The Moral Geopolitics of Exported Spatial Development

Revisiting Israeli Involvement in Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID3948808
AuthorsHaim Yacobi (0000-0002-0758-8594, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume15
Issue3
Pages441-461
Publication date2010-08-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650040903501005
OpenAlexW2057359284
LanguageEN
Citations received2

This article will analyse Israel's past involvement (1956–1973) in Africa, in the context of a wider theoretical conceptualisation of the role of spatial development in the construction of moral geopolitics. Re-thinking the relevance of postcolonial critiques, the paper examines the political and institutional setup underlying Israeli involvement in development in Africa, documenting the scope of this phenomenon by looking at policy makers, professionals and institutions, studying the role of spatial development and planning in the design of Israel's policies, and analysing the actual results of such projects. Despite considerable Israeli involvement and investment in spatial development projects in postcolonial Africa, the existing literature on the subject is narrow, dealing mainly with pragmatic political interests, and there is hardly any structured documentation of Israel's exported spatial development to Africa – its scope, qualities, successes or failures. Moreover, in the wider literature the analysis of spatial development as “exported” knowledge is perceived as a by-product of the polity between Empires and the Margins – an assumption that this paper aims to question. This article is dedicated to the memory of Sara Khinski, with whom my journey to Africa began

Economic geography · Geography · Geopolitics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · International Development and Aid · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law

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