Between Conflict and Collegiality: Palestinian Arabs and Jews in the Israeli Workplace

Between Conflict and Collegiality examines the impact of ethnonational-religious conflict on relations in ethnically mixed work teams in Israel, focusing on grassroots coping strategies, career expectations, and the potential for positive experiences to mitigate conflict.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2023
Publisher: Cornell University Press

Between Conflict and Collegiality delves into the intricate dynamics that arise when Jews and Palestinians engage in ethnonational-religious conflict within ethnically mixed work teams in Israel. Asaf Darr, in his comprehensive documentation, uncovers the simmering tensions that permeate the workplace, highlighting the instances when these tensions pose a threat to the overall cohesion of the work environment. Darr meticulously chronicles the grassroots coping strategies employed by both Jewish and Palestinian individuals through extensive field studies conducted with workers across diverse sectors in Israel. By adopting a comparative approach, he identifies the distinct differences in how ethnonational-religious tensions manifest and unfold.

Furthermore, Between Conflict and Collegiality explores the critical question of how workers navigate external ethnonational and religious pressures while also examining whether the broader ethnonational conflict influences the career expectations and trajectories of minority group members. Darr delves into the dynamics surrounding the use of minority group languages at work, the manifestation of religious beliefs in the workplace, the formation of amicable relationships between co-workers from different ethnonational backgrounds, and the potential for positive experiences in ethnically mixed workplaces to mitigate conflict in the broader society.

Through his meticulous research and insightful analysis, Asaf Darr provides valuable insights into the complex interplay between conflict, collegiality, and ethnonational-religious tensions within the workplace. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of intergroup relations, workplace dynamics, and the impact of social identities on professional interactions.

Weight: 312g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501770753