The geography of military occupation and its effect on Palestinian community cohesion, norms, and resistance motivation.

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 30(1), Feb 2024, 94-106; doi:10.1037/pac0000684[Clarification Notice: A clarification for this article was reported in Vol 30(1) of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (see record 2024-73758-003). The authors wish to clarify the relationship between “The Geography of Military Occupation and Its Effect on Palestinian Community Cohesion, Norms, and Resistance Motivation” by Penić, et al. (see record 2023-84165-001) and “How Does the Geography of Surveillance Affect Collective Action?” by Penić, et al. (see record 2024-09398-001). Both articles draw on data collected as part of the Pluralistic Memories Project, a large-scale project that brings together different research teams (see https://wp.unil.ch/pmp/), and both articles examine how the geography of military occupation shapes social fabric and collective action in Palestinian communities. Beyond these similarities, the articles address different theoretical questions and include different constructs and operationalizations of the studied psychological processes.] In the context of military occupation, surveillance is a commonly used tactic to decrease resistance, effectively undermining an oppressed group’s sense of solidarity and cohesion. Our study examines how community cohesion—ties to local community—shapes the willingness to engage in nonviolent, civil resistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). We examine the psychological ...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research