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Raphael Cohen-Almagor, CV, 2019 1 CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS I. CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Personal Details Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor School of Law and Politics The University of Hull Cottingham Road Hull, HU6 7RX United Kingdom Date of Birth: 24 October 1961. Electronic Address: [email protected] Phone: 0044-1482-465024. Cell: 0044-7791-763-035. Web: http://beta.www.hull.ac.uk/Faculties/staff-profiles/Raphael-Cohen- Almagor.aspx Blog: Israel: Democracy, Human Rights, Politics and Society, http://almagor.blogspot.com SSRN Author Page: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=293806 ResearchGate Author Page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raphael_Cohen-Almagor Twitter: @almagor35 Skype: Almagor7 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raphael.cohenalmagor Academia: https://hull.academia.edu/httpwwwhullacukrca LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/almagor35/ ACADEMIC INTERESTS Fields of Specialization Academic freedom; Arab-Israeli conflict; Ethics; Freedom of expression; Human rights; Internet studies; Israel studies; Political philosophy. Ethics, Political Theory, Public Policy, Security, Peace, Human Rights; Internet, Comparative Politics 2. Higher Education Raphael Cohen-Almagor, CV, 2019 2 Oxford University (October 1987 - August 1991), DPhil in Politics (awarded in March 1992). Tel Aviv University (November 1985 - July 1987), Master’s Degree in Political Science awarded in June 1988. GPA: 94/100 (Magna cum Laude). Tel Aviv University (November 1983 - July 1985), Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology awarded in June 1986. GPA: 89/100 (Magna cum Laude). 3. Academic Positions in Institutes of Higher Education 2019 Distinguished Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Laws, University College London (UCL) 2007-present School of Law and Politics, University of Hull, Professor and Chair in Politics 2007-2008 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Senior Fellow 2003-2004 Institute for Policy Studies, and the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Senior Fellowship at the Institute and Visiting Professorship at the Advanced Studies Program 2002-2007 Director, Center for Democratic Studies; Department of Communication, Library & Information Studies, University of Haifa, Associate Professor 1999-2000 School of Law and Department of Communication, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Visiting Yitzhak-Rabin Fulbright Professor 1995-2002 Department of Communication and School of Law, University of Haifa, Senior Lecturer 1992-1995 Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Adjunct Lecturer 1991-1998 The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Fellow/Director 1991-1992 Department of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University, Post- Doctorate 4. Offices in Academic Administration (Highlights) Chairperson, Library and Information Studies, University of Haifa (2000-2003). Founding Director, Center for Democratic Studies, University of Haifa (2003- 2007). See http://cds.haifa.ac.il/ (Acting) Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Hull (2008-2009). Founding Director, Middle East Study Group (MESG), University of Hull (2008 - ), http://mesg.wordpress.hull.ac.uk/ Member of dozens of committees at the departmental, faculty and university levels, both at the University of Haifa (including Faculty Exec Comm., University Scholarship Comm., University Small Grants Research Comm.) (1995-2006) and the University of Hull, including University Research Comm., University Impact Comm., University Race, Religion and Belief Comm., Academic Raphael Cohen-Almagor, CV, 2019 3 Degrees Comm., Graduate School Research Degree Comm., Faculty Exec Comm., Faculty MA Degree Comm., Faculty Academic Approvals Comm., Faculty Engagement Committee, Faculty Research Exec. Committee, Faculty Ethics Committee (2007 – present). Director of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Hull (2011-2012). Director of Undergraduate Studies, Politics Department, University of Hull (2012-2013). Equality and Diversity Champion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Hull (2012-2015). Director of Research, School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies (2015-2017). Chair, School of Law and Politics Ethics Committee (2015-2017). Chair, School of Law and Politics Research Funds Committee (2015-2017). Chair, School of Law and Politics Peer Review Committee (2015-2017). Chair, School of Law and Politics Impact and REF Committees (2015-2017). Member, University Research Forum (2017-2018). Member, School of Law and Politics Committee on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (2017-2018). Member, Faculty of Business, Law and Politics Research Committees (2017- 2019). Chair, Faculty of Business, Law and Politics Ethics Committee (2017-2019). Member, University Ethics Committee (2017-2019). 5. Scholarly and Public Positions/Activities Outside the University (since 1995, partial list) Co-Founder, Secretary General and afterwards Chairperson of “The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel (1983-1987). Founding Director, Medical Ethics Think-tank, and Senior Fellow, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (1991-1998). International Advisory Board, Center for Bioethics, University of Rijeka, Croatia (1994-1995). Raphael Cohen-Almagor, CV, 2019 4 The Israel Press Council (1997-2000). Visiting Scholar, Department of Metamedica, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (July-August 1999; April 2002). Member, Public Committee on the Dying Patient, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem (2000-2002) (appointed to draft Israel’s Dying Patient Law). Consultant, Israeli Parliament (education, health, and legislative committees) (2000-2007). Advisor to the British Council, Israel (2006). Review Committees of the Israel Council for Higher Education, BA programs in communication studies in academic colleges (2006-2011). Advisory Board, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa (2009-2011). International Advisory and Research Council of the Inter-University Center for Middle East Studies (IUCMES), Washington DC (2009-2012). Consultant, Emerging Biotechnologies, The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (2011-2012). Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) BDS (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) Task Force (2011-2013). Consultant, Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem (2013). Validation external panel of experts, Leeds Trinity University, programmes in Politics and International Relations (2016). Chair, Annual Ben Halpern Award for Best Dissertation in Israel Studies (2016- 2017). Inaugural Member of the Advisory Committee, Initiative on Youth-oriented Online Hate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University (2014 - ). Board member, Global Listening Center (2017 -). Board member, Association for Israel Studies (2017- ). Chair, Shapiro Prize for best book in Israel Studies, Association for Israel Studies (2017- ). Ethics and Policy Initiative, Durham University (2017 - ). Raphael Cohen-Almagor, CV, 2019 5 Media Policy Index Panel of Experts (2018 -). 6. Scholarships, Awards, Research Grants (of $5,000 or more), etc. (since 1984) The Dean’s Scholarship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University (1984- 1987) ($20,000). St. Catherine’s College Post-Graduate Scholarship, Oxford University (1987- 1990) (£15,000). Rothschild Avi Chair Foundation Grant (1988-1991) (£15,000). Post-Doctorate, Department of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University (1991- 1992) ($70,000). The European Project, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Volkswagen Foundation (1992-1998) (1,500,000 German Marks); The Van Leer Medical Ethics Think-tank (1995-1998) ($30,000). Faculty Enrichment Award and two Research Awards granted by the Canadian Government, to conduct research in Canada on the right to die with dignity, ethics in the media, hate speech and Canadian constitutional law (Summer 1995, Summer 1998, Summer 2002) ($10,000). The Yigal Alon Scholarship (“Milgat Alon”) (1995-1998) ($250,000). Grant, The University of Haifa, to organize and international conference in memory of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (January 1997) ($30,000). British Council Chevening Scholarship, media ethics research. All Souls College residency, Oxford. Sponsor: Professor GA Cohen (offered for 12 months; took 3 months - August-October 1997) (£5,000). Grants, Stifterverband fur die Deutsche Wissenschaft; The British Council; TEVA, and The Israel Cancer Association, Medical Ethics at the Close of the 20th Century (January 1998) ($7,000). The Israeli Ministry of Science (1998) ($35,000). Teaching Excellence Award, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa (1998-1999). The Israel Ministry of Science (2001) ($8,000). The Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences Scholarship (summer 2002) ($5,000). Raphael Cohen-Almagor, CV, 2019 6 Man of the Year Award 2003, awarded by The American Biographical Institute (December 2003). USA-Israel Cultural Fund, The American Embassy, Tel Aviv (2006) ($5,000). The 1970 Trust, England (2006) (£6,000). Grants, toward the publication of Public Responsibility in Israel (2009) ($15,000). Grants, for the Middle East Study Group (2013) (£70,000). AHRC Research Network: Crossing Over – New Narratives of Death, PI Dr David Kennedy (2013-2016) (£33,000), http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/english/research/research-themes/modern-and- contemporary-lit/projects/crossing-over-network.aspx The 1970 Trust, England (2013-2016) (£9,000). Institute