Refugee Camps in the Palestinian and Sahrawi National Liberation Movements

A Comparative Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID9294841
AuthorsRanda Farah (0000-0003-1638-9017, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume38
Issue2
Pages76-93
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Palestine Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0377-919X • E-ISSN: 1533-8614
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/jps.2009.38.2.76
OpenAlexW2080377270
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited9

Drawing on ethnographic field research, this analysis compares the evolution of refugee camps as incubators of political organization and repositories of collective memory for Palestinian refugees in Jordan and Sahrawi refugees of the Western Sahara. While recognizing the significant differences between the historical and geopolitical contexts of the two groups and their national movements (the PLO and Polisario, respectively), the author examines the Palestinian and Sahrawi projects of national consciousness formation and institution-building, concluding that Palestinian camps are ""mapped"" in relation to the past, while political organization in Sahrawi camps evidences a forward-looking vision

Ancient history · Art · Criminology · Palestine · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · African Studies and Geopolitics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender

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