Settler Colonial Infrastructure: Necropolitics and Ecology in the U.S. and Palestine

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020This dissertation explores the representation of infrastructure in a settler colonial context in U.S and Palestinian Literature. It is particularly interested in representations of what I term “settler colonial infrastructure” such as National Parks, waste disposal sites and dams in American and Palestinian narratives. It argues that these infrastructures are implicated in the population management of BIPOC communities by virtue of their establishment within a settler colonial apparatus. It also demonstrates the way ecological protection can contribute to the ongoing processes of settler colonialism. It does this through an analysis of eight different narratives that are cross-genre and multimodal including novels, digital texts, a family memoir and a short story

The provision of accessible, acceptable health care in rural remote areas and the right to health : Bedouin in the North East region of Jordan

Provision of accessibleacceptable health care in remoteruralareas poses a challenge to health care providers. This case study of formal and informal health care provision for Bedouin in NorthEastJordan is based on interviews conducted in 2007–2008 involving clinic providers, policymakers and Bedouin as part of an EC funded study from 2006 to 2010. The paper explores to what extent the right to health as set out in UN General Comment 14 (on Article 12 and 12.2 of the International Covenant on Social Economic and Cultural Rights on the right to health) can provide a framework for considering the availability, accessibility and acceptability of current provision in a rural setting in Jordan. Health care is provided in the public sector by the Ministry of Health and the Royal Medical Services to a dispersed population living in encampments and villages over a large ruralarea. There are issues of accessibility in terms of distance, and of acceptability in relation to the lack of local and female staff, lack of cultural competencies and poor communication. We found that these providers of health care have a developing partnership that could potentially address the challenge of provision to this ruralarea. The policymakers have an overview that is in line with applying the concept of health care justice for a more equitable distribution of resources and adjustment of differential access and availability. The health providers are less aware of the right to accessibleacceptable health care in their day to day provision whilst the Bedouin population are quite aware of this. This case study of Bedouin in NorthEastJordan has particular relevance to the needs of populations – both pastoralists and non pastoralists living in remote and ruralareas

Localising social work : lessons learnt from a community based intervention amongst the Bedouin in Jordan

This paper presents an example of local social work practice in Jordan in the health field. It draws on a research study on Bedouin health in the North Eastern Badia. The project developed, implemented and evaluated a training intervention developed in partnership with a range of providers for improving local social work practice. Evaluation methods used included a pre and post test, focus group discussions and students' field notes. Findings revealed the significance of promoting culturally competent practice to respond to local health and social needs. Students and practice assessors agreed that the training interventions were an effective way to implement theory into local practice in relation to Bedouin society. This training intervention is an example of developing local social work practice as a way of responding critically to social inequalities