THE OSLO ACCORDS: THREE DECADES LATER
CALL FOR PAPERS
THE OSLO ACCORDS: THREE DECADES LATER
The journal Israel Studies Review is planning a special issue in 2023 to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (a.k.a the “Oslo Accord”) that initiated the Oslo process. The special issue will be guest-edited by Prof. Menachem Klein (Bar Ilan University) and Prof. Raffaella A. Del Sarto (John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, SAIS Europe).
The editors are inviting scholars conducting research on various aspects of the Oslo accords to submit paper proposals. We are interested in papers focusing on both the talks that led to the signing of the first Oslo Accord of September 1993 and the ensuing process that ended with the failed Camp David summit in 2000 or, arguably, with the termination of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s diplomatic mission in 2013. We seek papers from multiple disciplines and perspectives in the social sciences and humanities. The editors acknowledge that scores of studies have been published on the subject. Our aim is not to sum-up or repeat what has already been published. Rather, we are looking for new perspectives and analyses; authors should include the time perspective of 30 years. Possible themes to be considered include, but are not limited to:
- Lessons learned: Thirty years later
- The role of mediators and track II diplomacy
- The role of leaders, professionals, and civil society
- The role of opponents and spoilers
- The role of religion and ideology
- Long-term implications for possible resolutions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Oslo as an icon for the Israeli left and the Israeli right
- Oslo in Palestinian narratives; Oslo in Arab narratives
- Oslo in the arts, including reflections in literature and the performing arts
- Collective memories, or, how Oslo is remembered
- Social, economic, and/or political developments in Palestinian and Israeli societies resulting from the accords
- The “post-Oslo” generation
- Diaspora communities and their attitudes toward Oslo
- Attitudes of external powers, whether directly involved or not
Scholars wishing to contribute should submit a paper proposal abstract of 250-350 words to israelstudiesreview@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting proposals is April 10, 2022. Please note that due to journal space limitations, it is possible that not all strong proposals will be accepted. Authors will be notified if their abstracts were chosen by the end of April. Selected authors will be expected to submit a 7,000-8,000 words paper by December 31, 2022.
Please note that we are looking for academic research articles. The Israel Studies Review does not publish opinion pieces or articles of journalistic nature. All submission will undergo double blind peer-review as per the norm in the Israel Studies Review