Alan Dowty

Critical Issues in Israeli Society (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Fashioning a working political structure in Israel that will bring together all aspects of society, from Jews to Arabs, ultra-Orthodox to assertively secular, has never been easy. However, two developments have intensified this challenge: demographic changes have sharpened the differences between the groups; and open challenges of legitimacy have undermined the previous de facto acceptance of pluralism. There has been no strong civic framework of Israeliness to replace Zionism as a shared identity that would override more parochial identities and interests. Added to these pressures are the collapse of the peace process in late 2000 and the influence of global developments on the Arab-Israel conflict and on Israeli domestic society.

In this volume, twelve noted scholars of Israel present authoritative and analytic overviews of these important issues. The ability of the Israeli political system to bridge differences through a Jewish tradition of power-sharing has, in the past, managed to overcome enormous divisions, at least within the Jewish sector. Economic progress and globalization have brought Israel closer to other developed societies in many respects, while exposing Israel to pressures associated with these trends. Closer analysis of these critical issues reveals that there are also positive forces at work as the nation seeks a broader synthesis of its Jewish legacy and universal liberal values.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313072772
• Artikelnr.: 54553299

Autorenporträt

ALAN DOWTY is Professor of Political Science and Fellow of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Before coming to Notre Dame in 1975, Dowty taught for 12 years, and served as Chairman of the Department of International Relations at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has published widely on U.S. foreign policy, weapons of mass destruction, international freedom of movement, international enforcement. Most of his recent work is on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Israeli politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Tribalization of Israel? by Alan Dowty Trends in the
Public Sphere Sources of Stability and Instability in the Israeli Polity by
Gideon Doron and Rebecca Kook Corruption, Political Finance and the Rule of
Law by Menachem Hofnung How Far Do Justices Go: The Limits of Judicial
Decisions by Gad Barzilai Social Cleavages Changes in the Orthodox Camp and
Their Influence on the Deepening Religious-Secular Schism at the Outset of
the 21st Century by Asher Cohen The "Russian Revolution" in Israel by Zvi
Gitelman The Status of the Palestinians in Israel: A Double Periphery in an
Ethno-National State by Majid Al-Haj Social and Economic Trends A Critical
Look at Israel's Economic and Social Gaps by Ira Sharkansky Globalization
and Its Impact on Israel by Yaron Ezrahi Security Issues A Question That
Outweighs All Others: Israel and the Palestinians in Broad Perspective by
Alan Dowty Public Opinion and the Peace Process by Asher Arian Zionism and
History Normalization and Its Discontents: Israel as a Diaspora Jewish
Community by Derek Penslar About the Editor and Contributors Index