The Modern State of Israel: Politics, Economics, and Ethnicity website  (map)

Sponsor: Northwestern University Office of International Program Development (IPD), in partnership with Tel Aviv University

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Description: 

This new Northwestern IPD program focuses on Israel’s political and party system, its economic development, and its unique ethnic structure of Jewish immigrant groups and the Arab and Druze minority populations. The program will explore Israel’s distinct historical-religious heritage, as it is not only the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, but also the largest immigrant-absorbing nation, relative to the size of its population, representing a heterogeneous mosaic of widely diverse ethnic, religious, cultural, political, national and social groups. In addition to course work, students will visit immigrant and minority localities (e.g., Bedouins, Ethiopians, Muslim and Christian Arab communities, mixed Jewish Arab townships), and will learn about the economic, political, health, and cultural issues relevant to these populations. Field trips to historical and archaeological sites, kibbutzim, medical institutions, research facilities, and high-tech enterprises will further complement class lectures and readings.

Terms: 

• Spring

Languages: English

Housing: 

Dormitories on campus

Program Costs: