Read more
Informationen zum Autor Guy Ben-Porat is Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. His publications include Global Liberalism, Local Populism: Peace and Conflict in Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland (2006) and, as editor, Implementing Peace Agreements (forthcoming). Klappentext In this book, five Israeli academics probe the changing nature of Israeli society over the last twenty-five years. Zusammenfassung Five Israeli academics probe the changing nature of Israeli society over the last twenty-five years and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. Their book considers the social! economic and political changes and asks whether new political initiatives can offer a realistic alternative to the inadequacies of recent governments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Israeli society: diversity, tensions and governance; 2. Geography and demography: spatial transformations; 3. The political system: government, parliament and the court; 4. Political economy: liberalization and globalization; 5. Military and society; 6. The new politics: interest groups and alternative channels; Conclusion: the state of the state.
