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| − | Daniel Polisar is among the founders of the [[Shalem Center]] and has served during the past decade as research director, academic director, editor-in-chief of the Center's journal, [[Azure]], and, since 2002, president. | + | Daniel Polisar is among the founders of the [[Shalem Center]] and has served during the past decade as research director, academic director, editor-in-chief of the Center's journal, [[Azure]], and, since 2002, president. |
| − | Polisar's research, writing, and teaching focuses on Israeli constitutional development, Zionist history, Jewish political thought, and economic policy. He has testified before the Knesset Constitution Committee on Israel's character as a Jewish state, and is a member of the Presidential Commission on Governmental Reform. In February 2006, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to chair the National Herzl Council, responsible for commemorating the legacy of Theodor Herzl<ref>The Shalem Centre, [http://www. | + | Previously, he was founder and director of [[Peace Watch]], a non-partisan Israeli organization that monitored Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the Oslo Accords, and he headed the Peace Watch observer team during the January 1996 Palestinian elections. Polisar received his BA in politics from Princeton University where he met [[Yoram Hazony]] and [[Joshua Weinstein]]<ref>Na'ama Lanski and Daphna Berman [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo=929659 Storm in a neo-con teapot] ''Haaretz'', accessed June 14 2012</ref> with whom he would go on to fund the [[Shalem Center]]. |
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| + | He gained his PhD in government from Harvard University, where he was the recipient of Truman and Fulbright scholarships, and of a Mellon Fellowship. In between earning those degrees, he spent two years studying at Yeshivat Darchei Noam, in Jerusalem<ref>The Shalem Centre, [http://www.shalem.org.il/Biography/Daniel-Polisar.html Daniel Polisar Biography], accessed 18 June 2012</ref> | ||
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| + | Polisar's research, writing, and teaching focuses on Israeli constitutional development, Zionist history, Jewish political thought, and economic policy. He has testified before the Knesset Constitution Committee on Israel's character as a Jewish state, and is a member of the Presidential Commission on Governmental Reform. In February 2006, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to chair the National Herzl Council, responsible for commemorating the legacy of Theodor Herzl<ref>The Shalem Centre, [http://www.shalem.org.il/Biography/Daniel-Polisar.html Daniel Polisar Biography], accessed 18 June 2012</ref>. | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | [[Democracy and Security International Conference]], Attendee <ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref> | + | *[[Shalem Center]], President |
| + | *[[Shalem College]], Academic Council member | ||
| + | *[[Democracy and Security International Conference]], Attendee <ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Peace Watch]], Founder and former director | ||
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| + | ==Publications== | ||
| + | *Choosing Freedom: Economic Policy for Israel, 1997-2000, with Yitzhak Klein (Jerusalem: Shalem Center, 1997) | ||
| + | *Electing Dictatorship: Why Palestinian Democratization Failed (Dissertation: Harvard University, 2001) | ||
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| + | ==Resources== | ||
| + | *Daniel Polisar webinar [http://www.shalem.org.il/webinarseries/A_New_Vision_for_Higher_Education_in_Israel/lib/playback.html ''A New Vision for Higher Education in Israel: The Case for Shalem College''], Shalem Dialogue Series, recorded 7 November 2011 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Israel|Polonsky Roman]][[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Princeton alumni|Polisar, Daniel]][[Category:Harvard alumni|Polisar, Daniel]] | + | [[Category:Israel|Polonsky Roman]][[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Israeli Think Tanker|Polisar, Daniel]][[Category:Princeton alumni|Polisar, Daniel]][[Category:Harvard alumni|Polisar, Daniel]] |
Latest revision as of 15:08, 14 November 2012
Daniel Polisar is among the founders of the Shalem Center and has served during the past decade as research director, academic director, editor-in-chief of the Center's journal, Azure, and, since 2002, president.
Previously, he was founder and director of Peace Watch, a non-partisan Israeli organization that monitored Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the Oslo Accords, and he headed the Peace Watch observer team during the January 1996 Palestinian elections. Polisar received his BA in politics from Princeton University where he met Yoram Hazony and Joshua Weinstein[1] with whom he would go on to fund the Shalem Center.
He gained his PhD in government from Harvard University, where he was the recipient of Truman and Fulbright scholarships, and of a Mellon Fellowship. In between earning those degrees, he spent two years studying at Yeshivat Darchei Noam, in Jerusalem[2]
Polisar's research, writing, and teaching focuses on Israeli constitutional development, Zionist history, Jewish political thought, and economic policy. He has testified before the Knesset Constitution Committee on Israel's character as a Jewish state, and is a member of the Presidential Commission on Governmental Reform. In February 2006, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to chair the National Herzl Council, responsible for commemorating the legacy of Theodor Herzl[3].
Contents
Affiliations
- Shalem Center, President
- Shalem College, Academic Council member
- Democracy and Security International Conference, Attendee [4]
- Peace Watch, Founder and former director
Publications
- Choosing Freedom: Economic Policy for Israel, 1997-2000, with Yitzhak Klein (Jerusalem: Shalem Center, 1997)
- Electing Dictatorship: Why Palestinian Democratization Failed (Dissertation: Harvard University, 2001)
Resources
- Daniel Polisar webinar A New Vision for Higher Education in Israel: The Case for Shalem College, Shalem Dialogue Series, recorded 7 November 2011
Notes
- ↑ Na'ama Lanski and Daphna Berman Storm in a neo-con teapot Haaretz, accessed June 14 2012
- ↑ The Shalem Centre, Daniel Polisar Biography, accessed 18 June 2012
- ↑ The Shalem Centre, Daniel Polisar Biography, accessed 18 June 2012
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
