Political Learning and Citizenship Education Under Conflict: The Political Socialization of Israeli and Palestinian Youngsters

The central objective of this book is to analyse the characteristics of the social contexts and environments in conflict situations, and the impact that these socializing environments may have on the political learning and emerging citizenship orientations of youngsters. Special attention is given to the socializing environments of Palestinian and Israeli youngsters, drawing on material recently collected in Israel. Ichilov’s incisive research uses a multi-level and interdisciplinary approach to argue that political learning is structured within social environments and that there are fundamental differences between the socializing environments in conflict and non-conflict situations.