MVZ504 Israel: Nationalism, Religion and the New Middle East

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Guy Ben-Porat, prof. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 26. 3. 17:00–18:30 P22, Tue 27. 3. 13:30–15:00 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, 15:15–16:45 P21, Wed 28. 3. 17:00–20:15 U41, Thu 29. 3. 11:30–13:00 P52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Israeli society is still struggling to define it borders and boundaries and the tensions between its commitments to a Jewish and a Democratic state. It is divided across national, religious, ideological and ethnic lines that display not only an internal dynamism but also a dynamic relation between them. This short course will introduce students to contemporary Israel through a comparative and theoretical perspective. The course will engage with the history of the Zionist movement and the state of Israel; Israel's institutions and internal boundaries and examine whether its social and political institutions are able to sustain the various pressures and demands, and the ongoing debates over the borders of the state and the Israeli-Arab and Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Syllabus
  • Lecture 1: Nation and State: Israel in a comparative perspective Lecture 2: Zionism and the formation of the Jewish State Lecture 3: The Religious Question Lecture 4: The Jewish State and the National Minority Lecture 5: Borders and Peace Lecture 6: Summary:
Literature
    required literature
  • Ben-Porat, Guy and Yariv Feniger 2012 “"It Takes Two for a Culture War" Social Science Quarterly, 9(3): 838-857
  • Liebman, Charles and Susser, Bernard 1998 "Judaism and Jewishness in the Jewish state" The Annals of the American academy of Political and Social Science Vol.555 p1511
  • Makovsky, David. “Middle East Peace Through Partition,” Foreign Affairs, Vol. 80, No. 2 (March/April 2001), pp. 28-46.
  • Ben-Porat, Guy 2005 "Same Old Middle East? The New Middle East and the Double Movement" International Relations, V.19, No.1, pp.39-62.
  • Rouhana, Nadim 1998 "Israel and its Arab citizens: predicaments in the relationship between ethnic states and ethnonational minorities" Third World Quarterly Vol.19, No.2 pp. 277-296
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: March 26-29, 2017.
General note: March 26-29, 2017.
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