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Civil society and peacebuilding: summary of results for a comparative research project

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This publication contextualizes the religious and humanitarian aspects of zakat committees as well as their governance since the 1970s. It enquires into the politicization of the West Bank zakat committees' roles and their dissolution and radical reorganization implemented by the emergency cabinet heading the Palestinian Authority since 2007. An allegation against the zakat committees, used to justify the reorganization, was that their work had entailed political benefits for the opposition in general and Hamas in particular. The Working Paper draws on interviews with local actors and published research to argue for a more nuanced interpretation of the role of zakat committees within Palestinian society.

Source: Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)

DOI: 10.71609/iheid-6g5y-hn60

Author: Paffenholz, Thania

Institution: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Language: English

Topic: Peacebuilding and International Security

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu