Problematising resilience

Development practice and the case of Palestine

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4771339
AutoresEmma Patricia Keelan, Emma Keelan, Brendan Ciarán Browne (0000-0002-3568-7565, KBR (United States), autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen30
Número4
Páginas459-471
Fecha de publicación2020-05-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2020.1724885
OpenAlexW3006697903
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas52

This article considers the rapid rise of a resilience discourse in relation to its application in humanitarian and developmental aid in Palestine. In Palestine, the term resilience has permeated the operational policy of leading NGOs. The article argues that uncritical application of the language of resilience is deeply problematic in places such as Palestine where the asymmetrical nature of the conflict is sustained by international political inertia, significant aid dependency, and intersectional and multi-layered conflict experience. Adopting a resilience discourse simultaneously embeds the colonial nature of conflict in Palestine and maintains the status quo rather than agitating for change

Ancient history · Development economics · Economics · Palestine · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Sociology · Status quo · Disaster Management and Resilience · History · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology