Imad Sayrafi
Biographic Data
| ID | 808809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Imad Sayrafi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Imad |
| FAMILY NAME | Sayrafi |
| SIGNATURE | SAYRAFI I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birzeit University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6696-9269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Necropolitical Development? Revisiting Development Politics as Violence in Palestine
This article critiques mainstream development in Palestine and proposes that a new trend of necropolitical development is taking shape, as an attempt to reshape Palestinian society utilizing death-worlds and lifelines to induce cultural change. The article discusses the history of colonial development in Palestine, toward contemporary manifestations, discussing how development shapes reality and agency. It argues that necropolitical development, …
Ruptures dans les projets impériaux et coloniaux et rôle de la solidarité
When does solidarity count
Toward an Indigenous development sociology methodology
This article discusses findings from a dissertation research project in the Palestinian village of Ni’lin in relation to the synthesis of an actor-oriented methodological approach with Indigenous theory. Through this synthesis, the article proposes a theoretical and methodological approach for studying settler colonialism and social transformations in Palestinian contexts. It also adapts the methodology, allowing enriching development theory to a…
Inclusion or transformation? An early assessment of an empowerment project for disabled people in occupied Palestine
Can disabled people become advocates in occupied Palestine? This article presents findings from a current three-year project. It examines the environmental, attitudinal and institutional barriers faced by disabled people and the activities being undertaken to challenge social discrimination. The article considers the project in relation to liberation theory and the struggle by young disabled Palestinians to achieve social inclusion – and eventual…
Inclusion or transformation? An early assessment of an empowerment project for disabled people in occupied Palestine
Can disabled people become advocates in occupied Palestine? This article presents findings from a current three-year project. It examines the environmental, attitudinal and institutional barriers faced by disabled people and the activities being undertaken to challenge social discrimination. The article considers the project in relation to liberation theory and the struggle by young disabled Palestinians to achieve social inclusion – and eventual…
Inclusion or transformation? An early assessment of an empowerment project for disabled people in occupied Palestine
Can disabled people become advocates in occupied Palestine? This article presents findings from a current three-year project. It examines the environmental, attitudinal and institutional barriers faced by disabled people and the activities being undertaken to challenge social discrimination. The article considers the project in relation to liberation theory and the struggle by young disabled Palestinians to achieve social inclusion – and eventual…
Toward an Indigenous development sociology methodology
This article discusses findings from a dissertation research project in the Palestinian village of Ni’lin in relation to the synthesis of an actor-oriented methodological approach with Indigenous theory. Through this synthesis, the article proposes a theoretical and methodological approach for studying settler colonialism and social transformations in Palestinian contexts. It also adapts the methodology, allowing enriching development theory to a…
Ruptures dans les projets impériaux et coloniaux et rôle de la solidarité
When does solidarity count
A Necropolitical Development? Revisiting Development Politics as Violence in Palestine
This article critiques mainstream development in Palestine and proposes that a new trend of necropolitical development is taking shape, as an attempt to reshape Palestinian society utilizing death-worlds and lifelines to induce cultural change. The article discusses the history of colonial development in Palestine, toward contemporary manifestations, discussing how development shapes reality and agency. It argues that necropolitical development, …
Political science (4 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Palestine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agriculture and Rural Development Research (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)