This paper examines changes over time in Arab-Jewish power relations in the land use planning of Israel's Galilee region. A theoretical framework is developed, linking power disparities to levels of social and political strife. Following the findings of recent research on policies towards the...

YIFTACHEL O. (1996) The internal frontier: territorial control and ethnic relations in Israel, Reg. Studies 30, 493-508. In settler societies the development of frontier regions has played an important role in the complementary processes of nation building and state building. However, studies of...

The paper draws on critical urban theories (CUT) to trace the working of oppressive power and the emergence of new subjectivities through the production of space. Within such settings, it analyzes the struggle of Bedouin Arabs in the Beersheba metropolitan region, Israel/Palestine. The paper...

Urban planning is usually portrayed as a benign and progressive societal force. This interpretation is critically examined through an evaluation of Israel's development town project. According to the 'best' planning concepts available during the 1950s, Israel built 28 new towns, mainly on the...