Much has been written about how information communication technologies (ICTs) detract from nations' planning and development norms, but there remains insufficient theoretical examination of the way ICTs may drive extranormative national aims. This paper examines such a case by disentangling the complicated relationships between telecommunications, city planning, and economic development in one modern settler-colonial context. The author explores how planning and development norms are adulterated in Palestine-Israel to further a select set of interests, in the service of an evolving national project. Palestinian and Israeli demographics and telecommunications infrastructure on both sides of the Green Line are examined, revealing the role of these technologies in facilitating population dispersal, economic exploitation, and political control at various stages of settler colonialism.
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February 01 2019
“Smart” Colonialism and Digital Divestment: A Case Study
Anna Kensicki
Anna Kensicki
Anna Kensicki is a PhD candidate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a 2017–18 Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) fellow.
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Journal of Palestine Studies (2019) 48 (2): 7–25.
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Anna Kensicki; “Smart” Colonialism and Digital Divestment: A Case Study. Journal of Palestine Studies 1 February 2019; 48 (2): 7–25. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jps.2019.48.2.7
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