- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Israel's foreign policy 2104-MON-PZIZ-OG
Schedule:
Class 1: Introductory classes
- introduction to the subject
- presentation of the lesson plan
- literature review
- presentation of the rules of crediting
Class 2: History of the Jewish people and the birth of Israel
- history of Jews over the centuries
- the question of the Jewish diaspora
- what is Jewish identity - religion and nationality
- the genesis of the Zionist movement
- Jews in Palestine in the first half of the 20th century
Class 3: Israel in wars - part I
- World War II and the declaration of independence
- Israel's War of Independence
- the Suez crisis
- 6-day war
Class 4: Israel in wars - part II
- Yom Kippur War
- Lebanese wars
- Israel's peace process with the Arab states
Class 5: Israel's political system - part I
- the system of Israel
- the results of the elections over the years and their impact on Israeli domestic and foreign policy
- the modern government of Israel
Class 6: Israel's political system - part II
- the economic situation in Israel
- Israeli services and intelligence
- the role of the Israeli army
- Israeli society
Lesson 7: Israeli-Palestinian conflict - part I
- the origin of the conflict
- activities of the PLO
- Israeli-Palestinian peace process in the 1990s
Class 8: Israeli-Palestinian conflict - part II
- Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in this century
- the situation of Palestinians in contemporary Israel
- the most important problematic issues in mutual relations
- conflict resolution scenarios
Lesson 9: Israeli-Palestinian conflict - part III
- practical classes: simulation of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
Class 10: The most important contemporary threats to Israel's security
- activities of terrorist organizations
- Iran's policy
- the so-called The Arab Spring and its consequences
Class 11: "Soft" Israeli foreign policy
- promotion of Israeli culture in the world
- anti-Semitism in Israel's foreign policy and rhetoric
- the question of Christian-Jewish dialogue
- Israel's development policy
Class 12: Polish-Israeli relations
- Jews in the territory of Poland
- political, economic and cultural relations of both countries
- the most important problems and challenges in mutual relations
Class 13: Israel's relations with the great powers
- Israel's relations with the US
- Israel's relations with Russia
- Israel's relations with the EU and NATO
Class 14: Israel's relations with other countries
- Israel's relations with Turkey and Arab states
- Israel's relations with selected countries of Latin America and Africa
- Israel's relations with selected Asian states
Class 15: Final test
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge of the subject
S4_W01, S4_W03, S4_W04, S4_W06, S4_W07, S4_U01, S4_U02, S4_U03, S4_U05, S4_U06, S4_K01, S4_K02, S4_K04
Assessment criteria
passing with grade
Practical placement
not aplicable
Bibliography
1) Pozycje podstawowe:
B. J. Albin, G. Tokarz (red.), Izrael i Autonomia Palestyńska. Wybrane aspekty polityczne i prawne, Wrocław 2007
K. Bojko, Izrael a aspiracje Palestyńczyków 1987-2006, Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, Warszawa 2006
A. Bregman, Israel`s Wars: a history since 1947, Routledge, New York 2010
A. Chojnowski, J. Tomaszewski, Izrael, Wydawnictwo Trio, Warszawa 2003
J. Dyduch, Stosunki polsko-izraelskie w latach 1990-2009. Od normalizacji do strategicznego partnerstwa, Wydawnictwo Trio, Warszawa 2010
C. Jones, The Foreign Policy of Israel, [w:] R. Hinnebusch, A. Ehteshami (eds.), The Foreign Policies of Middle East States, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder-London 2014
R. Rudnik (red.), Państwo Izrael. Analiza politologiczno-prawna, Warszawa 2006
C. Shindler, Historia współczesnego Izraela, Scholar, Książka i Wiedza, Warszawa 2011
2) Przykładowe pozycje uzupełniające:
D. Bensimon, E. Errera, Żydzi i Arabowie. Historia współczesnego Izraela, Wydawnictwo Cyklady, Warszawa 2000
S. Bożyk, Izrael, [w:] S. Bożyk, M. Grzybowski (red.), Systemy ustrojowe państw współczesnych, Temida 2, Białystok 2012
G. Corm, Bliski Wschód w ogniu. Oblicza konfliktu 1956-2003, Warszawa 2003
A. Dudzińska, Tożsamość żydowska a polityka imigracyjna Izraela, Warszawa 2014
J. Dyduch, Polityka zagraniczna Izraela: kontynuacja i zmiana, [w:] T. Łoś-Nowak (red.), Polityka zagraniczna. Aktorzy-potencjały-strategie, Wydawnictwo Poltext, Warszawa 2011
A. Guzowski, Skutki Arabskiej Wiosny z perspektywy izraelskiej, „Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe” 2013, nr 3
U. Huppert, Izrael w cieniu fundamentalizmów, Sprawy Polityczne, Warszawa 2007
M. Jadwiszczok, Antyizraelskie ugrupowania terrorystyczne i ich zwalczanie, Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2010
J. Krauze, K. Zieliński (red.), Medinat Israel. Państwo i tożsamość, Lublin 2013
J. J. Mearsheimer, S. M. Walt, Lobby izraelskie w USA, Fijor, Warszawa 2011, s. 7-35
D. Raviv, Szpiedzy Mossadu i tajne wojny Izraela, Wydawnictwo Czarne, 2014
C. Shindler (ed.), Israel and the world powers, 2014
A. M. Solarz, Antysemityzm jako instrument polityki zagranicznej Izraela, „Stosunki międzynarodowe – International Relations” 2014, nr 1
A. M. Solarz, Czarna Afryka w polityce bezpieczeństwa Izraela, [w:] A. Żukowski (red.) 2014. Konteksty bezpieczeństwa w Afryce. Konflikty, wojny, polityki bezpieczeństwa. Seria „Forum Politologiczne”, T. 17
A. M. Solarz, Religia i polityka zagraniczna Izraela, [w:] W. Gizickie (red.), Religia w polityce światowej. Dylematy narodowe i międzynarodowe, Lublin 2013
J. Świrkowicz, Narodziny izraelsko-palestyńskiego procesu pokojowego, Warszawa 2006
J. Wójcik, Konferencja w Camp David i jej następstwa: izraelsko-palestyński proces pokojowy po roku 2000, Kraków 2013
J. Zdanowski, Stosunki międzynarodowe na Bliskim Wschodzie w XX wieku, Kraków 2012
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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