Center for Middle East Studies

2014 Workshop | Political Economy and Economy of the Political

Political Economy and Economy of the Political

Palestinian studies has long been shaped by a hot and ongoing conflict and by the special place of the “Holy Land” in the global imaginary. This has resulted in a hyper focus on some areas of research, such as politics and identity, and a general neglect of others, such as political economy and social history. The theme of political economy, broadly construed to include a range of approaches from social history to discursive constructions of “economy,” has been chosen as a focus for the first symposium because it constitutes an enduring perspective that has recently gained significant traction.

The following institutions contributed, in a variety of ways, to the realization of this gathering: Brown Univerity's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs; Columbia University's Center for Palestine Studies; New York University's Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern StudiesBirzeit Universitythe Institute for Palestine StudiesMuwatin: Palestinian Institute for the Study of DemocracyMasarat: the Palestinian Center for Policy Research and Strategic Studies; and Mada al-Carmel: The Arab Institute for Applied Social Science Research.

Workshop Program

Panel: “Critical Reflections on the Political Economy of Palestine”

Panel: “Infrastructure”

Panel: “Land”

Panel: “Class”

Panel: “The Politics of Economy”

Panel: “Political Economy of Occupation”

Panel: “Political Economy of Peace”