Does the wage bill affect conflict? Evidence from PalestineResearch reports and studies | March 2015 | Massimiliano Calì, Sami Miaari and Belal FallahThis paper revisits the relationship between local economic conditions and political violence in the context of the Israeli Palestinian (I-P) conflict. Download
Trade, employment and conflict: Evidence from the Second IntifadaResearch reports and studies | March 2015 | Massimiliano Calì and Sami H. MiaariThis paper moves beyond the commodity prices analysis and considers how exogenous changes in the entire exports and imports baskets affect conflict. Download
What causes animosity between groups? Evidence from Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territoryResearch reports and studies | March 2015 | Massimiliano Calì and Sami H. MiaariThis paper focuses on the impact of a specific policy, which accentuates the inequality in access to resources across groups in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Download
Economics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Historical insights from quantitative analysis - Executive Summary Research reports and studies | March 2015 | Massimiliano Calì and Sami MiaariExecutive summary of research report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Downloads
Seizing the moment: Gaza donors’ conferenceBriefing papers | October 2014 | Eva SvobodaThis crisis brief examines the crisis in Gaza, the larger Israeli-Palestinian conflict and proposes key next steps for Israelis, Palestinians and international donors to help end the cycle of violence. Download
We should defend the rights of Gaza’s childrenComment | 4 August 2014 | Kevin WatkinsThe carnage in Gaza has taken a terrifying toll on Palestinian children. It has also called into question the commitment of western governments to a raft of international human rights provisions aimed at protecting children trapped in conflict. Read and comment
Beyond sovereignty and UN recognition: internal challenges to building a resilient Palestinian stateComment | 26 September 2011 | Alina Rocha MenocalWith an application for recognition of an independent Palestinian state resting with the UN, Alina Rocha Menocal argues that a focus on UN recognition and sovereignty somehow misses the point. Instead debate should focus on internal challenges to building a resilient... Read and comment
Assessment on the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) for the period 2005-2010Research reports and studies | May 2011 | Nicola Cantore, Clive George, Dirk Willem te VeldeThe purpose of this report is to evaluate the work done so far and to provide the members of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development (MCSD) and the Contracting Parties with an Assessment Document showing the level of implementation of the MSSD since... Downloads
The Palestinian state-building agendaResearch reports and studies | March 2011 | Alina Rocha MenocalThis report examines the challenges and opportunities for state-building in the Palestinian context. The author reviews state-building in the international development agenda and provides a working concept of state-building in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Download
Losing ground: Protection and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryWorking and discussion papers | July 2009 | Sorcha O'Callaghan, Susanne Jaspars and Sara PavanelloThis Working Paper analyses the relationship between protection and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Download
