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Consistent examination of Israel's public policy, indicates that the roots of actions carried out by public officials are deeply ingrained in moral, ethical and cultural ideas. These strong identity components, ground the conceptual foundations that later influence operative plans in all public fields.
The multi-disciplinary Program for Identity and Public Policy, aims to provide our students broad knowledge and strategic tools to understand basic concepts in Israel's public policy, while examining some of the identity components on which they are based. An emphasis is placed on offering original ideas dealing with these issues from a Jewish and Zionist prospective.
Study Units & Curriculum
v The State of Israel
v Israel and the Middle East
v Israel and the International Community
v Politics, leadership, and Israeli Society
Each study unit consists of varied courses including: religions and national movements, Israeli literature, basic concepts in Jewish tradition, political psychology of the conscience, governmental systems, democracy and freedom, International human rights law, the Islamic and Arabic world, media & public discoursearmy & security issues, Israel's judiciary, Israeli-U.S affairs, global and local economy, etc.
Unique workshops (such as speech making and position paper writing) take place to help foster the human capital and personal skills of our students. In addition, our students participate in several tours, getting a close look on some of Israel's strategic challenges.
Program participants
The program is intended for first and second degree students with proven academic skills studying in the fields of humanities, social and political sciences and who aim to eventually assume key positions in Israel's public arenas. Students of the program can benefit from scholarships and fellowships on the basis of both need and merit. The students are also personally guided by our academic staff, helping them to preserve high academic standards throughout their studies.
