The elections for Israel's nineteenth Knesset were held on January
22, 2013. This volume offers an in-depth analysis of Israel's 2013
elections from various perspectives. It presents an up-to-date
picture of the complexity of Israeli democracy, and its challenges,
achievements, and failures. The chapters in this collection shed
light on different facets of Israeli democracy. Yaron Ezrahi
provides a sceptical perspective on prospects for democracy. Gayil
Talshir explains the party system's slowness to respond to citizen
demands and to social movements. Michal Shamir and Keren
Weinshall-Margel explore the politics of the right to be elected to
the Knesset. Nir Atmor and Chen Friedberg highlight the decline in
participation in Knesset elections in the Periphery versus the
Center. Assaf Shapira and Gideon Rahat reveal the complexity of
inter-party democracy. Dganit Ofek analyses the stability of
government coalitions. Gal Levy examines Mizrahi Jews and the Shas
Party. Mtanes Shihadeh discusses the voting patterns of Israeli
Arabs. Asher Cohen focuses on religious Zionism and the success of
the renewed Jewish Home Party. Michal Shamir and Einat Gedalya-Lavy
document a gender gap in voting. Elections in Israel 2013 analyses
the give-and-take between the public and its leaders that is at the
heart of elections. In doing so, it illuminates the role of
elections in providing representation for different groups in
Israeli society and in giving voice to their political choices.
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