As with many other researchers who had become involved in the Middle East peace process, the failure to achieve an agreement over Jerusalem led not only to disappointment but also to critical reflection.
Michael Dumper
Michael Dumper is Professor in Middle East Politics, University of Exeter, UK. His research is primarily on future options for Palestinian refugees and the city of Jerusalem. He is author of The Future of the Palestinian Refugees: Towards Equity and Peace (Lynne Rienner, 2007); editor of Palestinian Refugee Repatriation: Global Perspectives(Routledge, 2006). In addition to his most recent book, Power, Piety and People: The Politics of Holy Cities in the 21st Century (Columbia University Press, 2020), he is also author of Jerusalem Unbound: Geography, History and the Future of the Holy City (Columbia University Press, 2014), The Politics of Sacred Space: The Old City of Jerusalem and the Middle East Conflict, 1967-2000, (Lynne Rienner, 2001) and The Politics of Jerusalem Since 1967 (Columbia University Press, 1997). He has acted as a consultant on Middle East politics for the UK and Canadian governments, as well as for the United Nations and the European Union.