Essays about: "Palestinian refugees"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Palestinian refugees.

1. 1. "Matter out of place" : Humanitarianism and the construction of national identities: the cases of Palestinian and Sahrawi refugees

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : LETICIA ALVAREZ; [2021]
   Keywords : Refugeehood; humanitarianism; nationalism; neutrality; Palestine; Western Sahara; refugee camp;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the tension between humanitarianism and nationalism byfocusing on the Sahrawi and Palestinian refugee cases. These cases represent a challengeto both nationalism, which presupposes national identity as being congruent with theestablished political borders and rooted within their limits, and the claim of neutrality, asnot favoring any side in an armed conflict or dispute and bearing no national allegiance. READ MORE

3. 2. Bring Light to Gaza. An exploration of solar and ecologically-sensitive light programs for the Deir al-Balah refugee camp

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Abigail Benouaich; [2020]
   Keywords : Solar street lighting; light and urban space; light for protection; light for accessibility; light and social behaviour; psychosocial impact; clean energy access; equitable social environment;

   Abstract : In Gaza, daily blackouts have lasted for over eleven years. Until recently, Palestinian families have received only four hours of power each day. Since Israel’s withdrawal from the region in 2005, the political discourse around the Right of Return has forced refugees to live in terrible conditions and darkness. READ MORE

4. 3. Education for Peace or Conflict? : A Case Study of Palestinian Refugee Communities in Lebanon

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Caroline Kölegård; [2019]
   Keywords : education; resilience; mobilization; armed groups; Palestinian refugees; youth; Lebanon;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the effect of education on youth within vulnerable settings to resist joining armed groups. Two alternate causal mechanisms are derived from existing research. READ MORE

5. 4. Palestinian Refugees in Exile: A Case Study of Palestinian Refugees in Ein El Hilweh Camp, Lebanon

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Fathia El Sakka; [2019]
   Keywords : PRL; integration; discrimination; identity; Lebanon;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to examine the current Palestinian refugees’ situation in the biggest refugee camp in Lebanon. The research questions of this thesis are: How are Palestinians integrating into Lebanese society? What are the experiences of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon? How do Palestinian refugees identify themselves? Through the interviewees’ perceptions of their situations, this study provides their viewpoints regarding the position of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. READ MORE

6. 5. People’s perceptions from Jabal el-Hussein to Zarqa camps. An analysis of access to water and inequalities in two Palestinian refugee camps of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Giorgia Gusciglio; [2018]
   Keywords : Access to water; Palestinian refugees; Palestinian refugee camps; Jordan; Distributive Justice; Water issues; Inequalities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With population growth, urbanization and political instability affecting the MENA region, people in Jordan have been facing a number of challenges. From the Israeli-Arab war of 1948 until 2011, with the Syrian crisis, waves of refugees arrived to Jordan fleeing conflicts. READ MORE