Palestinian Political Organizations in Israeli Prisons

Palestinian Political Organizations in Israeli Prisons looks at Palestinian political activity within Israeli prisons. It traces the changes from the Oslo Accords onwards and examines the evolution and changes within the Palestinian Prisoners Movement and the structural opportunities and constraints that inform collective resistance today.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction-The Rise and Fall of the Prisoners Movement


• Part I: Background


• 2: Analytical and Ethical Framework


• 3: Palestinian Imprisonment in Israel


• 4: Establishing a Prisoners' Collective


• Part II: The Oslo Accords: Era of Fixation on Freedom


• 5: Repression, Co-optation, and Institutionalization


• 6: Prison Management


• 7: Mass Release, Faltering, and New Resistance


• Part III: Contemporary Prison Resistance


• 8: The Collapse of Solidarity


• 9: Division in Prison


• 10: Individualization and New Techniques


• Epilogue: Does the Prisoners Movement still exist?

About the author

Alyssa G. Bernstein has a PhD from the Queens University of Belfast School of Law and a JD from Harvard Law School. She has been a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University and an Adjunct Lecturer at Georgetown University. She is licensed to practice law in Washington, DC. This work does not reflect the views or opinions of any employers.

Summary

Palestinian Political Organizations in Israeli Prisons looks at Palestinian political activity within Israeli prisons. It traces the changes from the Oslo Accords onwards and examines the evolution and changes within the Palestinian Prisoners Movement and the structural opportunities and constraints that inform collective resistance today.

Product details

• Authors: Alyssa G. Bernstein, Dr Alyssa G. (Attorney / Legal Expert i Bernstein, Dr Alyssa G. (Attorney / Legal Expert in Criminology Bernstein, Dr Alyssa G. (Attorney / Scholar in Cri Bernstein
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9780192846532
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284653-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Middle East, Political activism, Legal aspects of criminology, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Criminology: legal aspects, Political activism / Political engagement