The Bedouins of the Negev and the Implementation of Sustainable Development Programs: The Case Study of Qasr al-Sir Village

• Authors: Bernat Paweł
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is a report from the fieldwork carried out in a Bedouin village of Qasr al-Sir in the Negev in Israel. The aim of the realized research field project was to critically analyze the sustainable development programs which have been implemented in the village by Bustan – a non-governmental organization from Be’er Sheva. In the first section of the paper’s main body there is a description of historical, cultural, social and economic aspects of the current situation of the Bedouins living in the region. The second part focuses solely on the village where the research was carried out, i.e. Qasr al-Sir. It is followed by a section providing a report on Bustan’s activities in the village. The forth section consists of descriptions of five sustainable development programs, which have been implemented in the Bedouin community, i.e. PermaNegev, Negev Unplugged Tours, Eco Khan, empowering of Bedouin women, and teaching English. The article is concluded with a sketch of problems stemming from the cultural differences between Bedouins and Bustan’s westerners, which may be held responsible for delays or failures in implementation of the planned programs.

Keywords

EN

Bedouins; the Negev region; sustainable development; sustainable development programs

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Studies in Global Ethics and Global Education
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 54-64

Dates

published

2014-12-15

Contributors

author

Bernat Paweł

• Zakład Filozofii Moralności i Etyki Globalnej, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii, Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej, ul. Szczęścliwicka 40, 02-353 Warszawa

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/23920890.1134205