Israeli Democracy Under Stress

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1993

Israeli Democracy Under Stress

Edited by: Ehud Sprinzak and Larry Diamond

In the series IDI Policy Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685856465

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The authors explore the increasing ungovernmability of the Jewish state, its obsolete electoral system and cynical coalition politics, its overburdened judiciary, its stagnant economy, and related issues. While highly critical, they present the most comprehensive effort to date to provide a scholarly foundation for political reform in Israel.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Foreword Arye Carmon Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1 Introduction Ehud Sprinzak and Larry Diamond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Democracy as Paradox Larry Diamond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
PART I HISTORICAL ORIGINS
3 The Origins of Israeli Political Culture Myron J. Aronoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4 The Historical Origins of Israeli Democracy Yonathan Shapiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
PART 2 POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
5 The Electoral System, Government, and Democracy Vernon Bogdanor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
6 Israeli Democracy and Democratic Reform in Comparative Perspective Arend Lijphart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
7 Rights and Democracy: The Court s Performance Pnina Lahav Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8 Israels Political Economy Ira Sharkansky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
PART 3 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES
9 Elite Illegalism in Israel and the Question of Democracy Ehud Sprinzak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
10 The Politics of Provocation Revisited: Participation and Protest in Israel Gadi Wolfsfeld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
11 Trends in the Commitment to Democracy: 1987-1990 Ephraim Yuchtman-Yaar and Yochanan Peres Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
12 The Israeli Public and the Intifada: Attitude Change or Entrenchment? Ephraim Yuchtman-Yaar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
PART 4 POLITICAL CULTURE AND SOCIAL CLEAVAGES
13 Democratic Politics and Culture in Modern Israel: Recent Trends Yaron Ezrahi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
14 Religion and Democracy in Israel Charles S. Liebman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
15 Political Education in the Midst of a National Identity Crisis: The Compatibility of Judaism and Democracy as a Pedagogical Theme Arye Carmon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
16 Class, Ethnic, and National Cleavages and Democracy in Israel Sammy Smooha Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
17 The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Israeli Democracy Yoram Peri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
PART 5 CONCLUSION
18 Directions for Reform Larry Diamond and Ehud Sprinzak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
About the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
About the Israel Democracy Institute Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	384
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 385

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Published: April 24, 2023
ISBN: 9781685856465