Social Mobilization in Israel - 04

This course applies a social movement perspective and analysis of collective action to the Israeli social and political scene. The aim is to examine the diverse movements that have shaped the country’s social, religious, and ethnic conflicts, situating these in a comparative setting and examining which are unique to the Israeli experience and which are more common cross-nationally.
The course is divided into three parts: part one, Introduction to Social Movements and Contentious Politics, provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of social movement theory. Part two, Israel: A Movement Society, explores the development of a range of movements which have shaped Israeli society since the pre-state era. Part three, Between War and Peace, focuses on the different types of mobilization that have developed around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Throughout the course students will be challenged to consider the shared patterns of mobilization reflected across cases, the connections between the development of Israeli social movements past and present, and the cumulative impact of the emergence of these movements on the shape of Israeli political institutions, governance, and society. The course has no prerequisites, however students are expected to come to class having done the readings and be prepared to actively engage in discussion.

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