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Much material emerges from Israel/Palestine concerning
conflict and loss, but less information is readily available about the real
infrastructure of Palestinian society - its local government, education and
health services, telecommunications, legal and financial environment - and
its current condition. As political and economic arguments edge
humanitarian concerns off the diplomatic agenda (for better or for worse),
these topics are of increasing importance.
This book is intended to be a catalyst for provoking broader interest in
the development requirements of the Palestinian education sector. It is
designed to be a concise and accessible primer for general readers
exploring the subject or region and who might be persuaded to pursue their
specialism further in this area.
A central theme is how the 'situation' (as Palestinians refer to the
occupation) is lived as student or university professor, rather than how it
is recorded through various official or journalistic media. Where feasible,
content is preserved as `live' dialogue (interviews and testimonies) to
capture the nuances of its original presentation, allowing experience to
speak for itself.
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Education Under Occupation examines the development of Palestinian higher
education and relates the experiences of students, staff and teachers under
Israeli occupation.
In 2002, Israel's invasion and subsequent military occupation of the
Palestinian Territories destroyed, in systematic fashion, the social,
economic and political infrastructure of an emerging Palestinian state.
Unilateral initiatives heralding disengagement notwithstanding, that
occupation continues today, its physical and administrative barriers
increasingly intrusive, as the promise of Palestinian self-determination is
progressively undermined by interminable diplomatic deadlock.
The book records the daily reality of life at Palestinian universities,
drawing on sources amongst others from the detailed archives of Birzeit
University, near Ramallah, in the West Bank. It provides a concise and
methodical testimony of how Palestinians, confronted with a blanket siege
of their institutions, must cope with perpetual challenges to maintain
standards of higher and further education.
The main author, Nick King, visited the West Bank in 2002-2003 to interview
educators and staff of Palestinian universities and here relays oral
testimony of the struggle to fulfil the promise of university education in
defiance of disruptive military interventions. This critical analysis of
the higher education sector contextualises the current difficulties faced
by policy-makers, professors and students alike, while recalling the
ongoing debate surrounding initiatives for an academic boycott of formal
relations with the occupying power.
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