Resisting Settler Colonialism in Palestine

Gender, Solidarity, and the Struggle for Justice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-90-485-7084-3
Verlag: Pallas Publications

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Protest and Social Movements

This book explores Palestinian resistance and social movements within the framework of settler colonialism, global capitalism, and indigenous liberation struggles, examining how colonial structures shape dispossession and the diverse strategies Palestinians employ to resist occupation and state violence.

From eco-resistance in Masafer Yatta to feminist mobilizations, armed struggle, and international advocacy, the book highlights the fluid, intersectional, and historically contingent nature of resistance. It challenges the notion of Palestine as an isolated case, situating it within broader global patterns of settler colonial domination and anti-colonial struggles. The study demonstrates how repression often strengthens activism, fueling new forms of mobilization and deepening collective solidarity. Rather than offering a conclusive ending, it asserts that Palestinian resistance will continue as long as injustice persists, adapting to new realities while remaining rooted in collective aspirations for liberation.

Resisting Settler Colonialism in Palestine is essential reading for students and scholars of Middle Eastern studies, postcolonial studies, social movements, indigenous studies, and critical geography, as well as activists and researchers engaged with decolonization and anti-colonial praxis.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stagni, Federica

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. A Multidimensional Approach: Bridging Social Movement Theory, Settler Colonialism, Divides, and the Israel–Palestine Question 2. Sheikh Jarrah: Resisting Displacement in East Jerusalem 3. Save Susiya: Eco-Resistance in Area C 4. Feminist Movements: Resisting Pinkwashing and Rainbow-Washing 5. The Question of Co-Resistance: Building Solidarity Against Settler Colonialism 6. The Question of Armed Resistance Conclusion: A Decolonial Desire

Über Autor(innen)

Federica Stagni holds a PhD from the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, where she is currently a researcher, under the supervision of Donatella della Porta. Her research focuses on anti-demolition and anti-eviction movements in Israel and Palestine, where she has conducted extensive fieldwork since 2016. She holds a degree in International Studies and has worked for the research centers ACLED and Cosmos. Her work has been published in various academic journals, including Critical Sociology, PACO, and Sociology Compass, as well as in Italian media outlets such as Left and il Manifesto. She also translated Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé.