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פרחי מחקר The 15th International Graduate Conference In Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy In Memory of the late Yitzhak Rabin Conference Program הכנס הבינלאומי החמישה עשר לתלמידי מחקר במדע המדינה, יחסים בינלאומיים ומדיניות ציבורית על שם יצחק רבין ז"ל 11-12 December 2019 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem http://gradcon.huji.ac.il 1 The 15th International Graduate Conference in Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy, in Memory of the late Yitzhak Rabin (“Rabin Conference”) Beit-Maiersdorf, Mount Scopus Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-12, 2019 Sponsors The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Hebrew University The Federmann School of Public Policy and Government, Hebrew University The Department of Political Science, Hebrew University The Department of International Relations, Hebrew University The European Forum, Hebrew University The International Conference Committee, the Authority for Research and Development, Hebrew University Academic Committee Dr. Galia Press-Barnathan, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Arie M. Kacowicz, Academic Convener, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Zohar Kampf, Department of Communications, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr. Liat Raz, School of Public Policy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Conference Organizing Committee and Staff Mr. Jonathan Arieli Mr. Guy Mor Ms. Inbar Noy Mr. Chanoch Wolpe, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations Ms. Michal Barak Ben-Arush, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations 2 Best Paper Award Committee Prof. Ayelet Harel-Shalev, University of Ben Gurion at the Negev, Chairperson Dr. Devorah Manekin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr. Nahshon Perez, Bar-Ilan University Dr. Maoz Rosenthal, IDC Herzliya A special thank you and gratitude goes to our workshop leaders and guests from Israel and overseas. We would also like to thank the dozens of Faculty members from the Hebrew University and other universities all over the country who have volunteered to serve as chairs, discussants, and advisers in this Conference over the last thirteen years. 3 Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Maiersdorf Faculty Club 0930-1000: Informal gathering/registration [Maiersdorf 4th Floor Lobby] 1000-1230: Methodological workshops (morning session) 1230-1400: Lunch and roundtable discussion with Faculty guests: “Tips about How to Survive an Academic Career” [Maiersdorf 405] Participants: Arie M. Kacowicz (Chair); Roundtable panelists: Dr. Javier Gil Guerrero; Prof. Ron Krebs; Prof. T.V., Paul; and Prof. Janice Stein. 1400-1800: Methodological workshops (afternoon session) 1930: Dinner at Ima Restaurant, Schmuel Baruch 55 St., Jerusalem [by invitation only] Thursday, December 12, 2019 0900-0920: Gathering/Registration [Maiersdorf 4th Floor Lobby] 0920-0945: Formal opening of the Conference and welcome remarks: Prof. Tamir Shaefer, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; Prof. Dan Miodownik, Director, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Hebrew University; Prof. Arie M. Kacowicz, Academic Convenor [ Maiersdorf 405] 1000-1230: Research workshops (morning session) 1000-1115: Prof. T.V. Paul, McGill University, “Restraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global Era”, Maiersdorf 501. 1230-1400: Lunch [by invitation only] [Maiersdorf Main Restaurant, second floor] 1400-1730: Research workshops (afternoon session) 1800-1930: Best paper award ceremony and roundtable on “Coping with Multiple Crises: From Climate Change to Democratic Erosion to the Future of China-U.S. Relations” [Maiersdorf 405] Participants: Prof. Arie M. Kacowicz (Chair); Prof. Ron Krebs, Prof. Janice Stein, Prof. Sandra Destradi, Dr. Galia Bar-Nathan, Prof. T.V. Paul, and Prof. Miranda Schreurs (tbc) 1930-2100: Reception for the Conference participants [Maiersdorf 4th Floor Lobby] 4 Detailed List of Workshops/Abstracts and Bios of Faculty The 15th International Graduate Conference in Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy, in memory of the late Yitzhak Rabin The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus, 11-12 December 2019 Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Methodological Workshops WM1: “Politics and Language: How to Study Political Talk and Text and What It Does” Prof. Zohar Kampf, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Prof. Ron Krebs, University of Minnesota; and Prof. Shaul Shenhav, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Much of what we observe in the world of politics involves language. Political actors seek to communicate and to manipulate. They hope to persuade some to join their cause and to box others in. They aim to set agendas, to define issues and the terms of debate, or just to distract. In order to do all this, they perforce use language—spoken or written, in talk or in text. They are creatures of discourse, embodying and reproducing dominant narratives, but they are also makers of discourse, strategically seeking to effect change in linguistic repertoires. Therefore, analysts of politics are surrounded by texts—and by nearly as many ways of studying them and their consequences. Doing so requires a deeply interdisciplinary vision, a pluralistic approach to method, and diverse analytical tools. Actual manifestations of talk and text need to be contextualized in time and space, related to political functions, and they are also evaluated in light of critical theory. Drawing on key texts and cutting-edge research, this workshop aims to expose students to different conceptual and theoretical frameworks through which scholars have explored the origins and effects of political language. In the first half of the workshop, we outline traditionally recognized and newly identified links between language and politics, and we explore conceptual ambiguities and the historical roots of political language research. The workshop introduces students to a range of techniques for studying different forms of political language and explores both their possibilities and their limits. The second part of the workshop is dedicated to instructors and students working together to critically analyze examples of theoretically-driven and informed empirical research on talk and text in politics. These examples may also include political narratives, interviews, speech acts, and other materials suggested by the participants. Prof. Zohar Kampf (Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an associate editor of Journal of Pragmatics. His main research interest lies in the multifaceted ties between media, language and politics. These linkages appear in his studies of public speech acts, mediated political interactions, and in his works in the field of language of peace and conflict. He is the author of two books and of more than fifty chapters and articles in leading communication and discourse journals. 5 E-mail: [email protected]; https://scholars.huji.ac.il/smart/dr-zohar-kampf Prof. Ronald R. Krebs (Ph.D., Columbia University) is Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in the Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He is the author most recently of Narrative and the Making of US National Security (Cambridge University Press, 2015), which won the 2016 Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award in International History and Politics and the 2016 Giovanni Sartori Book Award, for the best book developing or applying qualitative methods, from the American Political Science Association. Ron Krebs is also co-editor, with Thierry Balzacq (Sciences Po, Paris), of The Oxford Handbook of Grand Strategy (forthcoming); co-editor, with Stacie Goddard (Wellesley College), of “Rhetoric & Grand Strategy,” a special issue of Security Studies (2015); and co-editor, with Elizabeth Kier (University of Washington), of In War's Wake: International Conflict and the Fate of Liberal Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Finally, he is the author of Fighting for Rights: Military Service and the Politics of Citizenship (Cornell University Press, 2006). Ron Krebs has been named a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Israel (2012), as well as Scholar of the College of Liberal Arts (2017-2020) and a McKnight Land-Grant Professor (2006-2008) at the University of Minnesota. He currently sits on the editorial boards of Security Studies and the Journal of Global Security Studies. E-mail: [email protected]; https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/rkrebs/ Prof. Shaul Shenhav (Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the director of the Levi Eshkol Institute for Economic, Social and Political Research in Israel. His research interests include political narratives, political discourse, rhetoric, public diplomacy, and Israeli politics. Among his publications are articles for peer-reviewed journals like Comparative Political Studies, Discourse and Society, Journal of Conflict Resolution, European Journal of Political Research, Narrative Inquiry, Political Psychology, and Political Communication. His book, Analyzing Social Narratives, was published in 2015. E-mail: [email protected]; https://scholars.huji.ac.il/shaulshenhav/home WM2: “Handling Causation via Propensity Scoring” Alberto Stefanelli, KU Leuven, Belgium; in cooperation with Prof. Sharon