MAKING ISRAELI FOREIGN POLICY: A RETROSPECTIVE
Israel Studies is devoting an issue, scheduled for 2010, to Israel's foreign policy, from the establishment of the state through the present. Guest editors are Dr. Natan Aridan of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Prof. Gabriel Sheffer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Preference will be given to original articles on foreign policy based on primary sources in the following categories :
· Decision making in Israeli foreign policy
· Israeli diplomats
· A comparative analysis of Israel's Foreign Ministers' views and policies
· The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Jewish Diaspora communities
· Relations with individual countries , institutions or groupings
· Israeli Diplomacy and the Israeli-Arab-Palestinian conflicts
· Relations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the defense establishment
GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
1. Papers should be sent electronically to the guest editors , aridan@bgu.ac.il and msgabi@huji.ac.il as Word e-mail attachments, indicating "Israel Studies : Call for Papers " in the subject line .
2. Manuscripts are peer reviewed anonymously .
3. Manuscripts should be no longer than 7,000 words (including endnotes and diagrams ).
4. Please include an abstract of 150 words (or less) and a biographical note .
5. The title page should include author's name(s ), affiliations, mailing and e-mail addresses, fax, and home and work telephone and cell-phone numbers .
6. Manuscripts that have been published or that are currently under consideration for publication elsewhere in either article or book form will not be accepted. In the interest of authors , the copyright for all articles published in Israel Studies is assigned to Indiana University Press. Should any version of the manuscript be a translation of work that has appeared in Hebrew or another language, it should be clearly noted in detail in the accompanying submission letter .
7. Submissions are considered for publication on the understanding that the author(s) offer the journal exclusive option to publish and that the article is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere .
8. It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission for using any previously published material .
9. Manuscripts must be typed double-spaced (including notes and tables) in a standard 12-point font and have adequate margins . Israel Studies uses an Endnote style that is a variant of the Chicago Manual of Style .
10. Authors are asked to avoid excessive academic or technical jargon. Acronyms and abbreviations should be spelled out in full when used for the first time, and fully explained in the Endnotes if the genre definition of the word/concept differs from that of standard American dictionaries .
Proposals should be received by November 1, 2008 .
For further information and inquiries contact istudies@bgu.ac.il
CALL FOR PAPERS
GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL:
LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
International Conference,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
December 24-26, 2008
The Program Committee of the International Annual Conference of the Israeli Law and Society Association (ILSA) invites scholars conducting research on any aspect of Law and Society to submit proposals for individual papers and organized panels. Panels and papers devoted to the main theme of the conference - "Global, Regional, and Local: Law, Politics, and Society in Comparative Perspectives" - are especially invited. Other topics relating to the field of law and society in its broader meaning are also welcome.
Proposals should be accompanied by an abstract of 300 words as Word email attachment (include title of paper, name and email address of author/s with the text of the abstract). Organizers of panels should collect abstracts from the panel participants and submit them together with a description of the panel. Graduate students should submit a letter from their thesis supervisor in support of the proposal, together with the abstract.
Proposals should be submitted by email to the Program Committee at:
gbarzil@u.washington.edu by September 10, 2008.
Selected papers will be integrated into a special volume of "Hamishpat" [translated as THE LAW] (published by the Law School, College of Management) after a process of peer-review evaluations. Call for articles will be sent by the journal in due time.
Call for Papers
Pluralistic Jewish Education: Trends and Challenges
Joint Conference of the Melton Centre for Jewish Education, Hebrew University Jerusalem and Hebrew Union College- Jerusalem Campus
27-28 July, 2009
Background:
The connection between Jewish Education and Pluralism constitutes one of the central challenges to Jewish education in Israel and in the Diaspora. The subject is broad and multi-dimensional and there is insufficient clarity of concepts for the theoretical and practical implementation of pluralistic Jewish education. There is thus a need for an in-depth examination, from a range of educational, psychological, sociological, cultural, religious and inter-religious perspectives.
In the Jewish education arena in Israel and worldwide, there are a large number of initiatives that sometimes further the theoretical discourse. In the last few years, the discussion of pluralism has been transformed from an important question into an existential issue in many countries, and this against the background of the conflicting trends of globalization, on the one hand, and the search for cultural authenticity, on the other. It is critically important to create an opportunity for deepening the dialogue between the theoretical discourse and the practical discourse, with an eye to mutual fertilization and edification from the meeting of various arenas of discourse.
Purposes of the Conference:
- To develop the arena of knowledge and clarify its different perspectives through research, writing and publication;
- To convene a meeting between educational practitioners in the field and critical and theoretical scholars in order to sharpen and deepen perspectives and knowledge;
- To promote educational and public discussion on the range of issues concerning Jewish pluralistic education.
Structure:
The conference will take the form of a research conference, that will take place at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University and at the Jerusalem campus of Hebrew Union College. Parts of the conference will be open to the faculty and students of both institutions, and parts to the general public.
Academic Committee:
Prof. Gaby Horenczyk, Dr. Michael Marmur, Dr. Hagit Hacohen-Wolf, and Dr. Michal Muszkat-Barkan.
Conference coordinator: Ronit Charust (to be contacted at – Ronitc@gmail.com or 02-6203364 )
Call for papers on the following subjects and questions:
- Pluralistic education and education for pluralism around the world.
- Pluralistic Jewish education – definitions, constructs, ideals and aims.
- How and in what forms is pluralism reflected in pluralistic Jewish education? What are the unique features, educational methods, values and principles that under-gird this type of education?
- Does pluralistic Jewish education come at a price? If so, what are its ‘costs’?
- Is it possible to have religious pluralistic education?
- The historical roots of pluralistic Jewish education in Jewish culture and in the different cultures at large.
- The philosophical roots of pluralistic Jewish education within and outside of Jewish culture.
- How may the pluralistic approach be applied to the curriculum in general, and Jewish education in particular?
- What is the institutional culture of organizations that operate under the banner of pluralism?
- A comparative examination of pluralistic Jewish education in Israel and abroad.
- Inter-religious Jewish education – aims, features and critiques.
- Characteristics of organizations and companies that need/develop/fly the banner of pluralistic Jewish education – a sociological observation.
We invite articles in a wide range of disciplines, including education, philosophy, sociology, Jewish studies, law and psychology that use an assortment of research methods, theoretical as well as empirical, (qualitative and quantitative).
Timetable:
Abstracts of articles may be submitted no later than 1 November, 2008 to Conference coordinator Ronit Charust- Ronitc@gmail.com. The final date for submitting full articles is 30 April, 2009.
Writing guidelines:
- The abstract may be submitted in Hebrew or English (‘David’ font in Hebrew; ‘Times New Roman’ in English, size 12), between 800-1000 words. The abstract must present the subject of inquiry clearly as well as the questions the article will address, its theoretical perspectives, research methods, central findings and conclusions.
- A one-paragraph CV
- The final article may be up to 8000 words in length, including footnotes and bibliographical references. (More detailed instructions will follow)
The Association for Jewish Studies
The Association for Jewish Studieshas issued a call for papers to the
40th annual conference that will be held December 21-23, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
Below is the official definition of areas although other topics within
the wide rubric of Israel Studies will be appreciated and given
sympathetic consideration.
14. Israel Studies
Multi- and interdisciplinary studies of Israeli society, culture, and politics
2008 Suggested Themes:
1) Israel as an Independent Jewish and Democratic state: Retrospective after 60 Years
2) Issues in Israel-Diaspora Relations
3) Social and Political Tensions as Represented in the Arts, Literature, and Film
4) Presenting the Arab-Israel Conflict in America and Israel
Please send all queries to:
Division Coordinator: Ilan Troen (Brandeis University)
troen@brandeis.edu (781) 736-6220
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