatible demands on Jerusalem, territory, refugees, security, and other issues. Historical memories of the Holocaust, the Nakba, and other tragedies generate fears of extinction on both sides, and stereotypes encourage beliefs on each side that the other responds only to force. These narratives enable hard-line leaders on both sides to manipulate emotive symbols to block compromise and escalate conflict. Thus the cause of both the failure of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in 2000-01 and the simultaneous outbreak of the latest Palestinian-Israeli war lies in the irreconcilable demands that are rooted in each side's competing narratives of national identity. IS - 3 JF - Security Studies EP - 434 TI - Narratives and Symbols in Violent Mobilization: The Palestinian-Israeli Case PB - Routledge VL - 18 SP - 400 KW - counterinsurgency KW - culture KW - war AU - Kaufman, Stuart PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09636410903132938 ER -