Curriculum Vitae Joel Peters D.Phil

Curriculum Vitae

Joel Peters D.Phil. (Oxon)

PERSONAL DETAILS Name Dr. Joel Peters Nationality United States – United Kingdom - Israel

Languages English, Hebrew (fluent)

Contact Address School of Public and International Affairs Virginia Tech, 900 N. Glebe Rd Arlington VA 22203

Tel: +1 5718583117 cell: +1 301 633 9949 WhatsApp:: + 972 544 632077 Email: [email protected] Web: www.spia.vt.edu

EDUCATION 1981- 87 D.Phil. International Relations, St Antony's College, Oxford. Area of Research: Israel's Relations with African States

1978 - 81 London School of Economics and Political Science Bsc (Econ), special subject International Relations

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2018- 2019 Director (Interim) School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Virginia Tech, USA.

2016-18 Chair, Government and International Affairs Program, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, USA. Director, Washington Semester in Global Engagement, Virginia Tech

2012 - Full Professor, Government and International Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, USA.

Policy Fellow, Mitvim – the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 1/24 Affiliate Professor, Dept. of Politics and Government and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

2006 -2012 Associate Professor, Government and International Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, USA.

2002-2007 (Founding) Director. Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

1999-2007 Senior Lecturer, (tenured) Department of Politics and Government, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

1994-98 Director of International Studies, Graduate School of European and International Studies, The University of Reading, UK.

1990– 96 Associate Research Fellow, Middle East Programme, The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, UK.

1989-99 Lecturer (tenured) in International Relations, Department of Politics, The University of Reading, UK.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

2013-19 Visiting Research Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

2005-06 Visiting Scholar, Institute for Conflict Analyses and Resolution (ICAR), George Mason University.

1996 -97 Visiting Scholar, Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1988 -89 Visiting Scholar, Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1987-89 Lady Davis Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1986-87 Visiting Scholar, Center for International Strategic Affairs (CISA), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES a) Public Service

1994-96 Delegate to Regional Economic and Development Working Group – The Multilateral Arab-Israeli Peace Talks.

b) Positions in Academic Administration

2014-17 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech.

2011-12 Acting Director, Government and International Affairs Program, National Capital Region, Virginia Tech.

2010- Member Curriculum Committee, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech.

2007-11 Member Executive Committee, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech.

2007-09 Member Promotions and Tenure Committee, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech.

2007-12 Member Ph.D. Applications Committee, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech.

1998-2004 Member of Scientific Committee Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, Ben-Gurion University.

c) Professional Functions/Service

2017- Member of the Advisory Board, Center for Global Governance, Shanghai University, China

2015 -- Association for Israel Studies – member Board of Directors, Program Committee, 2016 Annual Conference.

2013 -- Co-editor Book Series Europe and the World, Lexington Books.

2012 -- Member, Auxiliary Board of Universidad ORT Uruguay.

2002-06 (Founding) Co-Director: Israel-Europe Policy Network (IEPN).

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2003-05 Member Editorial Board Hagar, International Social Science Review.

1998-2004 Book Review Editor of Journal Geopolitics.

1998-2004 Member of National Executive Israel Association for the Study of International Relations (IAIS).

Member of National Executive Israel Association for the Study of European Integration (IASEI).

1994-2000 Member of the Academic Advisory Board and the external academic assessor to the School of International Studies, University ORT /Uruguay.

1995-97 Member of the Executive Board of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research, (formerly Institute of Jewish Affairs) London.

PUBLICATIONS

Books (6)

6. Israel and the World (manuscript under contract with Rowman and Littlefield Publishers – completion 2020)

5. Israel and the European Union: A Documentary History with Sharon Pardo (Lexington Books, 2012)

4. Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European Union, with Sharon Pardo (Lexington Books, 2010)

3. Introduction to International Relations with R.J.Barry.Jones, Peter Jones, and Ken Dark (Manchester University Press, 2001)

2. Pathways to Peace: The Multilateral Arab-Israeli Peace Talks (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996)

1. Israel and Africa: The Problematic Friendship (London: British Academic Press/I.B. Tauris, 1992)

Monographs (1)

1. Building Bridges: The Multilateral Arab-Israeli Talks (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1994)

Edited Books (4)

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4. Understanding Israel: Political, Societal and Security Challenges (with Rob Geist Pinfold) (Routledge: 2018)

3. Co-editor The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (with David Newman, Routledge, 2013). Paperback version published in 2015.

2. The Europe Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East (Lexington Books, 2012)

1. Whither Israel: The Domestic Challenges (with Keith Kyle - London: I.B.Tauris/ Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1993). Revised and updated paperback version published in 1994

Published in Japan as Isuraeru Wa Doko e Yuku? National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), Research Report No. 930016.

Journal Articles (15)

15. (with Rob Geist Pinfold) The Limits of Israel’s Periphery Doctrine: Lessons from the Caucasus and Central Asia Mediterranean Politics (forthcoming)

14. (with Rob Pinfold) ‘Consolidating Right-wing Hegemony: the Israeli election 2015, Mediterranean Politics, 20, 3, 2015, pp. 405-12.

13. ‘Israel’s New Government, 2013' Mediterranean Politics, 18, 2, 2013, pp. 318-24.

12. (with Giselle Datz) ‘Brazil and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the New Century’ Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs 7, 2, 2013, 43-57.

11. ‘Israel and Gaza: Five Years on’ Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, IV, 3, 2010, pp. 33-44.

10. ‘Europe and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process: The Urgency of Now’, European Security, 19, 3, 2010, pp. 511-529

9. (with Orit Gal) ‘Israel, UNRWA, and the Palestinian Refugee Issue’, Refugee Studies Quarterly , 28, 2 &3, 2010, pp. 588-606.

8. (with Amjad Atallah, Jarat Chopra, Yaser M. Dajani, Orit Gal, and Mark Walsh), ‘Planning Considerations for International Involvement in an Israeli Withdrawal from Palestinian Territory’ Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, July 2004.

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7. ‘On 9/11’, Geopolitics, 8, 3 , Autumn 2003, pp 281-287.

6. 'Can the Multilateral Arab-Israeli Talks Be Revived', Middle East Review of International Affairs MERIA Journal. Vol. 3, No. 4 (December 1999)

5. (With Becky Kook), The Israeli Elections 1999, Mediterranean Politics, 4, 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 194-199.

4. ‘Europe, the Middle East Peace Process and the Barcelona Process: Competition or Convergence?, International Spectator, 33, 4, December, 1998, pp. 63- 76.

3. 'The Multilateral Refugee Talks' in special edition on the ‘Future of the Palestinians in Lebanon' Journal of Refugee Studies, 10, 3, 1997, pp. 320-334.

Reprinted as 'Al Mufarwadat Muta'adidat Al Atraf U Wa Maskuat Amal Al La-Je'en' (The Refugee Working Group) in Qadir Al A-Je'en Wa'al Mufwadat (Palestinian Diaspora and Refugee Centre (Shaml) Ramallah, 1998) pp. 7-30.

2. 'The Israeli Elections, 1996' Mediterranean Politics, 3, 1997, pp. 26-40.

1. 'Israel Under Netanyahu', Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA), Vol. 1, January, 1997)

Chatham House Briefing Papers (4) – peer-reviewed publication

4. Regional Approaches and Options for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (under preparation Jan 2019)

3. Beyond the Impasse: International Intervention and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Chatham House Briefing Paper. (Middle East and North Africa Programme February 2010 | MENAP BP February 2010), pp. 12.

2. New Government, New Agenda for Israel (with Becky Kook) Middle East Briefing Paper, New Series, No 5, August, 1999. (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1999), pp. 6.

Reprinted as 'Kumat Yisrael Al-Jadiddah, Israel Digest, September 1999, (Al Ahram Centre, Cairo)

1. Israel's New Government Middle East Briefing Paper, No. 33, July, 1996 (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996), pp. 7.

Chapters in Books (24)

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24. ‘Israel’s foreign policy: The Search for Legitimacy’ in Joel Peters and Rob Geist Pinfold Understanding Israel: Political, Societal and Security Challenges (Routledge: 2018.

23. ‘Israel and the World’ in Gisela Dachs (Ed.), Länderbericht Israel, (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn 2016)

22. ‘Kibbutz Revisited’, in Gisela Dachs (ed.), Alter- Jüdischer Almanach. (Frankfurt: Jüdischer Verlag 2013), pp. 75-83.

21. ‘Introduction: Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ in Joel Peters and David Newman (eds.)The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Routledge, 2012), pp. 1-8.

20. ‘Europe and the Arab Spring’ in Joel Peters (ed.) The Europe Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East (Lexington Books, 2012), pp. xi-xxi.

19. ‘Israel’ in Joel Peters (ed.) The Europe Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East (Lexington Books, 2012, pp. 73-93.

18. ‘Israel and the Third World’ in Alain Dieckhoff (ed.) The companion to Modern Israel (Routledge, 2012), pp. 246-52.

17. ‘The Gaza Disengagement’ in Joel Peters and David Newman (eds.)The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Routledge, 2012), pp. 196-206.

16. ‘The Camp David Summit’ in Joel Peters and David Newman eds.)The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Routledge, 2012), pp.69-78.

15. ‘Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza: A Failure of Planning or a Faulty Impementation’ in Richard Caplan (ed,), Exit Strategies and Peace Consolidation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp. 224-241.

14. ‘Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Question’ in Elizabeth Matthews (ed.) The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Parallel Discourses, (London, Routledge, 2011), pp. 21-35.

13. ‘Israel. Europe and Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: From Divergence to Convergence’ in Stelios Stavridis and Natividad Fernandez Sola, Factores Politicos Y De Seguridad En El Area Euro-Mediterranea (University Of Zaragoza Press, 2009), pp. 149-171.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 7/24 12. ‘Israel and the Third World’ in Alain Dieckhoff (ed.) L’Etat Israel, (Paris: Fayard, 2008)

11. ‘Practices and their Failure: Arab- Israeli Relations and the Barcelona Process’ in Emanuel Adler, Federica Bicchi, Beverly Crawford and Raffaella A. Del Sarto, The Convergence of Civilizations: Constructing a Mediterranean Region (University of Toronto, 2006) pp. 212-239.

10. (with Orit Gal), ‘International Intervention for Conflict Management and Resolution’ in Mark A. Heller and Rosemary Hollis’ Israel and the Palestinians: Israeli Policy Options, (London: Royal Institute for International Affairs, 2005), pp. 73-99. Published in Hebrew in “Israel Ve’Hapalestinayim: Halufot Ve’Medinut Le’Israel”, (Tel Aviv: Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. 2005), pp. 53-66.

9. (with Gisella Dachs) “Israel and Europe: The Troubled Relationship Between Perception and Reality” in Roby Nathanson and Stephan Stetter (eds.) Israel and Europe; A Reader (Tel Aviv: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 2005) pp. 317-333.

8. ‘Europe and Arab-Israeli Peace Process’ in Sven Behrendt and Christian-Hanelt (eds.) Bound to Cooperate - Europe and the Middle East (Gutersloh: Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers, 2000) pp. 150-172.

7. 'Resurrecting Middle East Peace Prospects', in Strategic Survey 1999/2000 (London: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2000) pp.159-174.

6. 'Europe and the Middle East Peace Process' in Stelios Stravridis et al The Foreign Policies of Southern European States (London: Macmillan, 1999), pp. 295-316.

5. 'The Emergence of Regional Co-operation in the Middle East' in The Middle East in the Post Peace Process: The Emerging Regional Order and its International Implications (Tokyo: Institute of Developing Economies, 1996), pp. 75-117.

4. 'The Multilateral Dimension of the Arab-Israeli Peace Process' in Richard Gillespie (ed.) Mediterranean Politics Yearbook Volume. 2 (London: Pinter, 1996), pp. 26-40.

3. 'The Nature of Israeli Politics and Society' in Keith Kyle and Joel Peters Whither Israel: The Domestic Challenges (London: I.B.Tauris/ Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1994), pp. 1-20.

2. 'Zionism' in Michael Foley (ed.) Ideas that Make Politics (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), pp. 155-161.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 8/24 1. The Return of Israel to Africa' in Steven Wright and Janice Brownfoot (eds.) Africa in World Politics (London: Macmillan, 1987)

Chapters in Yearbooks and Encyclopedias (9)

9. Entry on 'Israel' The Annual Register 2001 A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill, 2002,) pp. 218-221.

8. Entry on 'Israel' The Annual Register 2000 A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill, 2001), pp. 207-211.

7. Entries on 'Middle East and North Africa Economic Summits', (pp. 1016-17) 'Middle East Regional Development Bank, (p. 1017); Regional Economic Development Working Group' (p. 1326) in Encyclopedia of International Political Economy (London: Routledge, 2001)

6. Entry on 'Israel' The Annual Register 1999 A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill, 2000), pp. 193-196.

5. Entry on 'Israel' in The Annual Register 1998: A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill,1999,) pp. 217-221.

4. Entry on 'Israel' in The Annual Register 1997: A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill,1998,) pp. 202-206.

3. Entry on 'Israel' in Annual Register 1996: A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill, 1997), pp. 197-201.

2. Entry on 'Israel' in The Annual Register 1995: A Record of World Events (London: Cartermill, 1996), pp. 200-204.

1. Entry on 'Israel' in The Annual Register 1994: A Record of World Events (London: Longman, 1995), pp. 216-220.

Published Reports and Papers (9)

9. ‘Flashpoints on the Horizon: Israel and the European Union’ IEPN Working Papers, Tel Aviv, June 2015 (available at http://www.iepn.org/)

8. ‘Israel and the Challenge of Multilateral Security Governance: From Resistance to Cautious Engagement’ , EU-GRASP Working Paper, July 2009.

7. (with Gisella Dachs) ‘Israel and Europe: The Troubled Relationship Between Perception and Reality’ (IEPN Working Papers, Tel Aviv, October 2004 (http://hsf.bgu.ac.il/europe/iepnpgdjp.aspx)

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 9/24 6. ‘Practices and their Failures: Arab-Israeli Relations and the Barcelona Process’ (April 2, 2004). Institute of European Studies. Paper 040402. (http://repositories.cdlib.org/ies/040402

5. (With Rex Brynen, Eileen Alma, Roula El Rifai and Jill Tansley) The Ottawa Process: An examination of Canada Involvement in the Palestinian Refugee Issue (June 2003) (http://network.idrc.ca)

4. (with Jarat Chopra, Yasser Dejani, Amjad Attalah, Orit Gal and Jim McCallum) ‘Planning Considerations for International Involvement in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict April 2003’ (http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usacsl/studies.asp)

3. Europe and Arab-Israeli Peace Process: The Declaration of Berlin and Beyond in Sven Behrendt and Christian-Hanelt (eds) Security in the Middle East (Munich/Guetersloh: Center for Applied Policy Research, 1999) pp. 25- 41.

2. The Barcelona Process and the Arab-Israeli Multilateral Talks: Competition or Convergence in The Political role of the European Union in the Middle East (Bertelsman Foundation Working Papers, 1998), pp. 39-50.

1. Israel Under Netanyahu Occasional Paper Series, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) (January, 1997), pp. 14.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1. Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech 2006-Present

Doctoral Training Seminar (6xxx level course) Advanced Conflict Resolution, (6xxx level course) Advanced Security Studies, (6xxx level course) International Politics, (5xxx level course) Global Security, (5xxx level course) Global Governance, (5xxx level course) Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, (5xxx level course) Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (5xxx level course – online course) Selected World Problems – The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (3xxx level course)

Doctoral Advising: Chair Advisory Committee: Ongoing (8) Completed (3) Member Committee: Ongoing (6) Completed (7)

2. Dept. of Politics and Government, Ben Gurion University (199-2006) Introduction to International Relations (1st year compulsory) The Use of the Internet in the Study of Politics (1st year)

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 10/24 Conflict and Conflict Resolution (2nd and 3rd year option) Humanitarian Intervention (3rd Year Seminar) The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process (MA seminar)

Doctoral Advising: Chair Advisory Committee: Completed (1)

3. Dept. of Politics, University of Reading. (1989-1999) International Relations (1st year compulsory) Modern International Relations (2nd year compulsory) Foreign Policy Analysis (3rd year option)

Conflict and Conflict Resolution (graduate level 5xxx) International Relations (graduate level 5xxx) Contemporary Diplomacy (graduate level 5xxx) Research Methods (graduate level 5xxx)

Doctoral Advising: Chair Advisory Committee: Completed (1)

4. Dept. of International Relations, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. (1988-89) Israel and the Third World (2nd year/3rd year option) Africa and the International System (2nd year/3rd year)

Lectures and Papers Presented to Academic Meetings, Conferences and Workshops

2015: Flashpoints in Israeli-European Relations, paper presented to workshop on ‘Israeli-European Relations’, organized by the Israel-European Policy Network, Brussels, 16-17 June, 2015.

Israel and the Caucasus Region, paper presented to Annual Conference, Association of Israel Studies, 1-3 June, 2015.

2014: Israel’s New Geopolitical Imaginations, paper presented to workshop on ‘Key Elements of Israel’s Foreign Policy’ organized by Mitvim –The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies and the Institute for Applied Diplomacy, Tel Aviv Uinversity, 25 March, 2014.

2013: Tough Love? The Impact on Israeli–European Relations of the New EU Guidelines, lecture to Israeli-European Young Diplomats Forum, Jerusalem, 8 October, 2013.

The Oslo Process 20 years later. What next for the Peace Process?, Invited lecture, Instituto Affari Internazaionale (IAI), Rome, 23 September, 2013.

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Co-organizer of a roundtable on The Oslo Accords: Twenty Years On’ Annual Conference, European Association of Israel Studies, 16-17 September, 2013.

The United States and Israel in light of the Arab Spring, paper presented to Eighth Annual BISA US Foreign Policy Working Group Conference, (Globalisation and American Grand Strategy in a Time of Austerity) University of Warwick, UK, 17- 18 September 2013.

The European Union and Israel; New Challenges, Old Themes, paper presented to conference on ‘The European and the Arab Spring: Two Years On’, organized by the College of Europe, Warsaw, 14 January, 2013.

2011: Israel and the European Union, paper presented to conference on “The EU as a Global Actor’ organized by EU-GRASP, Mercury and EU-4Seas research networks, Brussels, 7 October, 2011.

2010: On Leaving Territory – Understanding Israel’s Strategic Motives paper presented to Annual Meeting of the American Political Science, 4 September, 2010.

‘Europe and the Middle East’ paper presented to 17th international conference, Council for European Studies, Montreal, 15-17 April, 2010.

2009: Israel and Multilateral Security Governance, paper presented to workshop on ‘Changing Multilateralism: The EU as a Global Regional Actor in Security and Peace’, organized UNU-CRIS, Brugge, 1-3 July 2009.

Israel and the Palestinian Refugees, paper presented to conference Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Palestine Refugees: Present and Future, organized by Centre for Economic Law & Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, 29-30 June 2009.

Israel, Europe and Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, paper presented to ‘Conference on 50 Years of Israeli-European Relations’, organized by Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University, 4-5 May 2009.

2008: Israel and the Future of European Jewry, keynote lecture to meeting on the ‘Future of European Jewry’ organized by Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR-London), 13 November 2008.

Israeli perceptions of Muslims in Europe paper presented to conference on ‘Diasporic Identities and EU Civil Society: Jews, Muslims and Israel’

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 12/24 organized by Institute for Jewish Policy Research (London), 13-14 November 2008.

Israel and NATO: Challenges and Prospects, paper presented to conference on ‘NATO in the 21st Century and the Mediterranean Dialogue’, organized by Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and NATO Public Affairs Divison , 5 March, 2008.

2007: Restorative Justice, Reconciliation and the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process, paper presented to International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, 28 February -3 March, 2007.

2006: Panel on ‘Theorizing Atrocities in Wartime’, International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, 22-25 March, 2006.

Managing Conflict – Israel/Palestine Complementing the Peace Process, paper presented to workshop on ‘Global Peace and Security from multiple Perspectives’, organized by theUnited States Institute for Peace, Washington D.C. 25-30 June, 2006.

2005: International Intervention in the Israel-Palestine Conflict, paper presented at the Conference on ‘The Role of the EU in Border Conflicts’, held in Jerusalem, Israel 8-11 January, 2005.

2004: The Future of EU-Israeli Political Relations, paper presented to bi-annual meeting of the Israeli-European Policy Network, Berlin 14 October, 2004.

The role of the International Community in the Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza Paper presented to ‘UN African Meeting in Support of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People’, held in Cape Town, South Africa, 29-30 June, 2004.

The Impact of the Iraq War on Israel, paper presented to conference on ‘The Impact of the War in Iraq’, organized by Middle East Center, Georgia State University, 1 April, 2004.

2003: International Intervention and the Israel-Palestinian Conflict paper presented to ‘Conference on ‘SEE and the Mediterranean’ organised by The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Centre for European Policy Studies Brussels, Halki 6-9 September, 2003.

2002 : The Future of the Barcelona Process paper presented to ‘Conference on “Mediterranean Crossroads: Culture, Religion and Security” organised by The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Centre for European Policy Studies Brussels, Halki, 6-9 September, 2002

Egyptian Israeli Relations and the Euro-Mediteranean Partnership paper presented to conference on the ‘The Convergence of Civilizations?

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 13/24 Constructing a Mediterranean Region,’ co-sponsored by the Institute for European Studies and the European Union Center at the University of California at Berkeley and Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais, Lisbon, 6-9June, 2002.

Europe and the Arab-Israeli Conflict paper presented to conference on ‘Il Mediterraneo Dopo la Guerre Fredda’, organized by Unversita Degli Stuid di Bari, 16 May, 2002.

2001: The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Challenges and Prospects, paper presented to workshop on ‘Future challenges in the Middle East’ co-organized by Research Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK and Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, London 2 November, 2001.

Israel and the Barcelona Process: A Reluctant Partner, paper presented to workshop on ‘The EuroMediterranean Partnership: Five Years On’, organized by Institute for Eurodemocracy, Nicosia, Cyprus, 21-23 June, 2001.

Israel and the Barcelona Process, paper presented to conference on ‘Current European and Israeli perspectives on the Mediterranean Concept’ organized by EU-Israel Forum and Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 8 March, 2001.

2000: Bound to Cooperate? Approximating Europe and the Levant paper presented to conference on ‘Europe and the Levant: Historical Legacies and Political Perspectives’ Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 17-18 December, 2000.

The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Prospects and Doubts paper presented to ‘2nd IAI-SWP Conference on the Mediterranean’ organized by International Affairs Institute-IAI, Rome, 16-17 June, 2000.

Changing Geopolitical Images in Israel paper presented to workshop on ‘The Changing World Political Map: Geopolitics at the end of the Twentieth Century’, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 26-28 March, 2000.

The Future of the Arab-Israeli Multilateral Talks paper presented to the ‘4th Us-European Consulations on the Middle East’ organized by the Council of Foreign Relations and the Auswartiges Amt, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin 14-15 March, 2000.

Israeli Democracy under Stress paper presented to workshop on 'Israel, Jordan and Palestine: Final Status and Beyond' organized by the Research Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK and University of Edinburgh, 18 February, 2000.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 14/24 1999: Europe and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process: The Declaration of the European Council of Berlin and Beyond, paper presented to a workshop on ‘A Future Security Structure for the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean’, organized by the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Center for Applied Policy Research, University of Munich, 3-5 October, 1999.

The Mediterranean: Between Cooperation and Conflict, presented to conference on ‘The Emerging Security Environment in the Mediterranean ‘organised by The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the European Mediterranean Security Commission (EuroMeSCo), 12-16 September, 1999.

The Internet and the Teaching of International Relations: An Israeli Perspective paper presented to Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2-5 September, 1999.

Can the Multilateral Arab-Israeli Talks Be Revived paper presented to conference on ‘Peace in the Middle East: The Prospects’, organized by Wilton Park Conferences, 26-30 July, 1999.

Israel and Syria: A Relationship of Mutual Misunderstanding paper presented to workshop on Israel, Syria and Lebanon, organized by Research Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, 5 March, 1999.

The Study of Conflict Resolution and the Middle East paper presented to workshop on 'New Directions in the Study of International Relations’, organized by Department of Politics and Government and Herzog Centre, Ben- Gurion University of the Negev, 5-6 January, 1999.

1998: The Relations between Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiations, paper presented to ‘Conference on Peacemaking and Negotiations in the Arab-Israeli Conflict’, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Hebrew University Jerusalem 17-19, November, 1998.

The Prospects for Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, paper presented to conference on ‘Peace and Stability in the Middle East’, Wilton Park Conferences, 27-31 July, 1998.

1997: The Barcelona Process and the Arab-Israeli Multilateral Talks: Competition or Convergence, paper presented to workshop on ‘Europe's role in Mediterranean’ organized by the Bertlesman Foundation, 26-28 October, 1997

The Impact of Domestic Factors in Israeli Foreign Policy, paper presented to Halki International Seminars on The European Union and the Mediterranean Region, 11-16 September, 1997.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 15/24 Negotiating Regional Security in the Middle East paper presented to conference on ‘Regional Security Structures’ organized by the Jaffe Centre for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University, 16-17 June, 1997.

The European Union and the Middle East Peace Process, paper presented to ‘Conference on The Role of the EU in Solving Conflicts on its Periphery’ organized by Kohl Institute for European Studies, Hebrew University and TEPSA (Trans European Policy Studies Association) Jerusalem, 1-2 June, 1997.

Arms Control in the Middle East, paper presented to Conference on ‘Confidence Building Measures in the Mediterranean’ organized by the North Atlantic Assembly, Naples, 10-12 April, 1997.

Convenor Round-Table on 'Emerging Patterns of Order in the Middle East' International Studies Association Annual meeting, Toronto, 18-22 March, 1997.

1996: Netanyahu and the Future of the Peace Process paper presented to Research Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, 19 December. 1996.

The Future of the Arab-Israeli Refugee Talks, lecture presented to Palestinian Diaspora and Refugee Centre (Shaml), Ramallah, 29 November, 1996.

Israel Under Netanyahu, lecture presented to the Al-Ahram Centre for Strategic Studies, Cairo, 12 November, 1996.

The Multilateral Refugee Talks and the Future of the Palestinians in Lebanon, paper presented to Conference on the ‘Future of Palestinians in Lebanon’, organized by the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford and the Centre for Lebanese Studies, Oxford 27-30 September, 1996.

The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East, paper presented to ‘Halki International Seminars on The European Union and the Mediterranean Region’, 7-14 September, 1996.

Israel and 'Operation Grapes of Wrath paper presented to Study Group on "Operation Grapes of Wrath" study-group held at Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 11 June, 1996.

A New Diplomatic Architecture in the Middle East, paper presented to the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, 17-20 April, 1996.

The Emergence of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, paper presented to the Center of International Relations, University of California, Los Angeles, 16 April 1996.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 16/24 The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East, invited lecture to the World Affairs Council, San Francisco, 14 April, 1996.

Political Developments in Israel and the future of the Arab-Israeli Peace Process, paper presented to study-group on the Arab-Israeli peace process held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 23 January, 1996

1995: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and its Impact on Israeli Domestic Politics, paper presented to Research Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, 10 November, 1995.

Creating Peace in the Middle East paper presented to the panel on ‘Contemporary Diplomacy, Second Pan-European Conference in International Relations, Paris, 13-16 September, 1995.

The Multilateral Arab-Israeli Talks: Progress and Prospects, paper presented to conference on 'The Future of Arab-Israeli Multilateral Talks', held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 29-30 June, 1995

1994: Creative Diplomacy in the Middle East, paper presented for the annual meeting of the British International Studies Association, York, December, 1994.

Prospects for Peace in the Middle East, paper presented to Instituto Artigas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montevideo, Uruguay, 11 August, 1994.

Future Coalitions in the Middle East, paper presented to conference on Future Coalitions in World Politics, Institute for National Security Studies, National Defence University, Washington DC, 6-7 July, 1994.

The Multilateral Talks paper presented to study-group on Middle East Peace Process Royal Institute of International Affairs, London 20 July, 1994.

The Future of the Multilateral Arab-Israeli Peace Talks, paper presented to the World Bank, Washington DC, 13 July, 1994.

Europe and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East, paper presented to conference on ‘The European Union and the Mediterranean’, The University of Reading, 17-18 June, 1994.

Isolating States: The Emergence of a New Normative International Order, paper presented to the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Washington, April, 1994.

The Multilateral Arab-Israeli Talks, paper presented to conference on ‘Prospects for Arab-Israel Peace’ Wilton Park Conferences 3-7 May, 1994.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 17/24 The Role of the Multilateral Talks in the Middle East Peace Process, paper presented to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berne, Switzerland, 25 February, 1994.

1993: The Multilateral Talks paper presented to study-group on ‘Middle East Peace Process’ Royal Institute of International Affairs, London 27 July, 1993.

1991: Israeli Politics: the Domestic Challenges, paper presented to ‘Whither Israel Conference’, organized by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London 11-14 June 1991.

Israel and the Gulf War, paper presented to study group held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 15 May, 1991

1990: Domestic Cleavages in Israeli Society, paper presented to ‘study group on Israeli politics and society’ held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 29 November, 1990.

Change and Continuity in Israeli Politic,s paper presented to study group on Israeli politics and society held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 3 April, 1990.

Participation in Closed Workshops and Track II Meetings on the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process and Regional Security in the Middle East and Mediterranean Region

2014: Participant workshop on Israeli Palestinians and Israel’s Place in the Middle East, organized Mitvim –The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, Jerusalem, 3 April, 2014.

Participant workshop on Israeli Perspectives on the Palestinian Refugee Issue organized by the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House, London, 5-6 March, 2014

Participant workshop on The Palestinian Refugee Issue: Normative Dimensions organized by the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House, London, 13-14 February, 2014

Participant in workshop on Israeli Palestinians and Israeli Foreign Policy organized by the Nazareth Academic Institute and Mitvim –The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, Nazereth, 28 January 2014.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 18/24 2013 Participant in workshop on Israeli-Turkish Relations Mitvim – GPoT Center Policy Dialogue, organized by Mitvim –The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, 28-30 October, 2013

Participant workshop on EU-Israeli Relations Between a Freeze and an Update organized The Israeli-European Policy Network (IEPN) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Rome 23-24 October, 2013.

Participant in workshop on The Future of UNRWA organized by the University of Exeter, UK, 3-4 March 2013.

2011: Participant in workshop on The impact of the Arab Spring and the Israeli- Palestinian conflict organized by the Middle East programme, Chatham House held in Jordan, 7-8 December 2011.

Participant in foresight workshop on EU as Global Actor organized by UNU-CRIS and Forum on the Problems of Peace and War, Brussels 4-5 October, 2011

Participant (co-organizer) in workshop on Europe and the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East organized Forum on the Problems of Peace and War, Florence and the Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University. 23-24 September 2011.

Participant in workshop on EU and Regional Cooperation organized by UNU-CRIS, Brussels 19-20 July, 2011. Participant (co-organizer) in workshop on Partial Partnership: The EU as a Security and Peace Actor in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. organized by Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and the School for Global Studies University of Gothenburg, 22 May, 2011

Participant in workshop on New and Traditional Security Issues organized by the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg 23-25 February, 2011.

2010 Participant in workshop on The External Relations of the European Union: Challenges and Expectations after Lisbon organized by Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, May 23–25, 2010

Participant in workshop on Traditional and New Security Issues, University of Leuven, 3-5 February, 2010.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 19/24 2009: Participant (co-organizer) in workshop on Reassessing Israeli Perspectives on International Intervention organized by Middle East Programme, Chatham House, London, 7-9 September, 2009

Participant in workshop on EU and Multilateral Regional Cooperation, organized by the College of Europe in Bruges. Warwick University and UNU-CRIS, 1 - 3 July, 2009.

Participant (co-organizer) in workshop on Reassessing Israeli Perspectives on International Intervention organized by Middle East Programme, Chatham House, London, 16-18 March, 2009

Participant in workshop on Changing Multilateralism: The EU as a Global Regional Actor in Security and Peace, organized by UNU-CRIS, Brussels, 10 February, 2009.

Participant in workshop on Exit Strategies and Peace Consolidation, organized by the Centre for International Studies University of Oxford and Wilton Park Conferences, 13-15 March, 2009.

Participant in workshop on Changing Multilateralism: The EU as a Global Regional Actor in Security and Peace, organized by UNU-CRIS, Brussels, 10 February, 2009.

2008: Participant in workshop on Regional Dimensions of the Palestinian Refugee Issue, organized by Middle East Programme Chatham House,, 22-25, June, 2008.

Participant in workshop on Israeli Perspectives on the Palestinian Refugee Issue organized by Middle East Programme Chatham House, Rome, 17-18 May, 2008.

2007: Participant in workshop on State Viability in Palestine and Israel organized by Middle East Programme Chatham House, London, 27 March 2007.

2006: Participant (and co-organizer) in Conference on Israel and the European Union in the Enlarged Neighborhood, organized by Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 11-12 December 2006.

Participant in workshop on Prospects for a Two-State Solution: Implications for the Refugee Issue, organized by Middle East Programme Chatham House, Minister Lovell, 12-15 May, 2006.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 20/24 Participant (and co-organizer) in Conference on Europe and the Middle East: The Security Angle, organized by Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 31 April-1 May, 2006.

2004: Participant in workshop on the Role of the Quartet in Middle East Peace Process, International Peace Academy, New York 10 September 2004.

Participant in workshop on Planning Considerations for International Involvement in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, organized by the Centre for International Studies, University Cambridge, UK, 11-13 February, 2004.

2003: Participant International Conference Stocktaking II Conference on Palestinian Refugee Research, organized by IDRC, Ottawa Canada, 17-20 June, 2003.

Organizer International Conference on’ International Trusteeship, Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy and Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 29 May, 2003.

Participant in workshop on Planning Considerations for International Involvement in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, organized by the De Burght Foundation, Ermelo Netherlands, 5-7 January, 2003.

Organizer International Conference on Europe on the Global Stage Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 13 January, 2003.

2002: Participant in workshop on International Peacekeeping and the Arab-Israeli Conflict organized by the Economic Cooperation Foundation, Maale Hamisha, 29-30 October, 2002

Organizer International Conference on Peacekeeping and PeaceBuilding in International Conflict Resolution, Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 17 June 2002

Participant in workshop on ‘Intractable Conflict Knowledge Base’ organized by University of Colorado Conflict Research Consortium, Boulder Colorado, 28 Febuary- 2 March 2002.

2001: Co-organizer (with Charles Hauss, George Mason University, workshop on Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Conflict Resolution, Washington DC 5-6 October 2001

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 21/24 2000: Participant in conference on Towards an Euro-Med Regional Group organized by Instituto De Estudos Estrategicos e Internacionais (IEEI), Lisbon, 26 June, 2000.

Participant in workshop on the Future of UNRWA organized by the PRRN University of McGill and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 18-20 February, 2000.

1999: Participant in workshop on At the Turn of the Century: Transitions in Middle East Societies, organized by the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 7-8 December, 1999.

Participant in conference on Islam and the West Wilton Park Conferences, 22- 26 November, 1999.

Co-organizer (with Rex Brynen McGill University ) workshop on Compensation as Part of a Comprehensive Solution to the Palestinian Refugee Problem, IDRC Ottawa 14-15 July, 1999.

1998: Participant in Conference on Camp David Accords: Twenty Years On organized by Herzog Centre for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy Ben- Gurion University of the Negev, 7-8 December, 1998.

Participant in Conference on Europe and Palestine, Palestine Centre for Regional Studies, Ramallah, 1-3 October, 1998.

Participant in workshop on Mediterranean Charter, Instituto Affari Internazionale Rome, 4-5 July, 1998.

Participant in workshop on Euro-Mediterranean Process (Euro-MeSCo Annual General Meeting Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 16- 17 May, 1998.

1997: Co-organizer Stocktaking Conference on Palestinian Refugee Research, Ottawa, 8 and 9 December, 1997.

Participant and Rapportuer conference on Arms Control in the Middle East, Wilton Park, 4-8 August, 1997.

Participant Euro-MeSCo Working Group Meeting on Mediterranean Security, Al-Ahram Centre, Cairo, 15-16 February, 1997

1996: Discussant at Workshop on Project 2015: Regional Study on the Mediterranean and the Middle East Countries organized by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Stockholm, 14 May, 1996.

Curriculum Vitae- Prof. Joel Peters 22/24 Participant at conference on Europe and Maghreb, Wilton Park, 25-29 March, 1996.

Participant at conference on 'Regional Security and Reconstruction in the Balkans' organized by the Centre for Euro-Mediterranean Studies, The University of Reading and The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Athens, 9-10 February, 1996.

1995: Participant at workshop on The Future of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza organized by IPCRI (Israeli-Palestine Centre for Research and Information) 21-24 October 1995.

Participant at conference on Mediterranean Security, Wilton Park, 22-26 May, 1995.

Participant workshop on The Palestinians in Lebanon organized by the Centre for Lebanese Studies and Refugees Studies Programme, Oxford, 24-26 March, 1995.

Participant conference on The Future of the Arab World, Wilton Park Conferences, 9-13 January, 1995.

1994: Participant at the IGCC (University of California) conference on Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, Vouliagmeni, Greece, 4-7 November, 1994.

Co-organizer and Participant Conference on The Maghreb and Europe held at Wilton Park Conferences, 5 - 9 September, 1994.