Abstract
The political morality of children is an integral part of political interaction whereby it gradually changes within local and global discourses. For the purpose of this paper, political morality is framed within the fluidity of community values of political power structure. Narratives of 17 Palestinian children illustrate the collective political morality and showcase children’s perspectives on female political morality. Palestinian children articulated the expression of female political morality through the discussion of religion, socioeconomic status, and politics. This research is significant as it reflects the overall Palestinian political morality and helps in identifying female’s contribution to the political decision-making.
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Habashi, J. (2016). Female Political Morality in Palestine: Children’s Perspectives. In: Kallio, K., Mills, S., Skelton, T. (eds) Politics, Citizenship and Rights. Geographies of Children and Young People, vol 7. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4585-57-6_8
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