Julie M. Norman

Julie M. Norman (@DrJulieNorman2) is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at University College London. Her research lies at the intersection of human rights, security, and resistance in protracted conflicts, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to The Palestinian Prisoners Movement, she is the author of three books on unarmed resistance, including Understanding Nonviolence (Polity 2015), Nonviolent Resistance in the Second Intifada (Palgrave 2011), and The Second Palestinian Intifada: Civil Resistance (Routledge 2010). She is also a frequent commentator on Middle East politics and US foreign policy on media outlets such as CNN, BBC, and Al Jazeera.