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Transnational histories of Palestinian youth organizing in the United States / Qutami, Loubna

Qutami, Loubna	Journal Article
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This article explores the transnational histories that have conditioned Palestinian youth organizing in the United States from the 1950s to the present day. It examines the organizational vehicles of earlier generations of activists such as the Organization of Arab Students (OAS) and the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) to trace the formation of the U.S. chapter of the transnational Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM). It argues that in the Oslo and post-Oslo eras, which severed the Palestinian diaspora from the national body politic and the rich Palestinian organizational histories of the pre-1993 period, the lessons of their forerunners are instructive for PYM’s new generation of organizers. The article posits that transnational connections have profound implications for localized U.S. political organizing and that contemporary Palestinian youth organizing is part of a historical continuum. Drawing on oral history and scholar-activist ethnographic methods, the article situates contemporary youth organizing in its transnational and historical contexts.

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OAS ; Oslo Accords ; Youth Movements ; GUPS ; PYM ; Transnational Movements

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Youth movements and elections in Belarus / Nikolayenko, Olena

Nikolayenko, Olena	Article
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This article offers a contribution to the comparative democratisation literature by analysing the use of nonviolent methods of resistance in a repressive political regime. It focuses on the role of youth movements in elections in Belarus. Elections present an opportunity for the engagement of youth in politics. The study examines how the youth movements Malady Front, Zubr and Belarusian Patriotic Youth Union sought to mobilise young people during the 2001 election. It analyses movement tactics and state action in response to youth mobilisation.

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Elections ; Youth Movements ; Belarus ; Malady Front ; Zubr ; Belarusian Patriotic ;
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