The elections for Israel’s nineteenth Knesset were held on January 22, 2013. This volume offers an in-depth analysis of Israel’s 2013 elections from various perspectives. It presents an up-to-date picture of the complexity of Israeli democracy, and its challenges, achievements, and failures.
The chapters in this collection shed light on different facets of Israeli democracy. Yaron Ezrahi provides a skeptical perspective on prospects for democracy. Gayil Talshir explains the party system’s slowness to respond to citizen demands and to social movements. Michal Shamir and Keren Weinshall-Margel explore the politics of the right to be elected to the Knesset. Nir Atmor and Chen Friedberg highlight the decline in participation in Knesset elections in the Periphery versus the Center. Assaf Shapira and Gideon Rahat reveal the complexity of inter-party democracy. Dganit Ofek analyzes the stability of government coalitions. Gal Levy examines Mizrahi Jews and the Shas Party. Mtanes Shihadeh discusses the voting patterns of Israeli Arabs. Asher Cohen focuses on religious Zionism and the success of the renewed Jewish Home Party. Michal Shamir and Einat Gedalya-Lavy document a gender gap in voting.
Elections in Israel 2013 analyzes the give-and-take between the public and its leaders that is at the heart of elections. In doing so, it illuminates the role of elections in providing representation for different groups in Israeli society and in giving voice to their political choices.
The chapters in this collection shed light on different facets of Israeli democracy. Yaron Ezrahi provides a skeptical perspective on prospects for democracy. Gayil Talshir explains the party system’s slowness to respond to citizen demands and to social movements. Michal Shamir and Keren Weinshall-Margel explore the politics of the right to be elected to the Knesset. Nir Atmor and Chen Friedberg highlight the decline in participation in Knesset elections in the Periphery versus the Center. Assaf Shapira and Gideon Rahat reveal the complexity of inter-party democracy. Dganit Ofek analyzes the stability of government coalitions. Gal Levy examines Mizrahi Jews and the Shas Party. Mtanes Shihadeh discusses the voting patterns of Israeli Arabs. Asher Cohen focuses on religious Zionism and the success of the renewed Jewish Home Party. Michal Shamir and Einat Gedalya-Lavy document a gender gap in voting.
Elections in Israel 2013 analyzes the give-and-take between the public and its leaders that is at the heart of elections. In doing so, it illuminates the role of elections in providing representation for different groups in Israeli society and in giving voice to their political choices.
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Michal Shamir is the Alvin Z. Rubinstein Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. She is author or editor of numerous books, and her work focuses on democratic politics and culture.Dieses Ebook kaufen – und ein weitere GRATIS erhalten!
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 274 ● ISBN 9781412856287 ● Dateigröße 3.4 MB ● Herausgeber Michal Shamir ● Verlag Transaction Publishers ● Erscheinungsjahr 2015 ● Ausgabe 1 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 4625823 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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