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Political Economy of Palestine

Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Alaa Tartir

    1. The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. Tariq Dana

    1. Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha, Qatar

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  3. Timothy Seidel

    1. Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, USA

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  • Explores the political economy of Palestine through critical, interdisciplinary, and decolonial perspectives
  • Problematizes multiple sectors and themes of political economy in the absence of sovereignty
  • Unveils critical elements of both the material and discursive expressions of power and resistance

Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Palestinian Political Economy: Enduring Struggle Against Settler Colonialism, Racial Capitalism, and Neoliberalism

    • Timothy Seidel, Tariq Dana, Alaa Tartir
    Pages 1-22

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 329-335
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About this book

This book explores the political economy of Palestine through critical, interdisciplinary, and decolonial perspectives, underscoring that an approach to economics that does not consider the political—a de-politicized economics—is inadequate to understanding the situation in occupied Palestine. A critical interdisciplinary approach to political economy challenges prevailing neoliberal logics and structures that reproduce racial capitalism, and explores how the political economy of occupied Palestine is shaped by processes of accumulation by exploitation and dispossession from both Israel and global business, as well as from Palestinian elites. A decolonial approach to Palestinian political economy foregrounds struggles against neoliberal and settler colonial policies and institutions, and aids in the de-fragmentation of Palestinian life, land, and political economy that the Oslo Accords perpetuated, but whose histories of de-development over all of Palestine can be traced back for over a century. The chapters in this book offer an in-depth contextualization of the Palestinian political economy, analyze the political economy of integration, fragmentation, and inequality, and explore and  problematize multiple sectors and themes of political economy in the absence of sovereignty.

Reviews

“The volume Political Economy of Palestine is not only a comprehensive account offering diverse analytical perspectives, but also a starting point for further thinking about how a ‘political economy of resistance’ leading to a Palestinian society free from occupation and exploitation could practically look like.” (René Wildangel, The International Spectator, Vol. 58 (2), 2023)

“This collection is a valuable contribution to the scholarly literature on Palestinian political economy and the complex characteristics and consequences of interminable occupation.” (Rex Brynen, The Middle East Journal, Vol. 76 (1), 2022)

“This edited volume is a comprehensive catalogue of development and politics of contemporary Palestine. The 14 chapters, written by well-established as well as young scholars of various disciplines … . The book covers a wide range of subjects with empirically rich in-depth analysis … . The book extensively documents, contextualizes, and analyses Palestinian politics and development … . It challenges existing simplifications and misconceptions. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Palestine, Israel, politics, and development.” (Kjersti G Berg, Journal of Peace Research, September 20, 2021)


The Political Economy of Palestine is the ‘go to’ collection of timely essays committed to liberation and decolonisation. A fabulous yet daunting read.Professor Ray Bush, University of Leeds


This book will prove to be an essential resource for students of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Professor Elia Zureik, Queen’s University


This brilliant book brings together some of the most innovative and critical work on the political economy of Palestine today. A fascinating collection that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Palestinian struggle - past, present, and future.
Professor Adam Hanieh, SOAS University of London


Edward Said wrote: “We can not fight for our rights and our history as well as future until we are armed with weapons of criticism and dedicated consciousness.” This book provides both.
Professor Mandy Turner, University of Manchester

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva, Switzerland

    Alaa Tartir

  • Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha, Qatar

    Tariq Dana

  • Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, USA

    Timothy Seidel

About the editors

Alaa Tartir is Researcher at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland, Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, and Policy and Program Adviser to Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. 

Tariq Dana is Assistant Professor at the Conflict and Humanitarian Studies program at the Doha Institute of Graduate Studies, Qatar, and Policy Adviser at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network.

Timothy Seidel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences and the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Political Economy of Palestine

  • Book Subtitle: Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

  • Editors: Alaa Tartir, Tariq Dana, Timothy Seidel

  • Series Title: Middle East Today

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68643-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68642-0Published: 19 May 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68645-1Published: 20 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68643-7Published: 18 May 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2945-7017

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 335

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Political Economy/Economic Systems

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