Podcast Episodes

Can We Inoculate Democracy From Populism?

In his authoritative book on the subject, Prof. Jan Werner Muller asked What is Populism; in other works, he considers "militant democracy," when con…

5 years, 11 months ago

It Is a Sighted Man's World

Dr Gili Hammer, an anthropologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discusses her book Blindness through the Looking Glass: The Performance of B…

6 years ago

Martin Buber: A Beautiful Mind?

In his new biography, Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent, Paul Mendes-Flohr explores the journey of the Jewish philosopher, from his early yea…

6 years ago

Europe in the Middle East: The Imperfect Storm

How can the EU cope with recent or ongoing ruinous wars in Syria, Yemen and Libya, in a field full of foreign powers, and still tow a clear line on t…

6 years ago

My People, Our History

Rashid Khalidi, a leading historian of the Palestinian national movement, weaves his family history into a century of the Palestinian national strugg…

6 years ago

The Environmental Peacemaker

There's no time like the COVID-19 pandemic to learn about the interconnectedness of countries in the Middle East – even across conflict lines.

Gidon …

6 years ago

The Best and Worst of Both Worlds

Nancy Sinkoff, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History and the academic director of the Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutg…

6 years, 1 month ago

Israel – Populist in Its Own Special Way

Prof. Dani Filc of Ben Gurion University continues our populism and democracy series by shining the spotlight on Israel. With comparative global cont…

6 years, 1 month ago

In God We Trust? Nationalism and Secularization Revisited

Dr Zohar Maor, lecturer in history at Bar Ilan University and co-editor of the new volume Nationalism and Secularization, discusses new views on the …

6 years, 1 month ago

Tough Love or Tough Luck? EU and the Middle East Peace Process

The European Union treats Israel like the closest of cousins. However, the EU remains vexed by the atrophied peace process, and seeks measures to pus…

6 years, 1 month ago