Redefining security in the Middle East / edited by Tami Amanda Jacoby and Brent E. Sasley

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: redefining security in the Middles East -- Conceptualizing security in the Middle East: Israel and a Palestinian state -- Between militarism and moderation in Israel: constructing security historical perspective -- Between Islam and Islamism: a dialogue with Islam as a pattern of conflict resolution and a security approach vis-à-vis Islamism -- Gender relations and national security in Israel -- Understanding environmental security: water scarcity, the 1980's Palestinian uprising and implications for peace -- Political Islam and the Middle East peace process: a veiled threat -- The effects of political liberalization on security.

This book attempts to fill the void in strategic studies literature on the Middle East by focusing on the 'new' security issues related to the Israel-Palestinian context. The contributors to the volume come from a variety of cultural, political and religious backgrounds, whose common interest is in support of dialogue for peace and security for all parties involved. Redefining security during times of crisis is a difficult, albeit necessary undertaking. This book envisages new concepts, policies and discourses about security at a time when it has become clear the old ones have become stagnant. The contributors offer no singular approach, but suggest a broader and more inclusive terrain for discussion, debate and analysis of the possibilities and constraints for understanding conflict and conflict resolution in the region. -- Cover