Lori A. Allen, "A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in Palestine" (Stanford UP, 2020)
Lori Allen\u2019s\xa0A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in Palestine\xa0(Stanford UP, 2020) is a deep engagement with Palestinian political history through an examination of international commissions. Over twenty commissions established over the last century have investigated political violence and human rights violations in the context of Palestine and Palestinians\u2019 rights, yet there has also been very little material change resulting from these commissions.\nThese commissions, Allen argues, operate as technologies of liberal global governance and do not bring justice to Palestinians. However\u2014as her archival and ethnographic research shows, in a deep exploration of three such commissions\u2014Palestinians continue to demand rights and recognition, even in the face of limited outcomes.\xa0A History of False Hope\xa0therefore serves as an exploration of the characters, motivations, and politics involved in Palestinians\u2019 efforts to assert their rights\u2014and colonial authorities\u2019 and international organizations\u2019 responses to Palestinians\u2019 fights to for their rights\u2014within the framework of international human rights.\nA History of False Hope\xa0is available through\xa0Stanford University Press.\xa0Lori Allen\xa0is a Reader in Anthropology (Near and Middle East) at SOAS, University of London.\nRine Vieth\xa0is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law