Tiina Järvi
Biographic Data
| ID | 139042 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tiina Järvi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tiina |
| FAMILY NAME | Järvi |
| SIGNATURE | JÄRVI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3508-9389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Failing as a state? Lebanon, state failure and politics of demand
While the failed state paradigm has generally served Western interests, in this article I suggest that ‘failed state’ can also be approached as a demand that is employed beyond its conventional meanings. I explore the topic in the context of Lebanon, where the use of the notion has been widespread since the economic crisis. I consider how ‘failed state’ has been reiterated as a justification for interventions, as part of blame games and as a dema…
Breathing atmospheres of failure: The matter of pollution in Beirut
This paper examines the atmospheric materialisation of failure in the context of Lebanon’s electricity infrastructure. Thinking through the rise in pollution levels in Beirut – which has been connected to the increased reliance to diesel-powered generators – the paper argues that the dysfunctional electricity sector and the polluting materiality it generates should be approached atmospherically. The paper shows, firstly, how the chronic state neg…
Uncanny returns in settler colonial state: Return, exile, and decolonization in Palestine/Israel
In this article, I propose uncanniness as a defining characteristic of return as I explore the settler colonial context of Palestine/Israel, where return has starkly ethno-nationalistic connotations. For Palestinians, return is associated with the liberation of Palestine, while for Israelis, it is part of Zionist foundational narratives. By explicating academic research and biographical literature, I consider how the concept of uncanny can furthe…
Beyond refugeeness: Complex subjectivities in Palestinian refugee camps
This article explores Palestinian refugeeness to argue for a more complex understanding of refugee subjectivity. The subjectivities of Palestinian refugees – and especially of those from the refugee camps – have been informed by their participation in national politics. Therefore, Palestinian refugees, while embodying experiences of violence, displacement and exclusion much like other refugee communities, have also been emphatically seen through …
Expectations to Fulfill: Anticipating the Familial Future in Palestinian Refugee Camps
Demonstrating the desired future: Performative dimensions of internally displaced Palestinians’ return activities
In this paper, I examine the activities of internally displaced Palestinians as performative resistance against the settler-colonial dispossession. Since 1948, when close to 800,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes in the process of establishing the state of Israel, return has been a key political objective of the displaced. By concentrating on the recent activities organized by internally displaced Palestinians, I scrutinize the powe…
Lectio Praecursoria: Negotiating Futures in Palestinian Refugee Camps: Spatiotemporal Trajectories of a Refugee Nation
The seventy-three years of exile have molded the life in Palestinian refugee camps. In my dissertation, I explore the conditions created by this long history in order to discuss the futures that those currently living in the refugee camps envision for themselves. This Lectio Præcursoria is an introduction to both the research process and the ways the futures emerge in the vulnerable conditions of Palestinian exile. Keywords: Palestine, Palestinia…
Demonstrating the desired future: Performative dimensions of internally displaced Palestinians’ return activities
In this paper, I examine the activities of internally displaced Palestinians as performative resistance against the settler-colonial dispossession. Since 1948, when close to 800,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes in the process of establishing the state of Israel, return has been a key political objective of the displaced. By concentrating on the recent activities organized by internally displaced Palestinians, I scrutinize the powe…
Beyond refugeeness: Complex subjectivities in Palestinian refugee camps
This article explores Palestinian refugeeness to argue for a more complex understanding of refugee subjectivity. The subjectivities of Palestinian refugees – and especially of those from the refugee camps – have been informed by their participation in national politics. Therefore, Palestinian refugees, while embodying experiences of violence, displacement and exclusion much like other refugee communities, have also been emphatically seen through …
Demonstrating the desired future: Performative dimensions of internally displaced Palestinians’ return activities
In this paper, I examine the activities of internally displaced Palestinians as performative resistance against the settler-colonial dispossession. Since 1948, when close to 800,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes in the process of establishing the state of Israel, return has been a key political objective of the displaced. By concentrating on the recent activities organized by internally displaced Palestinians, I scrutinize the powe…
Lectio Praecursoria: Negotiating Futures in Palestinian Refugee Camps: Spatiotemporal Trajectories of a Refugee Nation
The seventy-three years of exile have molded the life in Palestinian refugee camps. In my dissertation, I explore the conditions created by this long history in order to discuss the futures that those currently living in the refugee camps envision for themselves. This Lectio Præcursoria is an introduction to both the research process and the ways the futures emerge in the vulnerable conditions of Palestinian exile. Keywords: Palestine, Palestinia…
Expectations to Fulfill: Anticipating the Familial Future in Palestinian Refugee Camps
Uncanny returns in settler colonial state: Return, exile, and decolonization in Palestine/Israel
In this article, I propose uncanniness as a defining characteristic of return as I explore the settler colonial context of Palestine/Israel, where return has starkly ethno-nationalistic connotations. For Palestinians, return is associated with the liberation of Palestine, while for Israelis, it is part of Zionist foundational narratives. By explicating academic research and biographical literature, I consider how the concept of uncanny can furthe…
Beyond refugeeness: Complex subjectivities in Palestinian refugee camps
This article explores Palestinian refugeeness to argue for a more complex understanding of refugee subjectivity. The subjectivities of Palestinian refugees – and especially of those from the refugee camps – have been informed by their participation in national politics. Therefore, Palestinian refugees, while embodying experiences of violence, displacement and exclusion much like other refugee communities, have also been emphatically seen through …
Breathing atmospheres of failure: The matter of pollution in Beirut
This paper examines the atmospheric materialisation of failure in the context of Lebanon’s electricity infrastructure. Thinking through the rise in pollution levels in Beirut – which has been connected to the increased reliance to diesel-powered generators – the paper argues that the dysfunctional electricity sector and the polluting materiality it generates should be approached atmospherically. The paper shows, firstly, how the chronic state neg…
Failing as a state? Lebanon, state failure and politics of demand
While the failed state paradigm has generally served Western interests, in this article I suggest that ‘failed state’ can also be approached as a demand that is employed beyond its conventional meanings. I explore the topic in the context of Lebanon, where the use of the notion has been widespread since the economic crisis. I consider how ‘failed state’ has been reiterated as a justification for interventions, as part of blame games and as a dema…
Middle East Politics and Society (6 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)