Title: Perception of the periphery by its residents of different cultural backgrounds in Israel

Authors: Shmuel Shamai; Denis Gorbatkin; Sara Arnon; Adi Vitman

Addresses: The Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, P.O.B 97, Katzrin, Israel; Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, 1220800, Israel ' The Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Israel ' Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, 1220800, Israel ' The Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Israel

Abstract: We studied perception of place in the northeastern Israeli periphery among residents from five culturally and economically distinguished locations. The attitudes towards place are structured and measured in categories of place dependence and place attachment, and as comparisons of the respondents' region of residence with the centre of Israel. The results show that 'personal factor' as a factor of place attachment has more impact on those who were born in or relocated to their settlements in childhood, while 'social factor' is more important for adult resettlers. The inter-settlement comparison demonstrates resemblance in attitudes towards place in the relatively prosperous settlements along with comparatively distinctive perception profiles in the least developed locations. The factors of economics, administration and infrastructure are less significant distinctive components of place dependence and centre-region comparison, whereas environmental and emotional factors are more significant distinguishers among residents from different locations.

Keywords: sense of place; place attachment; Israel; periphery; socio-economic status; migration.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMBS.2020.111434

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, 2020 Vol.6 No.3, pp.161 - 185

Received: 11 Mar 2019
Accepted: 10 Dec 2019
Published online: 26 Nov 2020 *

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