Working paper: Displacement, survival and the transformation of social bonds — how the war reshapes Gaza's community networks and collective behaviour

This paper aims to analyse these disintegrative transformations in depth and with impartiality, for the benefit of policy experts, decision-makers, humanitarian actors, and civil society as a whole. It surveys the background of Gazan society before the war, then details the manifestations of social disintegration (familial, class-based, and place-based) and their effects on women, children, and the most vulnerable groups in particular. It also addresses the conditions of the shelters as acute pressure points where tensions, violence, and inequality surface. Finally, the paper offers realistic policy recommendations for dealing with this disintegrative reality over the long term, focusing on rebuilding the social contract and supporting psychological and communal recovery, rather than settling for loose rhetoric about social resilience.

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