Israel's Security Networks : a Theoretical and Comparative Perspective.

Israel's Security Networks : a Theoretical and Comparative Perspective.

Provides a fresh perspective on Israeli civil-security relations and politics, introducing the concept of informal security networks in the area of national security.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheffer, Gabriel
Other Authors: Barak, Oren
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
National security > Israel.
Social networks > Israel.
National security
Social networks
Israel
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Israel's Security Networks; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Israel's Security Network
  • A Primer; An Overview of the Israeli Case; Rationale and Structure of the Book; 1 Security Networks; The Relationship between the State's Civilian and Security Sectors; Traditional Approaches; Critical Perspectives; The Situation in Non-Western States; The Informal Turn in the Post-Cold War Period; Israel and Other Continuously Threatened Small States; What Are Security Networks?; Conclusion; 2 The Making of Israel's Security Network.
  • State Formation, Security, and Democracy in the Yishuv and in IsraelCivil-Security Relations in Israel: Main Approaches and Gaps; The Emergence of Israel's Security Network; The Increasing Role of Israel's Security Sector in Policymaking; Conclusion; 3 Membership, Structure, and Culture; Who Are the Members of Israel's Security Network?; Acting and Former Officials in Israel's Security Sector; Former Lower-Ranking IDF Security Personnel; Civilian Actors with Security Ties; The Penetration of the Security Network into Israel's Civilian Spheres; The Political System; The Government; The Knesset.
  • Municipal PoliticsThe Economy; Large Public and Private Firms; The High-Tech Industry; Civil Society; Pressure Groups; The Media; The Educational System; Mechanisms for Recruitment and Operation; During Service; During the Retirement Process; After Retirement; Shared Perceptions and Values; Factors that Facilitate the Security Network's Predominant Role in Israel; Conclusion; 4 The Security Network and Israel's Formal Democracy; Resignations and Appointments in the Area of National Security; The Resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Moshe Sharett; The "Galant Affair."
  • The Appointment of Yoram Cohen as Director of the ShabakDecisions about Israel's National Security; Determining Israel's Defense Budget; The Development of the "Iron Dome" System; Securitization in Israel; Civilian Politicians as Security Experts; Civilian Issues as Security Challenges; Conclusion; 5 The Network at Work; Israel's Policy toward the Palestinian Territories; The Origins of Israel's Policy toward the Palestinian Territories; Developments in Later Periods; The First Palestinian Intifada; Oslo Process; The Second Palestinian Intifada; Israel's Policy toward Lebanon.
  • The Origins of Israel's Policy in LebanonDevelopments in Later Periods; Conclusions; 6 Israel in a Comparative Perspective; Continuously Threatened Small States: Main Characteristics; The Four Cases; South Africa; South Korea; Taiwan; Singapore; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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