Bedouin, the Israeli state and insurgent planning: Globalization, localization or glocalization?

Urban tribalism: negotiating form, function and social milieu in Bedouin towns, Israel

“…For the past two decades, Bedouin subaltern insurgent civil action (Meir 2005), and a number of state committees and study reports (Duchan 2010;Goldberg Commission 2008;Prawer Report 2011), have led to the recognition that there is a need to establish more settlements for Bedouin residing in the Seyag area.…”

Practices of Reality: Demolition and Reconstruction of a Ghost-Village in Israel

“…These informal villages, currently about forty in number, are defined by the authorities as "Bedouin dispersion" (pzura) and came to public attention as "non-recognized Arab-Bedouin villages" (kfraim bilty mukarim). At the center of the dispute over land, approximately half of the Bedouin citizens are claiming to live currently in these informal villages, which lack most government services, including paved roads, hospitals, and electricity (Havatzelet 2006;Meir 2005).…”

Israel’s Invisible Negev Bedouin

“…In recent years, the discourse on planning in general and for indigenous communities in particular (Berke et al 2002 ;Hibbard et al 2008 ;Lane and Hibbard 2005 ;Meir 2003Meir , 2005Sandercock 1998 ;Zaferatos 1998 ) refl ects a shift from state-imposed prescriptions toward a more participatory approach. Planning practice now includes the need for collaboration among diverse actors (Healey 1997 ;Innes 1995Innes , 1996Innes and Booher 1999 ;Susskind and Cruikshank 1987 ;Susskind and Field 1996 ;Susskind et al 1999 ).…”