Working paper: Displacement, Temporary Survival, and the Transformation of Social Bonds: How War Reshapes Community Networks and Collective Behavior in Gaza

This paper aims to analyze these disruptive transformations in depth and impartially for the benefit of policy experts, decision-makers, humanitarian actors, and civil society as a whole. The paper reviews the background of Gazan society before the war, then details the manifestations of social fragmentation (family, class, spatial) and their impact on women, children, and the most vulnerable groups in particular. It also addresses the conditions in shelters as hotbeds of tension, violence, and inequality. Finally, the paper offers realistic policy recommendations for dealing with this disruptive reality in the long term, focusing on rebuilding the social contract and supporting psychological and community recovery, rather than merely offering vague rhetoric about community resilience.

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