The Political Economy of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

This research provides insight into the role economic inequality and other economic conditions play in political conflicts. Many political conflicts, both violent and non-violent, from the Arab Spring to the Brexit, are attributed to economic grievance. A global phenomenon has developed: political radicalization in an environment of rising intra-country inequality and economic resentment by people who feel left behind. However, existing studies focus on cross-country analysis and do not study the effect of economic inequality on political radicalization. This is the first research project to address these issues. Mr. Lowenthal has analysed the conflict-inequality nexus within the scope of a single political entity, using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (IPC)– one of the longest lasting political conflicts– as a case study.