Palestinian Politics

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This seminar focuses on internal Palestinian politics – from the emergence of the modern Palestinian national movement in the years following the Nakba, through the trials and tribulations of the PLO in the 1970s and 80s, up to the present-day schism between Fatah and Hamas. A central focus of the course will be on the interplay between internal Palestinian politics and the peace process—how the Oslo process impacted the effectiveness of Palestinian political leaders and institutions and how the decisions by and constraints on Palestinian political actors, in turn, affected prospects for a diplomatic resolution.