Chapter 4 Ideological conflicts and their resolution in the kibbutz movement 1948–1956
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Doron Nadiv
Abstract
This study examines the social and ideological conflicts within one of the kibbutz movements during the period of left radicalization from 1948 to 1953. It focuses on the kibbutzim Yir’on and Kissufim, both founded in 1949, and explores how external political struggles within the Mapam party influenced internal kibbutz dynamics. The research highlights the ideological rift caused by the Prague Trials and the subsequent expulsion of one of the party’s leaders’ supporters, which led to significant social tensions and splits within these communities. The study analyzes the role of the kibbutz leadership and external political forces in managing these conflicts and the impact on the kibbutzim’s social fabric. It concludes that the combination of ideological beliefs and social tensions, particularly among immigrant groups, played a crucial role in the radicalization process and the eventual resolution of conflicts through the expulsion of dissenting members.
Abstract
This study examines the social and ideological conflicts within one of the kibbutz movements during the period of left radicalization from 1948 to 1953. It focuses on the kibbutzim Yir’on and Kissufim, both founded in 1949, and explores how external political struggles within the Mapam party influenced internal kibbutz dynamics. The research highlights the ideological rift caused by the Prague Trials and the subsequent expulsion of one of the party’s leaders’ supporters, which led to significant social tensions and splits within these communities. The study analyzes the role of the kibbutz leadership and external political forces in managing these conflicts and the impact on the kibbutzim’s social fabric. It concludes that the combination of ideological beliefs and social tensions, particularly among immigrant groups, played a crucial role in the radicalization process and the eventual resolution of conflicts through the expulsion of dissenting members.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Foreword V
- Contents VII
- An Overview of the Book and a Short Review of the Theoretical Framework 1
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Part 1: Theory and research
- Chapter 1 Community Building Meets Conflict Transformation: An Integrated Approach 13
- Chapter 2 Man’s Best Friend? Dogs and Social Conflict in the Israeli Kibbutz 43
- Chapter 3 After all, we are one community: Conflicts between the kibbutz and its new extension neighborhood residents as a reflection of changes in the social field 61
- Chapter 4 Ideological conflicts and their resolution in the kibbutz movement 1948–1956 87
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Part 2: Practical approaches to conflict resolution in intentional communities
- Chapter 5 Consensus building in communities 109
- Chapter 6 Conflict Circles: Practical Experimentation with Derivations of Restorative Circles in U.S. Intentional Communities 125
- Chapter 7 Cultural Context and Conflict in Intentional Communities 139
- Chapter 8 Power-With Instead of Power-Over: Preventing and Addressing Conflict in Communities with Sociocracy 151
- Contributors 165
- Index 167
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Foreword V
- Contents VII
- An Overview of the Book and a Short Review of the Theoretical Framework 1
-
Part 1: Theory and research
- Chapter 1 Community Building Meets Conflict Transformation: An Integrated Approach 13
- Chapter 2 Man’s Best Friend? Dogs and Social Conflict in the Israeli Kibbutz 43
- Chapter 3 After all, we are one community: Conflicts between the kibbutz and its new extension neighborhood residents as a reflection of changes in the social field 61
- Chapter 4 Ideological conflicts and their resolution in the kibbutz movement 1948–1956 87
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Part 2: Practical approaches to conflict resolution in intentional communities
- Chapter 5 Consensus building in communities 109
- Chapter 6 Conflict Circles: Practical Experimentation with Derivations of Restorative Circles in U.S. Intentional Communities 125
- Chapter 7 Cultural Context and Conflict in Intentional Communities 139
- Chapter 8 Power-With Instead of Power-Over: Preventing and Addressing Conflict in Communities with Sociocracy 151
- Contributors 165
- Index 167
