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Becoming Israel: War, Peace, and the Politics of Israel's Identity POL 345Y 1 Y Becoming Israel: War, Peace, and the Politics of Israel's Identity POL 345Y 1 Y Professor Oded Haklai Fall 2012-Winter 2013 Lectures: Monday 2:00-4:00 Office Hours: Monday 4:10-5:15 PM Office: SS 3101 Phone: 416- 978 -7005 E-mail Address: [email protected] Course Description The purpose of this course is to provide students with an in-depth view of the intricate nature of the politics of Israel, a country that has been involved in a prolonged conflict, and to enable students to converse knowledgeably about this country. Much of Israeli politics revolves around questions of identity. Israel’s identity, in turn, is complex, multifaceted and contested. Most Israelis hold overlapping, powerful and sometimes even competing identities that get reflected in the country’s politics. Jews and Arabs, religious and secular, new immigrants and “veterans”, Jews of Ashkenazi and of Mizrahi backgrounds, Left and Right, diaspora – Israel relations are all salient identity-centered issues. Following the first section of the course, which provides the background to contemporary Israeli politics, the course will survey the most prominent identity questions in Israel. Special attention will be paid to the dynamic interconnectedness of ideologies, society, and institutions and politics. The influence of the Arab-Israeli conflict on internal identity politics will also be examined. Course requirements: 1. Review paper on Nadav Shelef’s book Evolving Nationalism (maximum 1500 words, double space, 12 point fonts), due on November 5, 2012 at the beginning of class (20%) In your review, you ought to first identify the main argument of the book and describe how the author attempts to demonstrate the validity of the argument. Once you tell the reader what the book is about, you can provide your assessment of the book. Remember, a review is not a mere chronological description of the book’s content. Your review ought to explicitly state the author’s guiding research question(s) and identify the main argument (i.e. the answer to the research question). Be sure to distinguish between the core argument and supporting arguments. The review should also aim to address the following questions: How does the author justify the writing of this book? How is the argument supported? (In addressing this point, also examine the structure of the book and the evidence) Do you find the author’s reasoning compelling? Provide examples of how the author most forcefully presents his arguments and where the argument is weakened (for example, does the author provide sufficient evidence or examples? Does he contend with counter arguments?) Further guidance will be provided in class. 2. In-class test on the material of the first term, December 3, 2012 (20%) 3. Research paper on Israeli politics (2,500-2,800 words, double space, 12 point fonts), due on February 25, 2013 (30%) Instructions will be given at a later date. 4. Final exam (30%) during the April examination period. The date of the final exam will be determined by the Faculty of Arts and Science. Papers are due in class and can also be submitted on the same day in the Department of Political Science main office before 4pm. Late Penalty Policy: Late papers will not be accepted. Extensions will be granted for medical reasons only, and only with appropriate documentation. This policy is strictly enforced. Prerequisite: A course in POL. Communication: course announcements and information will be posted in the "Blackboard," at U of T's Portal site: https://portal.utoronto.ca/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp Plagiarism and Turnitin.com According to U of T's Code of Behavior on Academic Matters: "It shall be an offence for a student knowingly: (d) to represent as one’s own any idea or expression of an idea or work of another in any academic examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work, i.e. to commit plagiarism….(e) to submit, without the knowledge and approval of the instructor to whom it is submitted, any academic work for which credit has previously been obtained or is being sought in another course or program of study in the University or elsewhere." Plagiarism will not be tolerated and all cases of plagiarism will be sent to the Dean's Office for appropriate action. For further information on University of Toronto’s policy regarding plagiarism you may look at http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html Normally, students will be required to submit their course essays to Turnitin.com for review of textual similarity and detection of possible plagiarism students. In doing so, students will allow their essays to be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com 2 database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University’s use of the Turnitin.com service are described on the Turnitin.com website. If, as a student, you object to using turnitin.com, please see the course instructor to establish appropriate alternative arrangements for submission of your written assignments. These arrangements will include some or all of the following: submission of drafts, rough work and notes; submission of photocopies of sources along with call numbers and web site addresses of sources cited in the paper; a personal meeting with the Instructor. Students are strongly advised to keep rough and draft work and hard copies of their essays and assignments before handing in to Turnitin.com. These should be kept until the marked assignments have been returned. Accessibility Needs: The University of Toronto is committed to accessibility. If you require accommodations for a disability, or have any accessibility concerns about the course, the classroom or course materials, please contact Accessibility Services as soon as possible: [email protected] or http://studentlife.utoronto.ca/accessiblity. Accommodation for Religious Observances: It is the policy of the University of Toronto to arrange reasonable accommodation of the needs of students who observe religious holy days other than those already accommodated by ordinary scheduling and statutory holidays. Students have a responsibility to alert members of the teaching staff in a timely fashion to upcoming religious observances and anticipated absences. Instructors will make every reasonable effort to avoid scheduling tests, examinations or other compulsory activities at these times. If compulsory activities are unavoidable, every reasonable opportunity should be given to these students to make up work that they miss, particularly in courses involving laboratory work. When the scheduling of tests or examinations cannot be avoided, students should be informed of the procedure to be followed to arrange to write at an alternate time. Required Bibliography The required readings are available in one or more of the following formats: 1. An online reading on the POL345 blackboard page 2. A course reading package – can be purchased at Alicos (203A College Street) 3. U of T bookstore – there are two books that students are advised to purchase. 3 Required texts (available at the U of T bookstore) Alan Dowty. 2001. The Jewish State: A Century Later. Berkeley: University of California Press. Shelef, Nadav G. 2010. Evolving Nationalism: Homeland, Identity, and Religion in Israel, 1925-2005. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. In addition, a course reading package is available at Alicos (203A College Street) Legend CP – The reading is available in the course package @ – The reading is available electronically Course Topics and Readings September 10 Introduction to the Course Topic 1 - September 17 The Fundamental Conundrum: What is Israel? Is it Unique? Dowty, C.1. @ Alexander Yakobson, “Jewish Peoplehood and the Jewish State, How Unique?: A Comparative Survey,” Israel Studies 13:2 (2008), 1-27. @ Hedva Ben-Israel, “Zionism and European Nationalism: Comparative Aspects,” Israel Studies 8:1 (2003), 91-104. Topic 2 - September 24 What the Founders had in mind: The Intellectual Origins of Jewish nationalism/Zionism Dowty, C. 2 and 34-44. CP Shlomo Avineri, The Making of Modern Zionism: The Intellectual Origins of the Jewish State (New York: Basic Books, 1981), 88-100. CP Arthur Hertzberg. The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader (New York: The Jewish Publication Society, 1997), 249-279. Topic 3 – October 1 and October 15 4 State and Society Building Dowty, 44-60. CP Joel Migdal, Through the Lens of Israel: Explorations in State and Society (Albany, NY: SUNY, 2001), C. 6. CP Oded Haklai, Palestinian Ethnonationalism in Israel (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011), C. 2. Topic 4 - October 22 - 29 The Israeli state institutions and society Dowty, C.4 +5. @ Baruch Kimmerling, "State Building, State Autonomy and the Identity of Society: The Case of the Israeli State," Journal of Historical Sociology 6: 4 (December 1993), 396- 429. @ Harris, Michael and Gideon Doron. “Assessing the Electoral Reform of 1992 and Its Impact on the Elections of 1996 and 1999.” Israel Studies 4: 2 (1999), 16-39. @ Gad Barzilai, “Courts as Hegemonic Institutions: The Israeli Supreme Court in Comparative Perspective.” Israel Affairs 5: 2-3 (1998), 15-33. @ Gideon Doron, "Judges in a Borderless State: Politics versus the Law in the State of Israel, Israel Affairs 14: 4 (2008), 587-601. Topic 5 - November 5 Discussion of Shelef’s, Evolving Nationalism Book Review due Today!!! November 12 Fall break; no classes Topic 6 - November 19 The Arab-Jewish Strife I Dowty C.9. @ Sammy Smooha, “Ethnic Democracy: Israel as an Archtype” Israel Studies 2: 2 (1997), 198--241. @ Nadim Rouhana and As'ad Ghanem, "The Crisis of Minorities in Ethnic States: The Case of Palestinian Citizens in Israel," International Journal of Middle East Studies 30 5 (1998), 321-346. @ Alan Dowty, “Is Israel Democratic? Substance and Semantics in the ‘Ethnic Democracy Debate,” Israel Studies 4:2 (1999), 1-15.
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