https://dspace.pass.ps/handle/123456789/78 2026-04-12T19:29:58Z https://dspace.pass.ps/handle/123456789/297 Title: CHANGING POWER RELATIONS IN PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY UNDER THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION Authors: Abu Zaher, Nadia; Alqubaj, Sameh Abstract: This study aims to identify the development of power relations in Palestinian civil society. The study adopted the ‘power cube’ approach that illustrates power relations in the public sphere. The study relied primarily on the interview as a tool for gathering information, especially from leaders of the popular committees, participants in the first intifada, and civil society professionals. The study concluded that Palestinian civil society's power relations were changing and evolving through various political stages that affected it in light of its subjugation under the Israeli occupation. Power relations in civil society during the pre-Oslo stage were "parallel" to the occupying power; because the role of civil society was positive to compensate for the role of the absent Palestinian Authority, and its most prominent components were the popular committees. During the post-Oslo stage, the power relations in the civil society were "confrontational" relations with the Palestinian Authority, due to its opposition to many of its actions. The Popular Committees, its most prominent components, disappeared and were replaced by non-governmental organizations, which were funded from abroad serving foreign agendas so their positive role essentially declined. Post-division between Hamas and Fateh phase, power relations in civil society were characterized by "Domination"; as civil society was dominated by each of Gaza’s authority, and by Ramallah’s authority. The role of civil society in this regard has become at its most vulnerable 2022-08-22T00:00:00Z https://dspace.pass.ps/handle/123456789/91 Title: VIRTUAL REALITY AS AN INNOVATIVE AND IMMERSIVE LEARNING TOOLS FOR HEIS IN PALESTINE Authors: Alqubaj, sameh; القبج،سامح Abstract: Education and technology are an interconnected. While education has not changed for years in terms of applied teaching approaches and techniques, we are witnessing a continuous innovation in terms of instructional technologies, ICT infrastructure, and the delivery methods related to education. The article presents the project TESLA - Virtual Reality as an Innovative and Immersive Learning Tool for HEIs in Palestine, supported by European Commission under the programme Capacity building in the field of higher education. The TESLA project originated from a critical need or challenge to provide a solution for some taught courses where not only traditional learning is considered to be obsolete but also the current used technology is not sufficient to offer the optimal quality of teaching/training for a certain category of courses where the human perception and immersion are two master components for learning. The idea grew up when other Palestinian HEIs join the initiative launched by Al-Istiqlal University to develop a collective virtual reality component, giving it more depth and more challenges to overcome, especially that each university has already its own courses, vision, and objectives. 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://dspace.pass.ps/handle/123456789/90 Title: إستراتيجية توظيف القوة الناعمة الأمريكية في إدارة الصراع مع إيران {2008 - 2012}. Authors: القبج, سامح; Alqubaj،Sameh Abstract: ملخص الدراسة تهدف الدراسة التعرف الى مصادر وأدوات القوة الناعمة الأمريكية وطريقة توظيفها في الصراع مع ايران من خلال الاجابة على السؤال الآتي: "ما هي ملامح استراتيجية الولايات المتحدة في توظيف القوة الناعمة في ادارة الصراع مع ايران ؟ " ويعتمد الباحث على فرضية أنه كلما زادت مظاهر تكنولوجيا الاتصالات في الدولة (ب) وهي هنا إيران أثر ذلك ايجاباً على دور القوة الناعمة المبدول من الدولة (أ) الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية تجاهها. ولجأ الباحث الى استخدام المناهج العلمية التالية في بحثه : المنهج التاريخي : و ذلك لحصر الأحداث وضبط دوافع التطور و النتائج المترتبة عليها . المنهج الوصفي : من خلال معرفة أهم الصفات المميزة للعلاقات الدولية ، وفي ذات الوقت الصفات المميزة لعصر تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات . المنهج التحليلي : وذلك لتحليل الظواهر المترتبة على الثورة التكنولوجية ومحاولة استشراف الرؤية المستقبلة لتأثيرها كقوة ناعمة الكترونية على العلاقات الدولية . وتوصل الباحث الى النتيجة التي تفيد أن جميع أنواع القوة، الصلبة والناعمة والذكية ما هي إلا أدوات لتحقيق مصالح الولايات المتحدة في الهيمنة على العالم ، وخلق عالم يسوده الحق والسلام والحرية . دون لجوء امريكا الى التهديد المباشر بقواتها لإيران ، حيث أنها تسعى لتدويل التعامل مع الخطر الايراني وليس التفرد بالتعامل معها فقط مما يكلف امريكا مئات المليارات من الأموال وآلاف الجنود وخسائر قد تتعرض لها . 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://dspace.pass.ps/handle/123456789/89 Title: Turkish foreign policies determinants toward Palestinian issue under the rule of Justice and Development Party (2002–2015) Authors: القبج, سامح Alqubaj،Sameh Abstract: The study aimed at identifying the determinants, premises and the milestones of the Turkish Foreign Policy under the rule of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) toward the Palestinian issue. The study sought to unveil the basics and foundations of this new Turkish foreign policy, which the AKP depends on. The researcher investigated historically the Turkish foreign policy toward the Palestinian issue in the last era. It has established a kind of relative compatibility with the neighborhood and the world on many foreign policy issues, which all are characteristics that granted Turkey the possibility of establishing and implementing active and influential policies.The Palestinian issue with all its intricate and barbed nature is the best entrance of AKP Turkey to take a regional and international place. The Palestinian issue is considered the entrance of AKP Turkey to the “Islamic World.” At the end of the study, the researcher recommended that the Palestinian politicians benefit from the Turkish foreign policy under the rule of the AKP. It is through this policy that Turkey occupies a distinctive regional role through mediating between the disputing parties and exploits this role and its acceptance by the international community in supporting the Palestinian issue. 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z