Elite formation under occupation

The internal stratification of Palestinian elites in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

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ID2139149
AutoresAndré Elias Mazawi (0000-0002-3934-5300, Tel Aviv University), Abraham Yogev Andre Elias Mazawi (autor de correspondencia), Abraham Yogev (Tel Aviv University)
Año1999
Volumen50
Número3
Páginas397-418
Fecha de publicación1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-4446.1999.00397.x
PMID15259193
OpenAlexW1985935038
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas25

This paper examines the internal stratification of Palestinian elites in the West Bank and Gaza Strip under Israeli occupation. Our general aim is to clarify the extent to which social and political subordination to outside rule influences the development of indigenous elites in stateless societies. In contrast to nation‐state societies, such elites may be horizontally stratified into a wider range of institutional settings, and vertically stratified by anti‐occupation activism alongside the attainment of occupational prestige. In addition, context‐specific determinants of their stratification patterns, such as refugee status, regionality, and country in which educational credentials were acquired, should be considered. A secondary content analysis of interviews conducted by the Palestinian Panorama centre with 249 elite members reveals, that the vertical stratification of Palestinian elites along occupational attainment and anti‐occupation activism constitutes two quite independent status dimensions. A multinomial logit regression shows that, horizontally, elite groups are embedded in four distinct types of institutional activity, further demonstrating the multi‐faceted formation of Palestinian elites. Contextual resources, such as refugee versus non‐refugee status, regionality, and the acquiring of Western credentials, have differential effects on the vertical and horizontal stratification of Palestinian elites. The implications of these findings for further research on elite formation in the post‐Oslo Palestinian society and in other stateless societies are discussed in conclusion

Ancient history · Biology · Botany · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Elite · Gaza strip · Geography · Multinomial logistic regression · Palestine · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Social stratification · Stratification (seeds · West bank · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Political Conflict and Governance · Social and Economic Development in India