Friday, October 15, 2010

Potential Topics for Papers

Research ? Topics:

-Israel Vs. Arab Conflicts--------------- H & CR
-Palestinians-----------------------------H
-Israel in the Media (UN) ------------------C/E
-American influence--------------------H & T
-Resources (oil, land, money)------------H & CR
-WMDs--------------------------------C/E
-Two State-Solution-----------------------T


| *KEY*
| H = History
| T = Theorize
| CR = Conflict Resolution
| C/E = Cause & Effect



10/19/10 Outline for Year's Research Questions:

Research Questions:
1) Basic Information Research
2) Regional
~ Who are the Palestinians?
~ Conflict over Resources (Land, Water, Oil, Religious)
~ Ethnic & Cultural boundaries (Christian/Muslim Palestinians; Different types of Jews & Muslims) [Fragmentation play out in greater conflict?]
3) World
~ Terrorism/ Violence/ Political Reactions
4) Solution, prospects, resolution
~ Two state Solution

Pressure? Influence?

1 comment:

  1. Ok, great work! Per our discussion 10/19 we have created the following outline:

    Marking Period 2: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as a Regional Conflict
    Marking Period 3: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as a Global Conflict
    Marking Period 4: The Prospects for Peace

    As research questions for MP2, we discussed:
    1) Who are the Palestinians?
    2) To what extent is land (or some other resource) at the heart of the conflict?
    3) What role does ethnic and cultural fragmentation on both sides play in sustaining the conflict?

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