Nationalism and Conflict through the Lens of Palestinian-Israeli Relations

Harvard FAS

Few issues engender as much controversy and debate as Israeli-Palestinian relations. This conflict, in turn, has typically been discussed in sui generis terms. This seminar course proposes a different approach: to study the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the theoretical lenses of nationalism, identity-based conflict, and conflict resolution. The premise of this pedagogical approach is that treating Israel/Palestine as a unique case lends itself to indeterminate analyses, hindering the…