Modern Israel

general courses

This course explores Israel's history, political system, culture, economy and society, including the status of minorities in the Jewish state.

The aim of the course is to provide students with the broadest possible knowledge of the history of modern Israel and the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century.

The lectures complement the knowledge gained by students through individual work and the implementation of other elements of the program. The lectures also present problems related to the current research of the lecturer, thus introducing the latest scientific findings into the academic didactics. The course also provides knowledge about the state of research and new methodological trends. Students learn about various academic approaches to the topic.

Compulsory: Asher Arian, Politics in Israel: The Second Republic, Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2005; Jerzy Tomaszewski, Andrzej Chojnowski, Izrael, Warszawa 2001; Gregory S. Mahler, Politics and Government in Israel: The Maturation of a Modern State, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004; Israeli Women's Studies, red.. Esther Fuchs, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2005Haaretz; Jerusalem Post; materials provided by the lecturer Additional: Michael Barnett (red.) Israel in Comparative Perspective: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom, Albany: SUNY Press, 1996;

Knowledge

Student:

- has general knowledge of the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century;

- has general knowledge of the linguistic, religious and ethnic geography of the Middle East in the twentieth century;

- knows the chronology of the history of the State of Israel;

- has knowledge of the main problems of the country's history in terms of internal and external situations.

Skills

Student:

- can indicate the main determinants of the development of the State of Israel;

- can describe the influence of ideology and the influence of charismatic personalities on the history of the State of Israel;

- can describe the importance of geographic and demographic factors for the history of Israel;

- he can see the importance of religion in the life of Israeli society;

- can explain the words in the political language of Israel - abbreviations ("Case", "Territories", etc.).

Social competences

Student:

- recognizes the need to understand the opposing causes of the conflict in the Middle East;

- understands the need for interdisciplinary research of the history of the Israeli state;

- sees the meaning of past events for the shape of the present.

Attendance and final test (scale of grades (1-100%): 0-60% - NDST, 61-68% - DST, 69-76% - + DST, 77- 84% - db rating, 85-92% - + db rating, 93-100% - very good)