Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Senior Associate for Middle East Studies

615 S. Greenlawn Ave.
South Bend, IN 46615

Phone: (574) 289-6432
Email:Dowty.1@nd.edu

Alan Dowty (Ph.D. Chicago, 1963) specializes in international relations and the international politics of the Middle East. In 2003, he was appointed as Kahanoff Chair Professor of Israel Studies at the University of Calgary, and now divides his time among South Bend, Calgary, and Jerusalem. His writings include: The Limits of American Isolation (New York), Middle East Crisis: U.S. Decision Making in 1958, 1970, and 1973 (California), and The Jewish State: A Century Later (California). The Twentieth Century Fund sponsored his research on the right of emigration, published in Closed Borders (Yale). His recent work focuses on the Arab-Israel conflict, Israeli politics, and issues of international enforcement. He has been a fellow of the Kroc Institute since 1988.

Recent Activities

"The Past and Future of Israel."  Keynote address, Colloquium on "Religion, Nation, and State in the 60 Years of Israel: Geopolitics and Dialogue/Clash of Civilizations," University of Coimbra, Portugal, April 2, 2008.

Israel/Palestine.  Second edition, Fully Revised and Updated.  Polity Press, 2008

"Background and Current Events in Israel."  Project Kesher, International Jewish Women's Organization.  Zhitomir, Ukraine, June 16, 2007

"Israel-Palestinian Relations: A Turning Point?"  Leonard David Institute for International Relations and the Department of International Relations, Hebrew University, June 6, 2007

"The Fourth Stage of the Arab-Israel Conflict."  Departmental Seminar, Conflict Research, Management and Resolution Program, Hebrew University, May 30, 2007

Elected president of the Association for Israel Studies, 2005

Public lecture, "The Changing Face of Israeli Politics," University of Michigan, September 14, 2004.

Public lecture, "Explaining the Emergence of Zionism," University of Calgary and Calgary Jewish Community Council, September 22, 2004.

Lecture series, "Israel: Critical Issues," sponsored by Calgary Rabbinical Council, Fall 2004. Nov. 2: "The Mysteries of Jewish Politics"; Nov. 9: "Israel as a Multicultural Society"; Nov. 16: "Religion and Politics in Israel"; Nov. 23: "Palestinians in Israel: Integration or Autonomy?"; "Nov. 30: "The Territories and the Future of Israel."

Annual Kahanoff Chair Lecture, "The Origins of the Arab-Israel Conflict: Early Encounters," University of Calgary, November 10, 2004.

Vice-President, Association for Israel Studies, 2003-2005.

Editorial Advisory Board, Israel Studies Forum, 2003-present.

Recent Publications by Alan Dowty

Editor, Critical Issues in Israeli Society. Praeger, 2004.

Israel/Palestine. Hot Spots in Global Politics Series. Polity Press, forthcoming 2005.

"Impact of the Aqsa Intifada on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Israel Studies Forum, 19 (Spring, 2004): 9-28.

“Introduction: The Tribalization of Israel?” In Dowty, ed., Critical Issues in Israeli Society. Praeger, 2004, pp. 1-6.

“A Question That Outweighs All Others: Israel and the Palestinians in Broad Perspective.” In Dowty, ed., Critical Issues in Israeli Society. Praeger, 2004, pp. 169-194.

"Hesitant Hegemon: The United States and the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse." Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 6 (Summer, 2004).

With Michelle Gawerc, “The Al-Aqsa Intifada: Revealing the Chasm,” Middle East Review of International Affairs 5, No. 3 (September, 2001), available at www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria.shtml
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