A model of paternal protection in the context of political violence: Insights from the occupied Palestinian territories

Akesson, Bree; Bogossian, Aline; Gokani, Ravi

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“…Crucially, the Israeli occupation has left its marks on both the economic and social fabric of society and has had numerous consequences in relation to paid work and social reproduction outcomes. The stifling of economic and job opportunities domestically and the lack of mobility as a result of the occupation have led young men, in particular, to either seek work overseas or remain, and find themselves impacted by violence in the form of harassment, temporary or longer-term imprisonment, injuries and longer-term adverse health outcomes, both physical and psychological (Akesson 2018). Since 1967 over 750,000 (overwhelmingly male) Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces (Abu Khalid 2012).…”

Section: Men: Womenmentioning

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Re-negotiating social reproduction, work and gender roles in occupied Palestine

Bargawi

Alami

Ziada

2021

Review of International Political Economy

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This article uncovers the crisis of social reproduction in Occupied Palestine in the context of severe economic and political turmoil by specifically highlighting the ways in which impacts have been felt differently by men and women. It does so by considering the interactions of production and reproduction. The article confirms that, as a result of economic hardship, women, particularly married women, are increasingly participating in the formal and informal labour market. These women have been forced to renegotiate their domestic and caring responsibilities alongside paid work, within a context of very limited state or private sector provision of care services. While time-use survey findings suggest little change in men and women's time-use between 1999/2000 and 2012/13 in general, qualitative interviews provide a more nuanced picture. Furthermore, the narrative that responsibility for managing care of children and elderly relatives as well as domestic work lies solely with the wife/ mother is near universal. Respondents also did not voice demands for greater investment in child and elder care services by private firms or by the state, suggesting a strong individualisation of responsibility for social reproduction in Occupied Palestine today. What remains to be seen is a) how representative these findings are for other groups, particularly poorer, rural families in Palestine and b) what the longer-term consequences of these changes might bring for societal gender norms in Palestine and in other contexts.

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Section: Men: Womenmentioning

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Re-negotiating social reproduction, work and gender roles in occupied Palestine

Bargawi

Alami

Ziada

2021

Review of International Political Economy

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“…A study carried out by Shalhoub-Kevorkian (2006) in Palestine highlighted how, notwithstanding the displacements and attacks on the domestic sphere, women continue to develop new strategies to rebuilt and protect safe spaces and homes, turning “normal acts of struggles to daily acts of resistance” (p.129). In this context of extreme violence, Palestinian men must cope with different challenges related to occupation, such as targeting, arrest, and long-term imprisonment (Akesson, Bogossian, & Gokani, 2020; Kuttab & Heilman, 2017). The absence of the husband or father due to imprisonment or violent death adds uncertainty for Palestinian families, leading women and mothers to take a significant position within the family structure in ensuring children’s well-being and in providing economic resources.…”

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Risk and Protective Factors Among Palestinian Women Living in a Context of Prolonged Armed Conflict and Political Oppression

Veronese

Cavazzoni

Russo

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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Research has widely documented the effects of war and political violence on the functioning and well-being of adults and children. Yet, within this literature, women’s agency in the face of war-related adversity and political violence remains underexplored. The present study was conducted in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the most recent war on Gaza in 2014, with the aim of investigating the consequences of war and political violence for women’s mental health and psychological functioning. Based on interviews with 21 Palestinian women exposed to extreme war-related traumatic events, the article offers an analysis of the risk and protective factors affecting their well-being and enhancing (or diminishing) their agency. Human Security, Family Ties, Psychosocial Resources, Individual Resources, and Motherhood emerged from the women’s narratives as key factors contributing to the maintenance of positive psychological functioning and the ability to adjust to traumatic war events in the aftermath of acute armed conflict. These exploratory findings suggest that Palestinian women display a high level of functioning and resources for adjustment that is preserved after periods of devastating armed conflict. The study draws attention to a set of protective factors for the well-being of women and their families when living with chronic political violence.

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Parental Resilience in Contexts of Political Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review of 45 Years of Research

Sousa,

Akesson,

Siddiqi

2024

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Families suffer in particular ways during the violence and targeted deprivation of freedom and resources within political violence (PV), which includes wars, armed conflicts, and military occupations—all part of political violence (PV). While evidence is accumulating about the disproportionate impacts of PV on parents and children, we lack a clear, globally integrated understanding of how families suffer—and survive—PV. There is an urgent need to synthesize existing work to refine our understanding of parental experiences within PV—with particular attention to both how PV creates suffering for parents, and how parents strategize, caring for their families within the most horrendous of circumstances. In this systematic scoping review, authors explore how political violence impacts parenting. Using predetermined search strategies and inclusion criteria (peer-reviewed, empirical articles, published in English), searches within multiple databases, and tests of interrater reliability, 112 articles (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method) were identified. Authors organized and coded findings, determined common themes, and built a conceptual model connecting and integrating findings. Findings point to two crucial areas of parenting within PV: parenting efficacy and parenting practices, demonstrating how these are simultaneously compromised by and amplified within PV. Results uncover how much parenting within PV is intertwined with parental psychological and social well-being, and that parents cope with a variety of internal and external resources, including culture, community, religion, activism, flight, and emotional and logistical reconfiguration. Implications include that, within and after PV, interventions must focus on parental well-being, as well as the social and political situatedness of parents.

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A model of paternal protection in the context of political violence: Insights from the occupied Palestinian territories

Cited by 3 publications

References 42 publications

Re-negotiating social reproduction, work and gender roles in occupied Palestine

Re-negotiating social reproduction, work and gender roles in occupied Palestine

Risk and Protective Factors Among Palestinian Women Living in a Context of Prolonged Armed Conflict and Political Oppression

Parental Resilience in Contexts of Political Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review of 45 Years of Research

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