Description
This publication offers the most wide-ranging examination to date of an intriguing country, one that is often misunderstood. It serves as a comprehensive reference for the growing field of Israel studies and is also a significant resource for students and scholars of comparative politics, recognizing that in many ways Israel is not unique but rather a test case of democracy in deeply divided societies and states engaged in intense conflict.The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society considers the role of external hostilities, but this is not taken as the main determinant of Israel's internal politics. Rather, the Handbook presents an overview of the historical development of Israeli democracy through chapters examining the country's history, contemporary society, political institutions, international relations, and most pressing political issues. This comprehensive volume offers contributions by internationally recognized authorities on their subjects, outlining the most relevant developments over time while not shying away from the strife both in and around Israel. It presents opposed narratives in full force, enabling readers to make their own judgments.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Israeli Politics and SocietyReuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon RahatPart I: Introduction1. Israel as a Field of Study: A Historical OverviewIlan Troen2. A Minimal Demographic History of IsraelSergio DellaPergola3. State and Society Building in Early IsraelOrit Rozin4. Political History of IsraelAnita Shapira5. Democracy in IsraelAlan Dowty6. Israel's WarsDavid TalPart II: Israeli Society7. Sociopolitical Cleavages in IsraelUri Ram8. Arab Citizens in the "Jewish" State of IsraelItzhak Galnoor9. Religion, Society, and Politics in IsraelAsher Cohen10. Immigration Dynamics and Changing Constructions of Jewish Nativeness in IsraelAdane Zawdu and Sarah S. Willen11. The Jewish Ethnic Divide and Ethnic Politics in IsraelSammy Smooha12. Gender in IsraelReut Itzkovitch-Malka13. Conceptualizing Palestinian Politics in Israel in the Shadow of the Arab SpringAmal Jamal14. Public Opinion in Israel: The Sociodemographic NexusTamar HermannPart III: Israeli Political Institutions15. The "Constitutional" System of IsraelGregory Mahler16. The Executive Branch in IsraelOfer Kenig17. The Legislative Branch in IsraelChen Friedberg and Reuven Y. Hazan18. The Judicial Branch in IsraelMenachem Hofnung and Mohammed S. Wattad19. The Electoral System of IsraelMatthew S. Shugart20. Parties and the Party System of IsraelReuven Y. Hazan21. Bureaucratic Politics in IsraelSharon Gilad and Nissim Cohen22. Political Reform in IsraelGideon Rahat23. The Political Institutions of the Palestinian Minority in IsraelAs'ad GhanemPart IV: Israel and the World24. Israel's National Security PolicyChuck Freilich25. Israel's Policy in and toward the West Bank and the Gaza StripOren Barak26. Israel and the PalestiniansAvraham Sela27. Israel and the Arab WorldItamar Rabinovich28. US-Israeli RelationshipKenneth W. Stein29. Israel's Global PerspectiveColin Shindler30. Israel and the Jewish DiasporaMira SucharovPart V: Issues in Israeli Politics31. The Territories in Israeli PoliticsArie Perliger and Ami Pedahzur32. Religion in Israeli PoliticsGuy Ben-Porat33. The Military in Israeli PoliticsYoram Peri34. Civil Society and Israeli DemocracyYael Yishai35. Political Culture and Israeli PoliticsGal Ariely36. Electoral Behavior in IsraelAssaf Shapira and Gideon Rahat37. Political Communication and Israeli PoliticsDana Markowitz-Elfassi, Tamir Sheafer, Yariv Tsfati, Gabriel Weimann, and Gadi Wolfsfeld38. The Political Economy of Israeli NeoliberalismRonen Mandelkern and Michael Shalev
