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Format: 186 Seiten.

ISBN: 978-1-68137-393-5

Content: A provocative argument for a new way of seeing Israel, Zionism, and the two-state solution.Haifa Republic: A Democratic Future for Israel is an urgent wake-up call. The philosopher Omri Boehm argues that it is long past time to recognize that there will not be a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people. After fifty years, Israel's occupation of the West Bank constitutes annexation in all but name, even as the legitimate claims of the Arab population, soon to be a national majority, remain unaddressed. Meanwhile, daily life goes on under conditions rightly likened to apartheid. For liberals in Israel and America to continue to place their hopes in a two-state solution is a form of willful and culpable blindness, especially now that Israeli leaders across the political spectrum have begun to speak of ethnic cleansing. A catastrophe is in the making.But Haifa Republic also offers grounds for hope. Catastrophe can be averted, Boehm contends, by reconfiguring Israel as a single binational state in which Palestinians and Jews both possess human rights and equal citizenship. The original Zionists--Theodor Herzl, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and, early in his career, David Ben-Gurion--all advocated such a federation, and as prime minister, Menachem Begin successfully submitted a kindred plan to the Knesset. A binational federation offers a last chance for the two peoples who call Palestine home to live in peace and mutual respect and to have a truly democratic future in common.

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-68137-394-2

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Nahostkonflikt ; Zweistaatlichkeit ; Zionismus

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author information: Boehm, Omri 1979-

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Format: XIII, 303 S.

ISBN: 0-253-32100-X

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Wörterbuch

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Format: 128 S. : , Ill.

Series Statement: Mapinduzi Journal 2

Content: Christiane Kayser: Some lessons from the Berlin workshop debates. - S. 9-13 Kä Mana: African-Western cooperation: profound change is unavoidable. - S. 14-18 Andrea Böhm: The “Nord”, the “South” and the politics of memory. - S.19-28 Jeanot Minla Mfou’ou: A different kind of cooperation between Germany and Cameroon is both desirable and possible. S.29-41 Karin Doehne: The understanding of partnership. - S. 47-53 Bonnie Campbell, Jean-Jacques Gabas and Denis Pesche: Background to the setting up of an international research network on development assistence. - S. 54-57 Andreas Mehler: Research and partnership, issues in South-North cooperation. - S. 58-62 Flaubert Djateng: Youth - hope for our society: some lessons from the Youth, Culture and Citizenship Project (Cameroon). - S. 63-69 Elvis Tangwa Sa’a Nkem: Traditional African chiefdoms: what role do they play after the Berlin Conference? - S. 70-84 Shecku Kawusu Mansaray: Humanitarian aid seems to have exclusively an occidental face: how to avoid paternalising and infantilizing - lessons learnt from Sierra Leone. S. 85-88 Lancedell Matthews: Waiting for development: occidental hegemony and humanitarianism in Liberia during the past generation. - S. 90-109 Cosmas Cheka: The relevance of privatisation as a governance “model” for sub Saharan African countries after the recent global economic downturn. - S. 110-117 Marie José Mavinga: Small and medium-sized businesses in Africa - a threatened potential. The example of the Democratic Republic of Congo. - S. 118-128

Note: Enthält u.a.: Mehler, Andreas: Research and partnership, issues in South-North cooperation. - S. 58-62

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

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Format: 1 online resource (384 p.)

ISBN: 9780748653669

Content: Takes a fresh look at the history of democracy, broadening the traditional view with previously unexplored examplesThis substantial reference work critically re-examines the history of democracy, from ancient history to possible directions it may take in the future. 44 chapters explore the origins of democracy and explore new – and sometimes surprising – examples from around the world. Each of the 9 parts introduces the period, followed by 3 to 7 case studies.Key FeaturesThe first book to study lesser-known histories of democracy alongside familiar examplesIncludes historical accounts from leading scholars that document the development of democratic practices in their area or epoch of interestContributors include Jack Goody, John Keane, Larbi Sadiki, James Anderson, John Fisher and Seymour DrescherNotes on ContributorsSee the full list of contributors here (pdf)Split into 9 partsPart I: Pre-Classical DemocracyPre-history o The Assyrians o Ancient India o Ancient China o Islam and PhoeniciaPart II: Classical DemocracyEarly Greece and Sparta o Athens o RomePart III: Medieval DemocracyIslam o Venice o The Nordic Countries o Medieval ChurchPart IV: Early Modern PeriodEnglish Parliament o Diggers and Levellers o Swiss Cantons o America o French RevolutionPart V: Contacts and ColonialismsAfrica o Native Americans o Australasia o Colonial SingaporePart VI: National Movements1808: South American Liberation o 1848: European Revolutions o 1919: After Versailles o 1945: Post WWII o 1989: Eastern EuropePart VII: Peoples’ MovementsAnti-Slavery o Women’s Suffrage o Socialism, Communism, Anarchism o Civil RightsPart VIII: Democracy TodayAnti-Apartheid in South Africa o ‘Rose Revolution’ in Georgia o Iraq o Bolivia o Burma o Chinese Local Democratisation o Islam since 9/11Part IX: Futures and PossibilitiesTransnational Democracy o Digital Democracy o Deliberative Democracy o Democracy Promotion o Radical Democracy o Democracy: New Thinking About an Old Ideal"

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgements -- , Preface -- , Introduction: The Complex and Contested History of Democracy -- , Part I Pre-Classical Democracy -- , Chapter 1 Prehistory -- , Chapter 2 The Assyrians -- , Chapter 3 Ancient India -- , Chapter 4 Ancient China -- , Chapter 5 Israel and Phoenicia -- , Part II Classical Democracy -- , Chapter 6 Early Greece -- , Chapter 7 Athens -- , Chapter 8 Rome -- , Part III Medieval Democracy -- , Chapter 9 Islam -- , Chapter 10 Venice -- , Chapter 11 The Nordic Countries -- , Chapter 12 The Christian Church -- , Part IV Early Modern Democracy -- , Chapter 13 The English Parliament -- , Chapter 14 The Levellers and Diggers -- , Chapter 15 The Swiss Cantons -- , Chapter 16 The American Revolution -- , Chapter 17 The French Revolution -- , Part V Colonialism and Democracy -- , Chapter 18 Africa -- , Chapter 19 Native Americans -- , Chapter 20 Australasia -- , Chapter 21 Singapore -- , Part VI National Movements -- , Chapter 22 1808: South American Liberation -- , Chapter 23 1848: European Revolutions -- , Chapter 24 1919: After Versailles -- , Chapter 25 1945: Post-Second World War Japan -- , Chapter 26 1989: Eastern Europe -- , Part VII Peoples’ Movements -- , Chapter 27 Anti-Slavery -- , Chapter 28 Women’s Suffrage -- , Chapter 29 Socialism, Communism, Anarchism -- , Chapter 30 Civil Rights -- , Part VIII Democracy Today -- , Chapter 31 South Africa -- , Chapter 32 Bolivia -- , Chapter 33 Georgia -- , Chapter 34 Iraq -- , Chapter 35 Burma -- , Chapter 36 China since Tiananmen Square -- , Chapter 37 Islam since 9/11 -- , Part IX Futures and Possibilities -- , Chapter 38 Democracy Promotion -- , Chapter 39 Transnational Democracy -- , Chapter 40 Digital Democracy -- , Chapter 41 Radical Democracy -- , Chapter 42 Deliberative Democracy -- , Chapter 43 New Thinking -- , Conclusion: The Future History of Democracy -- , Notes on the Contributors -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

DOI: 10.1515/9780748653669

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748653669

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748653669