A dissenting democracy: the Israeli movement 'Peace Now'

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction: the choice of dissent the case of peace a conceptual framework definitions and limitations democratic dissent integration and cleavages norms and values political culture. Part 2 Structural and institutional democracy in Israel: history political parties labour nationalist parties religious parties parties of participation parties of separation the Knesset a constitution elections government summary. Part 3 Israeli peace movements: the early period after 1967 - status quo and protest 1973-77 - the Yom-Kippur war - a watershed 1977-82 - the peace process starts 1982-84 - war and peace 1984-87 - internal problems and uprising. Part 4 Peace now - anatomy of a movement: impediments penetration expansion summary. Part 5 The ethnic dimension: background the politicization of ethnic identity summary. Part 6 The Jewish political culture of Israel: extra-parliamentary protest in Israel. Part 7 Conclusions - a dissenting culture: dissent and political culture.