Palestinian Youth and Political Activism: The Emerging Internet Culture and New Modes of Resistance

Autor/in	Khoury-Machool, Makram
Titel	Palestinian Youth and Political Activism: The Emerging Internet Culture and New Modes of Resistance
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 5 (2007) 1, S.17-36 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2007.5.1.17
Schlagwörter	Activism; Arabs; Information Technology; Cultural Context; Teacher Student Relationship; Internet; Teaching Methods; Mass Media Effects; Conflict; Income; Access to Computers; Educational Technology; Technology Integration; Higher Education; Distance Education; Political Issues; Politics of Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Arab; Araber; Informationstechnologie; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Konflikt; Einkommen; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Politischer Faktor; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Computerkonferenz; Palästina
Abstract	The information technology revolution and the introduction of the Internet in the last decade have transformed the life of individuals and groups across the globe. One unique example of the remarkable impact of this new medium on the life of a marginalised society is the impact of the Internet on the life of Palestinians. The author demonstrates that, since the outbreak of the second Palestinian Intifada on 28 September 2000, and the drop of the average income of Palestinian households living in the 1967 Palestinian territories, a sharp increase in the number of Palestinian Internet users, especially youths, has been reported through connectivity in schools, universities and cafes. In universities, a method of instruction has been developed to maintain higher education, since students frequently cannot reach the campus due to conditions of siege. The author also argues that, due to the pertinent socio-political conditions of Palestinian youths and students under occupation, the Internet now acts as a medium between teachers and students, as well as a tool for intense politicisation and cyber-resistance. With constant Internet access possible for over 25% of the Palestinian population, a new youth culture has emerged amongst Palestinians, in particular at schools and universities. By organising relations between teachers, students and the youth in general, as well as with various sectors of the Palestinian population, the Internet now acts as a broad and collective front for national peaceful political resistance, and is one of the most central elements of everyday life. It is to be noted that this phenomenon should be seen in the specific socio-political, economic and cultural context of the Palestinians, unconnected to the introduction of the Internet in the broader Arab world. It should also be noted that, as a result, Palestinians are now the largest group of users of the Internet in the Arab world. (Contains 1 table and 109 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10