Michael Mason is Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where he is also Associate Professor in Environmental Geography. He publishes on global environmental governance, politics and security. He is author of The New Accountability: Environmental Responsibility across Borders (2005) and Environmental Democracy (1999), co-author of Transparency in Global Environmental Governance (2014) and co-editor of Renewable Energy in the Middle East (2009).Muna Dajani is Research Officer at the Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. For over 9 years, she has worked in the fields of environment and development in Palestine, working with grassroots initiatives, NGOs, universities and governmental bodies. She received her PhD from the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE.Munir Fakher Eldin is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University, Palestine. He is also a research fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies, Ramallahx, Palestine. He has published numerous articles in national and international journals. He completed his PhD at New York University, USA.

The Untold Story of the Golan Heights is one of very few books about this region. But what distinguishes this volume is the fact that it is a collaborative endeavor authored by Jawlanis and their allies, thereby giving readers a chance to learn from the truest of experts.

• 1 Introduction: Representing the occupied Jawlan/Golan, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, Palestine; and Michael Mason, LSE, UK I: EVERYDAY COLONIZATIONChapter 2: The Politics of Lifeworld Colonisation in the occupied Golan: Michael Mason, LSE, UKReflection 1: The 1982 General Strike, Bassel Rizqallah, Birzeit University student, PalestineII: THE POLITICS OF THE GOVERNEDChapter 3: Mapping the Politics of the Governed among the Jawlanis: A Semiotic Approach, Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, PalestineReflection 2: The occupied Syrian Golan and Birzeit University: A Story of Solidarity, Diaaeddin Horoub, journalist and researcher, PalestineReflection 3: The occupied Syrian Golan Heights after 2011: The Constant and Variable, Aram Abu Saleh, Syrian writer and activist, occupied Syrian JawlanIII: THE POLITICS OF JAWLANI ARTChapter 4: Sculptures in Jawlani Public Places: Reflections on the Work of Identity, Wael Tarabieh, Jawlani artist, and Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, PalestineReflection 4: The Jawlani Art and Cultural Scene, Abdel Qader Thweib, Birzeit University student, PalestineReflection 5: The Role of Literature and Folk Music in Resisting Israelization of the Jawlan, Nadine Musallam, journalist IV: THE POLITICS OF JAWLANI YOUTH AND EDUCATIONChapter 5: Israeli Education Policies as a Tool for the Ethnic Manipulation of the Arab Druze, Amal Aun, independent researcherReflection 6: How to Counter-map the Jawlani Lands: Visualizing Memory, Place and Identity, Jumanah Abbas, independent researcherReflection 7: The Concept of 'Jawlani Youth': Between Colonial Policies and Society, Ali Aweidat, Syrian researcher and activist, occupied Syrian Jawlan V: A JAWLANI POLITICAL ECOLOGY Chapter 6: Being in Place: On the Jawlan Formation and Agroecological History of Highlands, Omar Tesdell, Birzeit University, Palestine, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; and Alaa Iktash, Palestinian researcher, Al Quds (Jerusalem)Reflection 8: From Jabal al-Shaykh to Mount Hermon Ski Resort, Alaa Iktash, Palestinian researcher, Al Quds (Jerusalem) 7 Conclusion: The Jawlan as Counter-Geography, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, Palestine; and Michael Mason, LSE, UK

Michael Mason is Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where he is also Associate Professor in Environmental Geography. He publishes on global environmental governance, politics and security. He is author of The New Accountability: Environmental Responsibility across Borders (2005) and Environmental Democracy (1999), co-author of Transparency in Global Environmental Governance (2014) and co-editor of Renewable Energy in the Middle East (2009).Muna Dajani is Research Officer at the Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. For over 9 years, she has worked in the fields of environment and development in Palestine, working with grassroots initiatives, NGOs, universities and governmental bodies. She received her PhD from the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE.Munir Fakher Eldin is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University, Palestine. He is also a research fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies, Ramallahx, Palestine. He has published numerous articles in national and international journals. He completed his PhD at New York University, USA.

The Untold Story of the Golan Heights is one of very few books about this region. But what distinguishes this volume is the fact that it is a collaborative endeavor authored by Jawlanis and their allies, thereby giving readers a chance to learn from the truest of experts.

• 1 Introduction: Representing the occupied Jawlan/Golan, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, Palestine; and Michael Mason, LSE, UK I: EVERYDAY COLONIZATIONChapter 2: The Politics of Lifeworld Colonisation in the occupied Golan: Michael Mason, LSE, UKReflection 1: The 1982 General Strike, Bassel Rizqallah, Birzeit University student, PalestineII: THE POLITICS OF THE GOVERNEDChapter 3: Mapping the Politics of the Governed among the Jawlanis: A Semiotic Approach, Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, PalestineReflection 2: The occupied Syrian Golan and Birzeit University: A Story of Solidarity, Diaaeddin Horoub, journalist and researcher, PalestineReflection 3: The occupied Syrian Golan Heights after 2011: The Constant and Variable, Aram Abu Saleh, Syrian writer and activist, occupied Syrian JawlanIII: THE POLITICS OF JAWLANI ARTChapter 4: Sculptures in Jawlani Public Places: Reflections on the Work of Identity, Wael Tarabieh, Jawlani artist, and Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, PalestineReflection 4: The Jawlani Art and Cultural Scene, Abdel Qader Thweib, Birzeit University student, PalestineReflection 5: The Role of Literature and Folk Music in Resisting Israelization of the Jawlan, Nadine Musallam, journalist IV: THE POLITICS OF JAWLANI YOUTH AND EDUCATIONChapter 5: Israeli Education Policies as a Tool for the Ethnic Manipulation of the Arab Druze, Amal Aun, independent researcherReflection 6: How to Counter-map the Jawlani Lands: Visualizing Memory, Place and Identity, Jumanah Abbas, independent researcherReflection 7: The Concept of 'Jawlani Youth': Between Colonial Policies and Society, Ali Aweidat, Syrian researcher and activist, occupied Syrian Jawlan V: A JAWLANI POLITICAL ECOLOGY Chapter 6: Being in Place: On the Jawlan Formation and Agroecological History of Highlands, Omar Tesdell, Birzeit University, Palestine, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; and Alaa Iktash, Palestinian researcher, Al Quds (Jerusalem)Reflection 8: From Jabal al-Shaykh to Mount Hermon Ski Resort, Alaa Iktash, Palestinian researcher, Al Quds (Jerusalem) 7 Conclusion: The Jawlan as Counter-Geography, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, Palestine; and Michael Mason, LSE, UK

Michael Mason is Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where he is also Associate Professor in Environmental Geography. He publishes on global environmental governance, politics and security. He is author of The New Accountability: Environmental Responsibility across Borders (2005) and Environmental Democracy (1999), co-author of Transparency in Global Environmental Governance (2014) and co-editor of Renewable Energy in the Middle East (2009).Muna Dajani is Research Officer at the Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. For over 9 years, she has worked in the fields of environment and development in Palestine, working with grassroots initiatives, NGOs, universities and governmental bodies. She received her PhD from the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE.Munir Fakher Eldin is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University, Palestine. He is also a research fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies, Ramallahx, Palestine. He has published numerous articles in national and international journals. He completed his PhD at New York University, USA.

The Untold Story of the Golan Heights is one of very few books about this region. But what distinguishes this volume is the fact that it is a collaborative endeavor authored by Jawlanis and their allies, thereby giving readers a chance to learn from the truest of experts.

• 1 Introduction: Representing the occupied Jawlan/Golan, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, Palestine; and Michael Mason, LSE, UK I: EVERYDAY COLONIZATIONChapter 2: The Politics of Lifeworld Colonisation in the occupied Golan: Michael Mason, LSE, UKReflection 1: The 1982 General Strike, Bassel Rizqallah, Birzeit University student, PalestineII: THE POLITICS OF THE GOVERNEDChapter 3: Mapping the Politics of the Governed among the Jawlanis: A Semiotic Approach, Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, PalestineReflection 2: The occupied Syrian Golan and Birzeit University: A Story of Solidarity, Diaaeddin Horoub, journalist and researcher, PalestineReflection 3: The occupied Syrian Golan Heights after 2011: The Constant and Variable, Aram Abu Saleh, Syrian writer and activist, occupied Syrian JawlanIII: THE POLITICS OF JAWLANI ARTChapter 4: Sculptures in Jawlani Public Places: Reflections on the Work of Identity, Wael Tarabieh, Jawlani artist, and Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, PalestineReflection 4: The Jawlani Art and Cultural Scene, Abdel Qader Thweib, Birzeit University student, PalestineReflection 5: The Role of Literature and Folk Music in Resisting Israelization of the Jawlan, Nadine Musallam, journalist IV: THE POLITICS OF JAWLANI YOUTH AND EDUCATIONChapter 5: Israeli Education Policies as a Tool for the Ethnic Manipulation of the Arab Druze, Amal Aun, independent researcherReflection 6: How to Counter-map the Jawlani Lands: Visualizing Memory, Place and Identity, Jumanah Abbas, independent researcherReflection 7: The Concept of 'Jawlani Youth': Between Colonial Policies and Society, Ali Aweidat, Syrian researcher and activist, occupied Syrian Jawlan V: A JAWLANI POLITICAL ECOLOGY Chapter 6: Being in Place: On the Jawlan Formation and Agroecological History of Highlands, Omar Tesdell, Birzeit University, Palestine, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; and Alaa Iktash, Palestinian researcher, Al Quds (Jerusalem)Reflection 8: From Jabal al-Shaykh to Mount Hermon Ski Resort, Alaa Iktash, Palestinian researcher, Al Quds (Jerusalem) 7 Conclusion: The Jawlan as Counter-Geography, Muna Dajani, Lancaster University, UK; Munir Fakher Eldin, Birzeit University, Palestine; and Michael Mason, LSE, UK