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The Palestine solidarity movement as solidarity ecology: Discourses and strategies of solidarity within the pro-Palestinian student movement

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Based on analysis of movement texts written and published by pro-Palestinian student organizations in Brazil, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States, this article offers a conceptualization of the recent global wave of Palestinian solidarity activism as a solidarity ecology , featuring a multitude of divergent yet interlocking conceptualizations and practices of solidarity, collectively operating towards a shared goal of anti-imperialism and Palestinian liberation. Such a solidarity ecology is conceptualized in Gramscian terms as linking students up with international actors and Palestinian leadership in a common, global counter-hegemonic bloc. Within such a solidarity ecology, however, students’ concrete practices and discourses of solidarity are constantly being re-articulated in relation to different and evolving contexts on local, national, and global scales.

Source: Critical Sociology

DOI: 10.1177/08969205251371599

Author: Ludvig Sunnemark

Institution: University of Gothenburg

Language: English

Topic: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650