Indigenous Palestinians: Imad Sayrafi, ‘Toward an Indigenous development sociology methodology: social reality and change in the Palestinian context’, AlterNative, 2023 | settler colonial studies blog

Indigenous Palestinians: Imad Sayrafi, ‘Toward an Indigenous development sociology methodology: social reality and change in the Palestinian context’, AlterNative, 2023

13Aug23

Abstract: This article discusses findings from a dissertation research project in the Palestinian village of Ni’lin in relation to the synthesis of an actor-oriented methodological approach with Indigenous theory. Through this synthesis, the article proposes a theoretical and methodological approach for studying settler colonialism and social transformations in Palestinian contexts. It also adapts the methodology, allowing enriching development theory to account for settler colonial settings and the case of Palestine. It shows the value of critical events, as sites to study historicity, violence, and resistance, highlighting the important interaction of individual and collective actors with culture and larger frames of meaning in relation to Indigenous resurgence.

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