The Elections in Israel 2013

ISBN-13: 9780367605353 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 276 str.

Michal Shamir

Opis

This volume offers an in-depth analysis of Israel's 2013 elections from various perspectives. It presents an up-to-date picture of the complexity of Israeli democracy, and its challenges, achievements, and failures.

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Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: The 2013 Elections and Israeli Democracy 1
Michal Shamir
2 Democracy as a Constructive Utopia
Yaron Ezrahi

Part I Israeli Democracy as Reflected in the Elections

3 "The New Israelis": From Social Protest to Political Parties
Gayil Talshir
4 "Your Honor, Restrain Us": The Political Dynamics of the Right to Be Elected in the Israeli Democracy
Michal Shamir and Keren Weinshall-Margel
5 Participation in the Nineteenth Knesset Elections: Center versus Periphery
Nir Atmor and Chen Friedberg
6 The Intra-Party Democracy Index: Development, Application, and Results
Assaf Shapira and Gideon Rahat
7 From Physics to Politics: Center of Mass, Spatial Variance, and Coalition Stability in Israel
Dganit Ofek

Part II Groups, Political Parties, and Voting Behavior

8 Shas, the "Ethnic Demon," and Mizrahi Politics following the 2013 Elections
Gal Levy
9 Voting as a Manifestation of Collective Interest: Arab Voters in the 2013 Elections
Mtanes Shihadeh
10 "Something New is Starting": Jewish Home as an "Open Camp Party" in the 2013 Elections
Asher Cohen
11 A Gender Gap in Voting? Women and Men in the 2013 Elections
Michal Shamir and Einat Gedalya-Lavy

List of Contributors toThe Elections in Israel—2013

Index

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Michal Shamir