In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Sociology of Development:

President of the committee:

• Mr Rafaeal Sanchez, Retired Senior Lecturer

Members of the committee:

• Mr Riccardo Bocco, Professor, Thesis Director
• Mr Rafael Sanchez, Retired Senior Lecturer, Internal Reader
• Ms Lisa Hajjar, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
• Ms Lena Meari, Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Science, Birzeit University, Palestine