(Re-)telling societal beliefs: Changing narratives in Israel's political discourse regarding transition to peace

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-264

  Mitrani, Mor ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Conflict; Conflict discourse; Conflict resolution; Historical narratives; Israel; Societal beliefs; The Israeli Palestinian conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879955308     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCMA-12-2012-0090     Document Type: Article

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