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Academic Report 2016-2017.Indd THE LEONARD DAVIS INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ACADEMIC REPORT 2016–2017 2 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE INSTITUTE 4 GOVERNING BODY AND STAFF 5 ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR 6 FROM THE DIRECTOR 6 RESEARCH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 7 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS 7 RESEARCH GRANTS 10 RESEARCH FELLOWS 14 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS 14 PUBLICATIONS 15 POLITIKA (IN HEBREW) 15 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, BOOKS, & WORKING PAPERS 16 ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE 18 CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, & SEMINARS 18 GUEST LECTURERS 25 DAVIS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (DGSIR) 26 ANNUAL EVENTS 26 CARMON PRIZE CEREMONY 26 3 ABOUT THE INSTITUTE The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations was established in 1972 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem thanks to the generosity of the American philanthropist whose name it bears. The Institute’s home is in the Alfred Davis Building on the Mount Scopus campus. Ever since its foundation, the Leonard Davis Institute has offered an independent platform for research, education, and discussion in international studies in general and Israel’s diplomacy and foreign policy in particular. The Institute has three main aims in planning its programs, which have become increasingly relevant in this age of globalization. These are: 1. Promoting research in International Relations theory with a broad multidisciplinary perspective; 2. Presenting the universal themes of international politics to the Israeli public and helping to enhance the national discourse on these matters; 3. Placing the Institute’s expertise and consulting capability at the disposal of national institutions responsible for Israel’s security and foreign affairs. Since 1972 the Institute has been a center where researchers from the International Relations and Political Science departments and related departments of the Hebrew University—and other universities and academic centers—can develop and coordinate research programs. Thus, although the Institute is formally part of the social sciences faculty, its nature and statutes make it an interfaculty and interdisciplinary body. While other Israeli institutes of international relations and strategic affairs tend to specialize in local issues relating to war and strategy, the Leonard Davis Institute also studies external affairs, diplomacy, international law and institutions, negotiation, and conflict resolution. The Institute’s audience includes the academic community, Israeli government institutions, the diplomatic corps, media, and interested members of the general public. It also welcomes visitors from abroad and offers opportunities to share ideas and expertise with Israeli colleagues. The Institute also grants generous funds for promoting International Studies research. It awards scholarships to doctoral students from the Hebrew University and postdoctoral students from Israel and abroad; it also makes research grants to the academic staff of the Hebrew University. Public events, including international conferences, seminars, and workshops regarding important issues on the national agenda are also organized. Additionally, the Institute publishes Politika, a Hebrew language politics and international studies journal and the “Working Papers” series, which is in English and Hebrew. 4 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT GOVERNING BODY AND STAFF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Prof. Asher Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the Hebrew University The Rector, Hebrew University Prof. Tamir Sheafer, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University Prof. Shai Arkin, Vice-President and Chairman for Research and Development, Hebrew University Mr. Yossi Gal, Vice-President for External Relations, Hebrew University Prof. Dan Miodownik, Director, Leonard Davis Institute, and Department of International Relations, Hebrew University Prof. Oren Barak, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE Prof. Oren Barak, Chairman of the Academic Committee, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University Prof. Oron Shagrir, Vice Rector, Hebrew University Prof. Tamir Sheafer, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University Prof. Dan Miodownik, Director, Leonard Davis Institute and Department of International Relations, Hebrew University Prof. Orit Kedar, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University Dr. Nissim Otmazgin, Chair, Department of Asian Studies, The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University Dr. Oded Lowenheim, Chair, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University Dr. Keren Weinshall, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University Prof. Michal Biran, Faculty of Humanities, Hebrew University Dr. Galia Press-Barnatan, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University STAFF OF THE LEONARD DAVIS INSTITUTE Mr. Chanoch Wolpe, Administrative Director Mrs. Michal Barak, Publications and Events Coordinator 5 ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR From the Director We have great pleasure and a sense of pride in These and other programs and activities in the presenting the Annual Report for the Leonard Davis report were all enabled through the efforts of Institute for International Relation for 2016-2017. the outstanding community of in-house and The following pages provide impressive evidence visiting scholars and our excellent administrative of the institute’s strengths, commitment, and colleagues. This year, we hosted eight post-doctoral local and international leadership in the study of fellows: two fellows of the Sophie Davis Forum on contemporary international relations. Gender, Conflict Resolution and ‎Peace—Drs.Tal The activities this year have been quite extensive. Nitsan and Einat Gedalya-Lavy; five fellows in our Here are some highlights: regular post-doctorate track: Jamie Levine, Manar • In 2016-2017 the Institute inaugurated the Davis Mahmoud, Keren Sasson, Odelia Oshri, Alma Graduate Program in International Relation. This Vardai, and the Israel Institute’s post-doctoral is a structured research training program which fellow, Dr. Toby Greene. We also welcomed Dr. Mor assembles a fully-funded group of talented Mitrani, who helped to coordinate our research Israeli international relations graduates, with seminar; Dr. Hadas Cohen, who facilitated plans in future to offer foreign students places. several classes on gender across the campus, • We continue to develop the Sophie Davis Forum and Ms. Alexis Lerner, a graduate student from on Gender, Conflict Resolution and Peace the University of Toronto, who became a vibrant through various activities: by sponsoring a member of our community. Our diverse group workshop series on the Forum’s theme; through of fellows took the lead in organizing a series of teaching and research on the subjects of gender, successful events, including seminars, workshops, mobilization and conflict, and by increasing and conferences, which attracted a long list of our institutional cooperation with the Gender local as well as international participants. In the Studies and International Development report you can read more about their background programs. and intellectual progress throughout the year. • We initiated and sponsored activities for the Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to the 50th Anniversary of the war of 1967. This offered Institute’s academic committee—with a special ample opportunities for cooperation with other thanks to our Chair Prof. Oren Barak, to Dean university units and civil society organizations. Tamir Sheafer‎, and to our IR Department Chair, Thus joint events were organized with the Swiss Oded Lowenheim. I would also like to thank again Center for Conflict Resolution, the Smart Family our administrative team of Mr. Chanoch Wolpe, Institute of Communications, and Mitvim–The our Administrative Director, and Ms. Michal Barak Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, to Ben-Arush, our media and events coordinator. name but a few; Their passionate involvement and entrepreneurial • We have continued to sponsor and develop spirit has helped to put the LDI onto such a strong research projects and working groups including track and make it the vigorous research institute (a) the Davis Index of International Intervention; and warm home it is to us all. (b) the Davis Group on Energy and Politics, and (c) a project to develop a common vision for Dan Miodownik the future of Jerusalem which recently won significant financial support from the EU. 6 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT RESEARCH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS Dr. Keren Sasson His PhD focused on the role of weapons in Post-doctoral research topic: ”Counterterrorism resolving civil wars and his postdoctoral research and the Performance of Regional Organizations” is exploring the evolution of Israeli diplomacy on Dr. Keren Sasson is a postdoctoral fellow at the the use of force. His work has been published in: Davis Institute for International Relations. Her the Journal of Peace Conflict and Development, PhD examined the contribution of regional International Politics, International Peacekeeping, organizations to the evolution and configuration International Studies Review, The Palestine Israel of frameworks relating to the regional security Journal, Toronto Star, National Post, Ha’aretz, order in the developing world (especially regional Jerusalem Post, and The Walrus. organizations from the Arab Middle East and Latin America). She is currently engaged in Dr. Toby Greene a comparative analysis of counter-terrorism
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