ISSN:
2328-2134
Journal Name:
International Relations and Diplomacy
Volume:
12
Issue:
1
Pages From:
34
To:
39
Date:
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Keywords:
PLO, nationalism, non-state actors, self-determination, paradiplomacy, Palestine, foreign affairs
Abstract:
This paper endeavors to elucidate the intricacies of Palestinian Paradiplomacy, focusing on the political impetus pioneered by its principal actors, namely the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and subsequently, the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Additionally, attention will be directed towards the creation of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (PMOFA) and its subsidiary, the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA), albeit briefly discussed. Drawing inspiration from Alexander S. Kuznetsov’s seminal work “Theory and Practice of Paradiplomacy: Subnational Governments in International Affairs” (2015), this paper tries to scrutinize the trajectory of Palestinian paradiplomacy and its evolutionary course over time. When it comes to activity and growth, Palestinian paradiplomacy has a unique profile. The way in which topics pertaining to nations are not yet recognized has a great deal of bearing on current discussions and academic research about urgent political concerns like the right to self-determination and human rights. The analysis of de facto states via the prism of paradiplomacy naturally arises from the dominant state recognition procedures in international politics.