Multicultural Israel in a Global Perspective: Between One Society and Many Societies
The Program Committee of the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Israel Studies to be held at the University of Haifa, June 25-27, 2012 invites scholars conducting research on any aspect of Israel studies to submit proposals for individual papers, organized panels and roundtable discussions relating to the theme of the conference “Multicultural Israel in a Global Perspective: Between One Society and Many Societies”.
Since its creation, the Jewish national movement has been characterized by a major paradox: it has been plagued by rifts and conflicts stemming from a variety of Jewish identities, while also submitting to internal and external integrating or moderating sociopolitical and cultural forces.
Is the State of Israel, which emerged from the Zionist movement, one society? Was it ever?
The 2012 annual conference of the AIS seeks to explore the political, socioeconomic, cultural and legal forces that generated conflict and cooperation in the Old Yishuv, Mandatory Palestine, and the period of the state’s founding and early development, and how similar forces affect Israeli society today.
The Program Committee encourages diverse studies concerning the main theme of the conference: Does Israel constitute one society or many societies that are in basic conflict with each other? What are the ramifications of these relationships and how does the friction compare to that which exists in other countries and to global processes? How do those conflicts and modes of cooperation shape public policy, Israeli law, and sociopolitical structures?
We especially invite studies that examine major sociopolitical transformations, including the relationships between Arab-Palestinians and Jews before and after the State of Israel’s establishment.
Papers on other topics relating to the broader field of Israel studies are also welcome.
Deadline for Submission of all Proposals:
January 10, 2012
Submission Guidelines and Travel Grants:
Individual papers and panel proposals should be submitted using the online submission form. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Individual paper proposals should not exceed 250 words.
The committee strongly encourages scholars to submit panel proposals. Panel proposals should include information on the panel theme and on each individual paper and should not exceed 750 words.All presenters will be required to register for the conference and be current AIS members. Registration is online at the AIS website.PhD students who have completed their course work are encouraged to apply and should provide the email of their advisor for approval.
PhD students who wish to apply for travel grants should send a request along with the copy of their proposal and a letter from their advisor. Junior faculty without university travel support may also apply for travel grants.
Deadline for paper submissions from scholars requesting travel grants is December 31, 2011.
Those wishing to apply for a travel grant should send their name, email address, institution and department affiliation, abstract of the proposed paper and a current CV (all in one attached document in Word format). All travel grant applications should be sent by mail to Ilan Ben-Ami, AIS Treasurer, at: Ilanbe@openu.ac.il. Applications should be titled: AIS 2012 Travel Grant Application.
For all inquiries please contact the conference coordinator, Tami Lavyel, at haifa2012@aisisraelstudies.org
Program Committee
Gur Alroey, Chair
Alik Mishory, Visual Arts
Yossi Ben Artzi, Historical Geography
Yoav Gelber, History
Philip Hollander, Hebrew Literature
Margalit Shilo, Gender Studies
Tami Razi, Social History
Uzi Rebhun, Demography/Social Research
Zohar Segev, Diaspora
Mahmoud Yazbak, Middle East Studies
Jacob Metzer, Economics
Sammy Samooha, Sociology
Dov Waxman, Political Science
Amit Schejter, Communications
Alexander Kedar, Law
Patricia Woods, Religion, State, and Politics
Rakefet Zalashik, History of Sciences
Conference Coordinator: Tami Lavyel – haifa2012@aisisraelstudies.org
