Armed Resistance versus Nonviolent Strategies: An Analysis of Palestinian Public Opinion

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  • Dana El Kurd

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https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqz049

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Armed Resistance, Nonviolent Resistance, Palestine, Palestinian Public Opinion

Abstract

This brief reviews Palestinian public opinion on preferences for non-violent strategies versus violent strategies, and examines what variables impact this dynamic. Particularly, I focus on the effect of social cohesion on people’s preferences. I argue that preferences for armed strategies following institutional collapse are not always determined by social cohesion, or lack thereof; taking up arms may in fact be a legitimate strategy preference, not an anarchic reaction that societies “default” to when there are no other options.

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2020-01-01

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Vol. 3 No. 007 (2020): Issue 007

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Arab Opinion Index Analysis

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