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Israeli institutions at the crossroads (2005)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli institutions at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(2), 462-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000326560

This essay discusses the SHABAC affair of 1984, conceiving it as the most serious scandal in Israel's history. I argue that key figures and institutions in Israeli society, including the president, the prime minister, the government, the knesset, the... Read More about Israeli institutions at the crossroads.

The 1907 Naval War Plans and the second Hague peace conference: a case of propaganda (2005)
Journal Article
Martin, C. (2005). The 1907 Naval War Plans and the second Hague peace conference: a case of propaganda. Journal of Strategic Studies, 28(5), 833-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390500393993

The phenomenon of mutual sea denial had rendered offensive naval actions such as commercial blockade impossible in the narrow seas around Europe. Consequently, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher, abandoned commercial blockade for the safer o... Read More about The 1907 Naval War Plans and the second Hague peace conference: a case of propaganda.

The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government? (2005)
Journal Article
Jordan, A., Wurzel, R. K. W., & Zito, A. (2005). The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?. Political studies, 53(3), 477-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00540.x

Governance is a term in good currency, but there are still too few detailed empirical analyses of the precise extent to which it has or has not eclipsed government. This article explores the temporal and spatial characteristics of the governance tran... Read More about The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?.

Patrolling the boundaries of politics: Collingwood, political analysis and political action (2005)
Journal Article
Connelly, J. (2005). Patrolling the boundaries of politics: Collingwood, political analysis and political action. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 7(1), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2005.00167.x

Debates over whether a certain thing is (or ought to be) construed as 'political' are frequent and frequently interminable. This article argues that approaches to the proper understanding, scope and application of political concepts should recognise... Read More about Patrolling the boundaries of politics: Collingwood, political analysis and political action.

Israeli democracy at the crossroads (2005)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli democracy at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(1), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000324553

This article considers some of the issues raised by the contributors to this issue of the journal. I speak of the harms of concentrated media ownership and then discuss health rights, arguing that democracy should not neglect its elderly citizens, at... Read More about Israeli democracy at the crossroads.