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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Political Science
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Gideon Rahat
Coordinator Office Hours:
Coordination through EMail
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Gideon Rahat
Course/Module description:
The course examines political phenomena, political institutions, and patterns of political behavior in democracies, by analyzing the Israeli case from an international comparative perspective. Its main goal is to bridge two fields of knowledge, comparative politics and Israeli politics.
Course/Module aims:
To bridge two areas of knowledge, comparative politics and Israeli politics.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
* To compare phenomena, institutions and patterns of political behavior in Israel with parallel phenomena in the world.
* To critically read studies of Israeli politics.
* To consciously discuss and understand central issues in Israeli politics and comparative politics.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
Introduction
Democracy in Israel: A Comparative Perspective
The Crisis of Israeli Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
Israel: Consensual Democracy?
The Decline of Parties in Israel in Comparative Perspective
The Party System in Israel in Comparative Perspective
Political Personalization and Personalism in Israel in Comparative Perspective
Israel: Personal or Collegial Democracy?
The Politics of Reform in Israel: Democratic Conservatism to Populist Radicalism
Intra-Party Democracy in Israel: A Comparative Perspective
Referendum in Israel in Comparative Perspective
Gender representation in Israel: A Comparative Perspective
Summary
Required Reading:
Hazan, Reuven Y. Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon Rahat. 2021. "Introduction to Israeli Politics and Society," in Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon Rahat (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society. Oxford:
Ariely, Gal. 2021. "Israel’s Regime Conflicting Classifications," in P.R. Kumaraswamy, (ed), The Palgrave International Handbook of Israel. Singapore: Springer.
שפירא, אסף. 2023. ״מדד החופש והדמוקרטיה Freedom House ל-2022: ישראל מדינה חופשית - אבל עם תמרור אזהרה.״ ירושלים: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה.
קאהן-ניסר, שרה. ״מדדי הדמוקרטיה של ישראל: היום שאחרי,״ מדעניות מדינה למען הדמוקרטיה הישראלית.
Gidron, Noam. 2023. "Why Israeli Democracy Is in Crisis," Journal of Democracy, Volume 34, No. 3, 33-45.
כהן, עמיחי ויניב רוזנאי. 2021. ״פופוליזם והדמוקרטיה החוקתית בישראל.״ עיוני משפט, מד, 170-187.
Lijphart, Arend. 2012. Chapters 1-3, in Patterns of Democracy, 2nd edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, pp. 1-45.
Lijphart, Arend. 1993. "Israeli Democracy and Democratic Reform in Comparative Perspective," in Ehud Sprinzak and Larry Diamond (eds.) Israeli Democracy Under Stress. Boulder Col.: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
קניג, עופר ואור טוטנאור. 2017. ״היחלשות המפלגות המצרפיות הגדולות: האם ישראל היא מקרה קיצון?״ במיכל שמיר וגדעון רהט (עורכים), הבחירות בישראל 2015 . ירושלים: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה, עמ׳ 57-25.
קניג, עופר וגדעון רהט. 2023. המפלגות בישראל. ירושלים: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה, עמ׳ 23-17.
Hazan, Reuven. 2021. Chapter 20, “Parties and the Party System of Israel," in Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon Rahat (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 355-363.
רהט, גדעון. 2019. ירידת הקבוצה ועליית הכוכב(ים). מפוליטיקה מפלגתית לפוליטיקה אישית. מחקר מדיניות 145, ירושלים: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה.
Friedberg, Chen and Gideon Rahat. 2024. "Introduction: Collegial versus Personal Democratic Institutional Order," in Chen Friedberg and Gideon Rahat (eds.), Collegial Democracy versus Personal Democracy: ‘We' the People or ‘I the People. London: Routledge, pp. 1-15.
Friedberg, Chen and Gideon Rahat. 2024. "Collegial Democracy versus Personal Democracy," in Chen Friedberg and Gideon Rahat (eds.), Collegial Democracy versus Personal Democracy: ‘We' the People or ‘I' the People. London: Routledge, pp. 105-116.
Rahat, Gideon. 2021. “Political Reform in Israel” in Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon Rahat (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 383-394.
שפירא, אסף וגדעון רהט. 2015. ״מדד הדמוקרטיה הפנים-מפלגתית: פיתוח, יישום ותוצאות,״ במיכל שמיר (עורכת), הבחירות בישראל 2013 . ירושלים: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה, עמ׳ 130-162.
קניג, עופר. 2012. ״שיטת הפריימריז בישראל אחרי 20 שנה: מאזן ביניים,״ המרחב הציבורי, 7, 154-132.
Rahat, Gideon. 2009. “Elite Motives for Initiating Referendums: Avoidance, Addition and Contradiction,” in Maija Setälä and Theo Schiller (eds.), Referendums and Representative Democracy. London: Routledge, pp. 98-116.
Rahat, Gideon and Reut Itzkovitch Malka. 2012. “Political Representation in Israel: Minority Sectors vs. Women,” Representation, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 307-319.
Itzkovitch-Malka, Reut, and Odelia Oshri. 2024. "The Weight on Her Shoulders: Marginalization of Women Legislators in Parliaments and Substantive Representation of Women," British Journal of Political Science, Volume 54, No. 4, pp. 1340- 361.
Additional Reading Material:
None
Grading Scheme :
Written Exam % 100
Additional information:
The final version of the syllabus will be presented a week before the course starts.
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