Party Switching in Israel

Party Switching in Israel
Author: Csaba Nikolenyi
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2023-05-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 143849162X

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This is the first book about the politics of party switching, or floor crossing, better known as "kalanterism" in Israeli politics. The Israeli parliament adopted legislation in 1991 that imposed penalties on parliamentary defectors. However, as the book documents, the effect of this legislation was extremely puzzling: the frequency of party switches has increased over time, and most switches have taken the form of party splits making Israeli legislative parties increasingly less cohesive and united. Building on evidence from parliamentary debates, committee records and contemporary journalistic accounts, author Csaba Nikolenyi shows that notwithstanding these unexpected consequences, the Israeli anti-defection legislation proved to be an important tool that governments could use to divide their opposition and shore up their often fragile parliamentary base of support.

Ideology, Party Change, and Electoral Campaigns in Israel, 1965-2001

Ideology, Party Change, and Electoral Campaigns in Israel, 1965-2001
Author: Jonathan Mendilow
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0791487504

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The tumultuous and rapid political change experienced by Israel since 1965 has been reflected in the history of its party system. In this book, Jonathan Mendilow examines the party and party system transformations through the lens of the electoral campaigns that defined and reflected them. He shows that the relative stability of the dominant party system bequeathed from the pre-independence era was shattered in the 1960s, and replaced by cluster parties that vied for power in the ideological center, only to decline and be replaced in turn in the 1980s and early 1990s by ideological party blocs locked in centrifugal competition. With the separate direct election of the prime minister since the mid-1990s, there has been yet a third profound realignment in party structures, ideologies, and modes of campaigning, according to Mendilow.

The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society

The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society
Author: Reuven Y. Hazan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2021
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0190675586

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"Few countries receive as much attention as Israel and are at the same time as misunderstood. The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society brings together leading Israeli and international figures to offer the most wide-ranging treatment available of an intriguing country. It serves as a comprehensive reference for the growing field of Israel studies and is also a significant resource for students and scholars of comparative politics, recognizing that in many ways Israel is not unique, but rather a test case of democracy in deeply divided societies and states engaged in intense conflict. The handbook presents an overview of the historical development of Israeli democracy through chapters examining the country's history, contemporary society, political institutions, international relations, and most pressing political issues. It outlines the most relevant developments over time while not shying away from the strife both in and around Israel. It presents opposed narratives in full force, enabling readers to make their own judgments"--

The Left and Israel

The Left and Israel
Author: J. Edmunds
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2000-01-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0333981383

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This book looks at policy change in political parties through an examination of the British and French Left's policy towards Israel in the postwar period. It illuminates not only how the left dealt with the dilemmas of the Israel/Arab hostilities, but also the process of policy development and party democracy.

Political Parties in Israel

Political Parties in Israel
Author: David M. Zohar
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1974
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

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The Last Days in Israel

The Last Days in Israel
Author: Abraham Diskin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2003-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135759456

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This volume examines the challenges and circumstances Israel has faced during the 1990s and addresses both the public's and leadership's singular goal of "peace and security".

Politics and Society in Israel

Politics and Society in Israel
Author: Ernest Krausz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351498401

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This series of the Israeli Sociological Society, whose object is to identify and clarify the major themes that occupy social research in Israel today, gathers together the best of Israeli social science investigation that was previously scattered in a large variety of international journals. Each book in the series is introduced by integrative essays. Each volume focuses on a particular topic; the first volume seeks out the dynamics of conflict and integration in a new society; the second volume is concerned with the sociology of a unique Israeli social institution—the kibbutz. The third volume presents sociological perspectives on political life and culture in Israel. Articles by leading scholars deal with: historical development; political culture and ideology; political institutions and behavior; the social basis of politics; and social change. Volume III also includes a select bibliography. Contributors to Volume III (tentative): Karl W. Deutsch, Yonathan Shapiro, Dan Horowitz, Moshe Lissak, Daniel Elazar, Asher Arian, Charles Liebman, Erik Cohen, Yoram Peri, Ephraim Yaar, S. Smooha.

Israel at the Polls 2013

Israel at the Polls 2013
Author: Eithan Orkibi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-10-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317369122

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The 2013 elections took place less than two years after the overwhelming wave of social protests of summer 2011. At first, the election campaign did not raise much public interest, but the emergence of new players and young political forces energized the political race. Polls conducted throughout the campaign greatly deviated from the final results, which eventually enabled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a cabinet again, despite a loss of 11 seats for his list. This book describes and analyses a variety of political and sociological developments in Israel both before and after the elections. These include the nature of the campaign, the developments in the National Camp, among religious Zionists, the ultra-Orthodox parties, and the Russian vote. Furthermore, it assesses the impact of media, including new media. The variety of subjects makes the book suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in Middle-Eastern, Israeli, and Jewish studies, as well as political science and liberal arts in general. Israel at the Polls has been updated and published regularly for thirty-five years, providing readers with up-to-date analysis and continuity of scholarship. This book offers a long-term assessment of Israeli politics. This book was published as a special issue of Israel Affairs.

Political Culture in Israel

Political Culture in Israel
Author: Eva Etzioni-Halevy
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1977
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

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Party And Policy In Israel

Party And Policy In Israel
Author: Samuel J Roberts
Publisher: Westview Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1990-03-14
Genre: History
ISBN:

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