Informal justice in contemporary society : a multicultural city in Israel / Lee Li-On.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li-on, Lee, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Israel.

Conflict management.

Ethnic relations.

Peace-building--Israel.

Peace-building.

Social justice--Israel.

Social justice.

Israel.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Brighton ; Chicago ; Toronto : Sussex Academic Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Drawing on an ethnographic study in a multicultural city of Arabs and Jews in Israel, Informal Justice in Contemporary Society examines the models and expressions of power implicated in discourse and conflict resolution practices in cross cultural contemporary community. The author explores community politics expressed in daily life as a contextual background to the analysis of conflict resolution politics, exploring perspectives of state and civic stakeholders. Through case analysis, and addressing the individual, organizational and societal levels, Dr Li-On illustrates that conflict resolution is dominated by politics, with culture, ethnicity, and identity playing a significant role; disputing groups rely on conflict resolution to achieve contesting socio-political goals. The book explores core concerns in the field, illustrating obstacles, challenges and opportunities confronting informal justice in contemporary communities. Informal Justice in Contemporary Society is motivated by the field's research-practice gap and the lack of real world impact research in cross-cultural settings. The book contributes insights towards theory refinement and conflict resolution practice by addressing practical issues confronted by mediators in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Politics of Contemporary Community - The Case of Minara

Prelude on Community Discourse 27

1 Minara - Taxonomy of a Mixed City 34

Being a Minarian 34

Minara: Demographics 36

'Until Then We Were All the Same' 39

Schooling and the Politics of Culture 45

2 Imagined Community - Jewish Perspective 49

On Ethnicity and Boundaries 49

Immigration and the Imagined Community 51

'Diasporic' Populations and Politics of Belongingness 54

3 Imagined Community - Arab Perspective 61

Identity, Community, and Belonging 61

'I Belong and Don't Belong' 63

Creating Boundaries 65

Demarking Otherness 72

4 Imagined Mixed Arab-Jewish City 77

Putting Relationships in Context 77

Mixed Cities and Coexistence 78

Arab and Jews in Minara 79

5 Conflict, Community, and Belonging 85

Contemporary Community and Conflict 85

Community, Culture, and Conflict 86

Conflict and the Education System 89

Conflict Resolution Systems 90

Ethnicity, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution 91

6 Imagining Community - The Case of Minara 99

Imagining Identity 99

Modernity and Identity in Minara 100

Contemporary Community 103

'New' Community Politics 105

Identity Politics in Israel 107

Identity Politics in Minara 107

Contemporary Society, Politics, and Informal Justice 108

Part II Informal Justice in Contemporary Society - The Case of a Multicultural City

7 Mediation - Beyond Satisfactory Story 113

Between Satisfaction and Transformation 113

Mediation - Case Illustration 114

Mediation, Style, Outcome, and Goals 116

What Seems To Be The Problem? 117

Mediation and Neutrality 118

Mediators' Role and Responsibility 119

Mediation and Power 121

Beyond the 'Satisfaction Story' 123

8 The Community Mediation Centre (CMC) 125

Community Mediation and Social Transformation 125

The CMC - Mission and Goals 126

Partnership and Collaboration 128

CMC Board 134

Collaboration and Partnership 137

Funding 138

9 CMC - Programme Operation 144

Programme's Work 144

Referrals 145

Intakes 149

Cases 152

Quality Standards 155

10 Mediators' Social Construction 159

Mediators' Recruitment 159

Mediation Training 162

Mediators' Training 163

Role Play 165

Practical Training 170

Volunteer Mediators 174

Mediators in Minara 175

Mediator Standards 178

11 The Politics of Intercultural CR Practice 181

Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Culture 181

How Does Politics of Culture Play Itself in Minara? 183

Informal Justice and Politics of Culture 187

Informal Justice, Contemporary Community, and Identity 188

12 Conflict and Conflict Resolution - Residents' Perspective 190

Conflict and Conflict Resolution 190

Conflicting Views with Respect to Conflict 192

Different Perceptions and Roles for CR 193

CMC Users 201

13 Conflict and Conflict Resolution - CMC Perspective 203

Discourse on Conflicts 203

Discourse on Conflict Resolution 204

Multiculturalism, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution 207

14 Conflict and Conflict Resolution - Stakeholder Perspective 212

Local Stakeholders 212

The Police 216

The Religious Establishment 219

National Stakeholders 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-251) and index.

ISBN:

9781845198053

1845198050

OCLC:

959936158

Publisher Number:

40026877901