Elections in Israel, 20192021

The sixteenth book in The Elections in Israel series, this book covers an extraordinary political event of having four national elections in two years, which were much (but not all) about one person, "King Bibi".

List of contents

Introduction. 1. Four Elections in Two Years: A Unique Crisis or a Sign of Things to Come?. 2. The Four Elections 2019-2021: A Chronological Overview. Part 1: Personalization in the Israeli “parteienstaat”. 3. Personalization and Personalism in the 2019-2021 Elections: Another Climax of Personal Politics?. 4. King Bibi: The Personification of Democratic Values in the 2019-2021 Election Cycle. 5. A Populist Leader Under Neoliberal Logic. 6. Netanyahu and the Very Short History of the “Right Wing Bloc”. 7. Public and Legal Responsibility of Senior Elected Representatives in the Executive Branch: Benjamin Netanyahu as a Case Study. Part 2: Voters, Parties and the Media. 8. Persistent Optimism Under Political Uncertainty: The Evolution of Citizens’ Election Projections During a Protracted Political Crisis. 9. Ethnic Demons and Class Specters: Ethnic and Class Voting In Israel Revisited. 10. Joint Lists in Israeli Politics. 11. The Arab Electorate and Parties, 2019-2021: Towards a non-Zionist Israeli Identity?. 12. Three in a (Right Wing) Boat: Media, Politicians, and the Public in the Age of Digital Communication. Index.

About the author

Michal Shamir is the Alvin Z. Rubinstein Professor of Political Science at Tel-Aviv University. Her research focuses on democratic politics, including elections, party systems, public opinion, tolerance, and democratic culture.
Gideon Rahat is the chair of Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds the Gersten Family Chair in Political Science. He is also a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. He has been studying the politics of reform, democratic institutions, political parties, candidate and leadership selection, and political personalization.

Summary

The sixteenth book in The Elections in Israel series, this book covers an extraordinary political event of having four national elections in two years, which were much (but not all) about one person, "King Bibi".

Product details

• Authors: Michal Rahat Shamir
• Assisted by: Gideon Rahat (Editor), Rahat Gideon (Editor), Michal Shamir (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032213392
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221339-2
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Elections of Israel
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Israel, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Political leaders & leadership, Elections & referenda, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Political leaders and leadership, Political parties and party platforms, c 2020 to c 2029, Elections and referenda / suffrage