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CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
I. CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Personal Details
Name: Raphael Cohen-Almagor
University Address: School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies
The University of Hull
Cottingham Road
Hull, HU6 7RX
United Kingdom.
Electronic Address: R.Cohen-Almagor@hull.ac.uk
Phone: 0044-1482-465024.
Mobile: 00-44-7791-763-035.
Fax Number: 0044-1482-466208.
Website: http://www.hull.ac.uk/rca
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/politics/staff/prof_raphael_cohen_almagor.aspx
Blog: Israel: Democracy, Human Rights, Politics and Society,
http://almagor.blogspot.com
Twitter: @almagor35
Skype: Almagor7
2. Higher Education
- Tel Aviv University (November 1983 - July 1985), Bachelor’s Degree in Political
Science, Sociology and Anthropology awarded in June 1986. GPA: 89/100 (Magna
cum Laude).
- Tel Aviv University (November 1985 - July 1987), Master’s Degree in Political
Science awarded in June 1988. GPA: 94/100 (Magna cum Laude).
- Oxford University (October 1987 - August 1991), D. Phil. in Politics (awarded in
March 1992).
3. Academic Positions in Institutes of Higher Education
DATES
NAMES OF
INSTITUTION AND
DEPARTMENT
RANKS
1991-1992
Department of Political
Science, Bar-Ilan
University
Post-Doctorate
1991-1998 The Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute
Fellow/Director
1992-1995 Faculty of Law, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem
Adjunct Lecturer
1995-2002
Department of
Communication &
Faculty of Law,
University of Haifa
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and
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1999-2000
Department of
Communication,
University of California at
Los Angeles (UCLA)
Visiting Yitzhak-Rabin
Fulbright Professor
2002-2006
Department of
Communication, Library
& Information Studies,
University of Haifa
Associate Professor
2003-2004
Institute for Policy
Studies, and the Zanvyl
Krieger School of Arts
and Sciences, Johns
Hopkins University
Senior Fellowship at the
Institute and Visiting
Professorship at the
Advanced Studies
Program
Since 2007 Department of Politics
and International
Relations, University of
Hull
Professor and Chair in
Politics
2007-2008 Woodrow Wilson
International Center for
Scholars
Fellowship
4. Offices in Academic Administration (Highlights)
Chairperson, Library and Information Studies, University of Haifa (2000-2003).
Director, Center for Democratic Studies, University of Haifa (2003-2007). See
http://cds.haifa.ac.il/
(Acting) Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University
of Hull (2008-2009).
Director, Middle East Study Group (MESG), University of Hull (2008 - ),
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/me-study-group.aspx
Equality and Diversity Champion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of
Hull (2012-2015).
Director of Research, School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies (2015 -
).
5. Scholarly and Public Positions/Activities Outside the University
(since 1995, partial list)
Director, Medical Ethics Think-tank, and Senior Fellow, The Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute (1991-1998).
International Advisory Board, Center for Bioethics, University of Rijeka, Croatia
(1994-1995).
The Israel Press Council (1997-2000).
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Visiting Scholar, Department of Metamedica, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit,
Amsterdam (July-August 1999; April 2002).
Member, Public Committee on the Dying Patient, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem
(2000-2002) (appointed to draft Israel’s Dying Patient Law).
Consultant, Israeli Parliament (education, health, and legislative committees) (2000-
2007).
Advisor to the British Council, Israel (2006).
Advisory Board, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy,
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa (2009-2011).
Consultant, Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem (2013).
Inaugural Member of the Advisory Committee, Initiative on Youth-oriented Online
Hate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University (2014 - ).
6. Scholarships, Awards, Research Grants (of $5,000 or more), etc. (since 1984)
The Dean’s Scholarship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University (1984-1987)
($20,000).
St. Catherine’s College Post-Graduate Scholarship, Oxford University (1987-1990)
(£15,000).
Rothschild Avi Chair Foundation Grant (1988-1991) (£15,000).
The European Project, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Volkswagen Foundation
(1992-1998) (1,500,000 German Marks);
The Van Leer Medical Ethics Think-tank (1995-1998) ($30,000).
Fellow, The 21st Century Trust, London (1994 - 1998) ($10,000).
Visiting Fellow, the Hastings Center, New York (to work on my books on media ethics
and medical ethics, January-February 1994 and March 1999) ($5,100).
Faculty Enrichment Award and two Research Awards granted by the Canadian
Government, to conduct research in Canada on the right to die with dignity, ethics in
the media, hate speech and Canadian constitutional law (Summer 1995, Summer
1998, Summer 2002) ($10,000).
The Yigal Alon Scholarship (“Milgat Alon”) (1995-1998) ($200,000).
Grant, The University of Haifa, to organize and international conference in memory of
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (January 1997) ($30,000).
Visiting Scholar, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford (August-October 1997).
British Council Chevening Scholarship, media ethics research. All Souls College
residency, Oxford. Sponsor: Professor GA Cohen (offered for 12 months; took 3
months - August-October 1997) ($5,000).
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Grants, Stifterverband fur die Deutsche Wissenschaft; The British Council; TEVA,
and The Israel Cancer Association, Medical Ethics at the Close of the 20th Century
(January 1998) ($7,000).
The Israeli Ministry of Science (1998) ($35,000).
Teaching Excellence Award, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa (1998-1999).
The Fulbright – Yitzhak Rabin Award (1999-2000) ($50,000).
The Israel Ministry of Science (2001) ($8,000).
Residency Fellowship, The Rockefeller Foundation Center, Villa Serbelloni,
Bellagio, Italy (February 2002). http://www.rockfound.org
The Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences Scholarship (summer 2002).
Man of the Year Award 2003, awarded by The American Biographical Institute
(December 2003).
Senior Fellowship, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University (2003-
2004).
Residency Fellowship, The Bogliasco Foundation, Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco,
Italy (Fall 2005). http://www.liguriastudycenter.org/
USA-Israel Cultural Fund, The American Embassy, Tel Aviv (2006) ($5,000).
The 1970 Trust, England (2006) (£6,000).
Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007-2008)
($90,000).
Grants, toward the publication of Public Responsibility in Israel (2009) ($15,000).
Grants, for the Middle East Study Group (2013) (£70,000).
AHRC Research Network: Crossing Over – New Narratives of Death, PI Dr David
Kennedy (2013-2016) (£33,000),
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/english/research/research-themes/modern-and-
contemporary-lit/projects/crossing-over-network.aspx
The 1970 Trust, England (2013-2016) (£9,000).
Combined together, I have raised more than $1.6 million in grants, scholarships
and fellowships.
7. Teaching
Core Courses taught (since 1995) (Selected courses):
- “Themes in Medical Ethics and Law”, 1998-1999, B.A. students. University of Haifa
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School of Law.
- "Manuscripts, Books and Libraries: Historical and Cultural Perspectives", 2005-
2006, graduate students. University of Haifa Library and Information Studies.
- "Freedom of Expression in Libraries and on the Internet", 2005-2007, B.A. and M.A.
students. University of Haifa Library and Information Studies.
- “Human Nature, Society and the State”, 2008-2010, 2013-2014, B.A. Students,
University of Hull Department of Politics.
- “Political Thought from Plato to Marx”, 2008-2009, B.A. Students, University of Hull
Department of Politics.
- “Key Skills in Politics”, 2011-2012, B.A. students, University of Hull Department of
Politics.
- “Comparative Politics”, 2012-2016, B.A. Students, University of Hull School of
Politics, Philosophy and International Studies.
- “The Arab-Israeli Conflict”, 2015-2017, M.A. Students, University of Hull School of
Politics, Philosophy and International Studies.
8. Memberships and Fellowships
Fellow, The 21st
Century Trust (1994-2012). http://www.21stcenturytrust.org/;
"Crossing Borders", The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv
University (2006).
Member of: Oxford University Alumni Association (1992 - ); International Political
Science Association (IPSA) Study Group on Democratization in Comparative
Perspective (1993 - ); The Israel Association for Canadian Studies (1995 - ); The
UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen (1998
- ); International Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy (2001 - ); Institute of
Communication Ethics, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom (2005 - ); Institute of
Applied Ethics, University of Hull (2007 - ); Association for Israel Studies (2008 - );
Association of Internet Researchers (2008 -); The Internet Society (2008 -);
Chevening Alumni Alliance (2010 - ); Fulbright Alumni Association (2010 - );
European Association of Israel Studies (EAIS) (2011 - ); Centre for End of Life
Studies, University of Hull (2013 - );
9. Refereeing
Reviewer for promotion procedures for: The University of Haifa (1995-2007);
Sunderland University (1998); University of Chicago (2007); The Open University,
Israel (2007); Bar-Ilan University (2007); The University of Hull (2008-2013);
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya (2009-2014); Beit Berl Academic College
(2011); Sapir Academic College (2014); De Monfort University (2014); Ben-Gurion
University (2015).
PhD external examiner: King’s College, London (2014-2015).
Reader for (selective list):
Law
International J. of Law and Psychiatry (2012-2013);
Journal of Law, Technology & Society (2009);
Journal of Legislative Studies (2009);
Law and Policy (2009);
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Ottawa L. Rev. (1997);
Ratio Juris (2010);
UBC Law Review (2000);
Media
Asian J. of Communication (2011-2012);
Canadian J. of Communication (2004, 2009);
Communication, Culture and Critique (2008-2009);
Communication Research (2002);
European Conference in Intelligence Security Informatics (2011);
Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective (2011-2013);
International J. of Multimedia Intelligence and Security (IJMIS) (2010);
International J. of Press/Politics (2013);
Israel Communication Association (2000-2006, 2010-2011);
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (2011);
Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism (2014);
Journalism Studies (2007);
Media Frameworks (2011, Hebrew);
PATUACH (Hebrew, 2002);
Medical Ethics:
American J. of Bioethics (2006, 2015);
BMC Health Services Research (2013-2014);
Bioethics (2007, 2010, 2011);
British Medical Journal (BMJ) (2013-2014);
Journal of Medical Ethics (2008, 2013, 2015);
Journal of Palliative Care (2001, 2004, 2005);
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal (2012);
Medical Research Archives (2015);
Medicine, Healthcare and Philosophy (2014);
Pain and Therapy (2014);
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine (2008);
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (2002-2004);
Philosophy
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (2008);
Open J. of Philosophy (2012-2014);
Philosophia (2009);
Politics
Cambridge Rev. of International Affairs (2007);
Canadian Social Science (2012);
Cooperation and Conflict (2012);
Ethnicities (2010, 2015-2016);
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance (2014);
International Affairs (2015);
International J. of Middle East Studies (1999, 2013);
International Journal of Politics and Ethics (2001);
International Relations and Diplomacy (2013-2014);
Israel Affairs (2010);
Mediterranean Politics (2010);
Political Studies (2007);
Res Publica (2013);
Security Dialogue (2012);
State and Society (Hebrew, 2003, 2006);
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Terrorism and Political Violence (2015);
The Public Sphere (2006, Hebrew);
Other
History Research (2012);
Human Rights Review (2016);
Quebec Studies (2012);
Review of Educational Research (2014);
Science and Engineering Ethics (2009-2015);
Referee, research proposals for: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
(2001-2002); INTAS (International Association for East-West Scientific Co-operation)
Young Scientist Fellowships (2002-2003); German-Israel Foundation (GIF) (2008,
2013, 2014); ESRC (2010); The Israel Ministry of Science and Technology (2010);
The Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
(2010); European Research Council (2013); Research Foundation - Flanders (Fonds
Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO) (2014); European Research
Council (2015).
Reader in political theory for: Palgrave (2001).
Reader in communication studies for: The University of Haifa Press (2002); The
Open University Press (Israel) (2012); Resling Publisher (Hebrew) (2012).
Reader in medical ethics for: Magnes - The Hebrew University Press (2006);
Springer (2007-2008, 2013, 2015); OUP (2013).
Reader in medical law for: Springer (2010-2011).
Reader in political extremism for: Routledge (2011).
Reader in politics for: Edinburgh University Press (2012).
Reader in military ethics for: Ashgate (2012).
Reader in media ethics for: Sage (2013); Wiley Blackwell (2013); Routledge (2015).
Reader in Internet Studies for: IGI Global (2013-2014).
Referee, Book Prize in Israel Studies, Association for Israel Studies (2014-2015).
10. Journal Editorial and Advisory Boards
Editorial Board, Open Journal of Philosophy, http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojpp/
(2011-2015).
Editorial Board, Ethical Space: International Journal of Communication Ethics,
http://www.communicationethics.net/espace/ (2003 - ).
Advisory Board, European Journal of Analytic Philosophy,
https://www.ffri.hr/phil/casopis/ (2005 - ).
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International Editorial Board, Science and Engineering Ethics,
http://www.springerlink.com/content/120482/?MUD=MP (2005 - ).
Honorary Editorial Board, Medicolegal and Bioethics,
http://www.dovepress.com/medicolegal-and-bioethics-journal (2010 - ).
Advisory Editorial Board, Pain and Therapy,
http://www.springer.com/springer+healthcare/journal/40122 (2014 - ).
11. Organization of International and National Conferences (Chairperson of the
Organization Committees) (since 1997):
CONFERENCE PLACE AND DATES
International Conference: Ethics, Law
and Communication in an Era of
Political Violence and Extremism: An
Examination of the Boundaries of
Liberty and Tolerance in Liberal
Democracies
University of Haifa
(28-31 January 1997)
International Conference: Medical
Ethics at the Close of the 20th Century
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
(4-8 January 1998)
Library and Information Studies,
Research Conferences of the Hebrew
University, Bar-Ilan University, and the
University of Haifa
University of Haifa
(3 April 2003)
Treating the Dying Patients University of Haifa
(25 May 2005)
Freedom of Expression and the
Disengagement Plan (Gaza First)
University of Haifa
(20 December 2005)
Democracy in the Kibbutz University of Haifa
(4 June 2006)
While the World Was at War: The Birth
of the Middle East
University of Hull
(15 October 2014)
Member of Organization Committees of International and National Conferences
(since 1999):
Ethics, Aesthetics and
Law
Faculty of Law,
University of Haifa (23-25
March 1999)
Member of the steering
committee; organizer of
the Media Ethics
sessions (25 March
1999)
The Right to Die with
Dignity
University of Haifa
(15 May 2003)
Consultant
Israeli Politics at the
Crossroads
Tel Aviv-Jaffa College
(10 May 2006)
Consultant
Israeli Democracy at the
Crossroads
The Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute (22 May 2006)
Consultant
Media and Terror Mishkenot Sha’ananim
Center for Ethics,
Consultant
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Jerusalem (30 May 2006)
Ethical Decision-Making
at the End of Life
The Woodrow Wilson
Center, Washington DC
(10 March 2008)
Co-Organizer
European Intelligence
and Security Informatics
Conference (EISIC 2011)
Athens (12-14
September 2011)
Program Committee
Organizer of the Isaiah Berlin Lecture, University of Haifa (1998) (Lecturer: Prof. G.A.
Cohen, All Souls, Oxford, United Kingdom).
Organizer of the Isaiah Berlin Lecture, University of Haifa (2005) (Lecturer: Prof.
Susan Mendus, York University, United Kingdom).
Co-organizer of the Law-Politics Annual Lecture, University of Hull (2009-2012).
12. Major Lectures in Scholarly Conferences
(Since 2000, selected forums)
CONFERENCE PLACE AND DATES
TITLE OF PRESENTATION OR
DISCUSSION
Israel Communication
Association Annual
Conference
Tel-Aviv University (24
December 2000)
Round table on The Israel Press
Council
The Annual Conference
of the Israel
Communication
Association
The Sapir College in the
Negev (16 December
2001)
Round table about my book: Speech,
Media and Ethics
Moral Dilemmas in
Medicine, Book
Celebration
The Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute (6 January 2003)
Keynote Lecture:
"The Right to Die with Dignity" and
Respondent to a Panel of five experts
Mental Injuries: Medical,
Legal and Ethical
Aspects
Center of Mental Health,
Law and Ethics,
University of Haifa (11
March 2003)
Opening Lecture:
"On Autonomy and Paternalism"
Treating the Dying
Patients
University of Haifa
(25 May 2005)
Opening Lecture:
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands";
Participant in the Concluding Round-
Table
Rehabilitation 2005 –
Challenges and
Innovations, 56 National
Conference of the Israel
Assoc. of Physical &
Rehabilitation Medicine
Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel
Aviv (15-16 December
2005)
Keynote Lecture:
"On Post-Coma Unawareness
Patients"
Annual Conference of
the Israel
Communication
Association
The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem
(9 April 2006)
Round Table dedicated to my book
The Scope of Tolerance and lecture:
"On Objective Reporting in the Media"
Israeli Politics at the
Crossroads
Tel Aviv-Jaffa College
(10 May 2006)
Opening Lecture:
“Israeli Democracy at the
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Crossroads”
Israeli Democracy at the
Crossroads
The Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute (22 May 2006)
Opening Lecture:
“Israeli Democracy at the
Crossroads”
Media and Terror Mishkenot Sha’ananim
Center for Ethics,
Jerusalem (30 May 2006)
Keynote Lecture:
“Ethical Guidelines to Media
Coverage of Terrorism”
Democracy in the
Kibbutz Workshop
University of Haifa
(4 June 2006)
Opening Lecture:
“Liberalism and Democracy”
Israeli Democracy at the
Crossroads
University of Haifa
(14 June 2006)
Opening Lecture: “Israeli Democracy
at the Crossroads”
The Psycho-Oncology
Society Annual
Conference
The Israel Cancer
Association, Givatayyim
(22 June 2006)
Keynote Lecture:
“Language and Reality at the End of
Life”
First Annual Tel Aviv
University Workshop on
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Tel Aviv and Haifa (25
June 2006)
Main Speaker:
"Israeli Society Today"
Hate on the Internet,
B’nai Brith Canada
Toronto (11-12
September 2006)
Opening Plenary Session:
“Hate on the Internet”
UNESCO International
Symposium on Media
and Ethics
Ankara (2-6 November
2006)
Opening Plenary Session:
"Hate on the Internet"
International Conference
on Education for Peace
and Democracy
Antalya (19-23
November 2006)
Opening Plenary Session:
"Democracy Education in Israel"
The Character of the
State of Israel Seminar
Oranim College (12
December 2006)
Keynote Lecture:
“Schisms in Israel”
Ethical Liberalism in
Contemporary Society
Collegium Polonicum,
Slubice, Poland
(11-13 July 2007)
Opening Lecture:
“Liberalism, Culture and Diversity”
Ethics and Evil in the
Public Sphere
Calvin College, Grand
Rapids, Michigan (27
April-1 May 2008)
Plenary Session:
“In Internet’s Way”
"War on Terror" and
Restrictions on Free
Speech
Israel Democracy
Institute (IDI), Jerusalem
(17-20 February 2009)
Plenary Session:
“Terrorism on the Internet”
Europeanization,
Welfare and Democracy
Copenhagen (15-17 April
2009)
Plenary Session:
“Multiculturalism in Liberal
Democracies: The Bounds of
Intervention in Practices of Minority
Cultures”
Terror and the
Challenges to Nation-
state
Faculdade de Ciências
Sociais e Humanas –
Universidade Nova de
Lisboa, Portugal (28-30
October 2009)
Plenary Session:
“In Internet's Way: How Terrorists
Use the Internet, and What Can Be
Done to Counter Their Activities?”
Fourth International
Conference on Applied
Ethics
Center for Applied Ethics
and
Philosophy, Hokkaido
University, Sapporo,
Japan (12-16 November
2009)
Keynote Lecture:
“Moral Responsibility and Social
Responsibility on the Internet”
Hate Versus Democracy Fordham Center on Law Invited Panelist, Plenary Session:
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on the Internet and Information Policy,
NY (25-26 March 2010)
“Hate on the Internet”
Perspectives beyond
War and Crisis III: What
kind of Palestinian State
for what kind of Peace?
The Vienna Institute for
International Dialogue
and Cooperation (VIDC)
(23 November 2010)
Invited Panelist, Plenary Opening
Session:
“Perspectives on State Formation in
Palestine – a Road to a Failed (Non-)
State?”
Tackling Online Jihad:
Understanding the
Issues and How to
Respond
Wilton Park (31 January-
2 February 2011)
Closed conference, by invitation only
Think Global -- Hate
Local
Northampton University
(15 April 2011)
Plenary Session:
“Hate on the Internet”
10th Anniversary
Conference of the
Institute of
Communication
Ethics
Frontline Club, London
(25 October 2013)
Plenary Session:
“After Leveson – Press Regulation in
Britain”
“Peace is the Future -
Religions and Cultures in
Dialogue, 100 Years
after World War I”
Antwerp (7-9 September
2014)
Invited Panelist: “Religions and
Cultures in Dialogue on the Value of
Life”
Euthanasia and Assisted
Dying: Lessons from
Belgium
The Anscombe Bioethics
Centre, Oxford and
St Mary’s University,
Twickenham
(1 November 2014)
Plenary Session:
“Euthanizing People Who Are ‘Tired
of Life’ in Belgium”
Global Expressive
Rights and the Internet
Dartmouth College (18-
19 April 2015)
Plenary Session:
“Social Responsibility on the Internet”
5th International Global
Forum for Combating
Anti-Semitism
Jerusalem
(12-15 May 2015)
Main Plenary:
“Hate, Xenophobia and Bigotry on the
Internet”
Contemporary Issues in
the Criminal Justice
Systems: Comparative
Perspective
Oñati International
Institute for the Sociology
of Law, Spain (21-22
May 2015)
Plenary Session:
"How Terrorists Use the Internet?"
The Governance of
Religious Diversity. More
or Less Secularism?
The European University
Institute, Florence, Italy
(10-12 June 2015)
Plenary Session:
“The Monopoly of Jewish Orthodoxy
in Israel and Its Effects on the Status
of Women”
The Search for a New
Global Balance:
America’s Changing
Role in the World
Salzburg Global
Seminar, Salzburg,
Austria (24-29
September 2015)
Plenary Session:
“The Impact of the Middle East on
Global Peace”
Round Table, Book Celebration:
“Confronting the Internet’s Dark
Side?”
First International
Symposium on
Communication
Management
University of Vigo, Spain
(27-28 November 2015).
Keynote Speaker:
“Why Confronting the Internet’s Dark
Side?”
13. Colloquium Talks and Other Invited Addresses
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(Since 1995, selected talks)
“On Decisions to Forgo Life Sustaining Treatment”, The Centre de recherche en droit
public, Faculte de droit Colloquium, Universite de Montreal (7 September 1995), and
Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. (12 September 1995).
“Boundaries to Free Expression: An Analysis of the Offence to Sensibilities
Argument”, Law Faculty Colloquium, Bar-Ilan University (23 January 1996).
“Tolerance and Political Extremism in Israel”, an evening dedicated to my book The
Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance: The Struggle Against Kahanism in Israel, The
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (11 March 1996).
“Boundaries of Freedom of Expression: How Should We Confront Incitement?”,
Research Colloquium, La Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City (25 June 1996).
Evening Address: “The Right to Demonstrate v. the Right to Privacy: Picketing
Private Homes of Public Officials”, La Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Palermo,
Buenos Aires (11 August 1997).
“A Circumscribed Plea for Active Euthanasia”, Biomedical Ethics Colloquium, McGill
University (17 September 1998).
“Limits to Freedom of Speech: The Case of Incitement”, Faculty of Law Colloquium,
University of Montreal (17 September 1998).
“Limits to Freedom of the Press: The Case of Incitement and Media Ethics”, Centre
for Refugee Studies Colloquium, York University, Toronto, Ontario (5 October 1998).
“The Catch of Democracy”, The Hastings Center, New York (17 March 1999).
“The Right to Die with Dignity and Mercy Killings”, The Hastings Center, New York
(18 March 1999).
“The Israel Supreme Court’s Decision on Torture: Critical Appraisal”, UCLA School of
Law Seminar (21 October 1999).
“The Incitement Campaign Prior to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s Assassination”,
The Information Seminar, UCLA (3 February 2000).
“Why Incitement Should Be Excluded from the Free Speech Protection”, Center for
International and Comparative Law Colloquium, University of Baltimore School of
Law (10 April 2000).
“A Circumscribed Plea for Physician-assisted Suicide”, Center for the Study of Law,
Science and Technology Colloquium, Arizona State University College of Law (25
April 2000); George Mason University School of Law Colloquium (12 April 2000).
Dinner Address: “Excluding Incitement from the Protection of the Free Speech
Principle: Lessons from the Israeli Recent Experience”, University of Alberta Faculty
of Law, Edmonton (29 May 2000).
“The Israeli Society and the Peace Process: Why Gaza First?”, Centre for
Contemporary Middle East Studies Colloquium, University of Southern Denmark,
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Odense (8 February 2001).
“Journalists Facing Life-threatening Situations”, International Center for Ethics and
Human Values, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem (10 June 2001).
“Language and Reality at the End of Life”, University College Faculty of Law
Colloquium, London (23 January 2002).
“The Right to Die with Dignity”, book celebration, University of Birmingham Law
School Colloquium (24 January 2002).
“A Circumscribed Plea for Physician-assisted Suicide”, book celebration, St.
Catherine’s College, Oxford, in cooperation with Oxford University School of
Medicine (25 January 2002).
“Israeli Society and the Peace Process: Time for Unilateral Steps”, Middle East
Centre Colloquium, St. Antony’s College, Oxford (29 January 2002).
“The Right to Die with Dignity”, book celebration, The Rockefeller Foundation Center,
Bellagio, Italy (7 February 2002).
"Breaking the Israeli-Palestinian Deadlock: The Gaza First Plan", The Rockefeller
Foundation Center, Bellagio, Italy (14 February 2002).
"On Physician-assisted Suicide", The Dean's Monthly Luncheon Forum, Faculty of
Humanities, University of Haifa (24 April 2002).
“Words that Wound: The Incitement Campaign Prior to Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin’s Assassination”, Department of Linguistics Colloquium, University of Vienna
(2 December 2002).
"The Israeli Election System and the Forthcoming 2003 Elections", Department of
Political Science, University of Vienna (two lectures on 3 and 4 December 2002).
"The Failed Peace Prospects in the Middle East – The Gaza First Plan", Department
of Political Science and Law Faculty, Special Joint Colloquium, Gent University (4
February 2003).
"The Pitfalls in the Dutch Euthanasia Law and Practice", Cliniques Universitaires, St
Luc Hospital, Brussels (5 February 2003).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands with Reflections on the New Belgian Law on
Euthanasia", Department of Medical Sociology and Health Sciences Colloquium,
Free University of Brussels (6 February 2003).
"The 2003 Elections in Israel and the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East",
Department of Political Science, Université de Liège, Liège (7 February 2003).
"The Failed Peace Process in the Middle East", Vista University, Mamelodi, Pretoria
(16 July 2003).
"Mistakes Along the Oslo Path", Vista University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (10
July 2003); Pretoria Board of Deputies (15 July 2003).
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"The Roots of the Arab-Israeli Palestinian Conflict", Vista University, Bloemfontein,
South Africa (14 July 2003).
"Critique of the Dutch Euthanasia Policy", University of Windsor School of Law
Colloquium (1 December 2003).
Distinguished Lecture, Manitoba School of Law, "Hate Speech and the Assassination
of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin", University of Manitoba School of Law, Winnipeg
(15 January 2004).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Is It Heaven or Is It Hell?", University of Manitoba
Ethics Center Distinguished Lecture, Winnipeg (16 January 2004).
The Samuel G. Dunn Lectureship in Medicine and the Humanities, "Language and
Reality at the End of Life", Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas
Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas (3 February 2004).
"Conceptualizing the Right to Privacy: Helpful Distinctions and the Case of Princess
Diana in Britain", University of Baltimore School of Law Colloquium (19 February
2004).
"The Scope of Tolerance", Case Western University School of Law Colloquium,
Cleveland (23 February 2004).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands: The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killings",
Department of Bioethics Colloquium, Case Western University, Cleveland (24
February 2004).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands", Department of Clinical Bioethics Colloquium, NIH,
Bethesda (5 March 2004).
"On Coercion and Compromise", McGill University and University de Montreal
Political Theory Workshop (19 March 2004).
"The Failed Peace Prospects in the Middle East: From Oslo to the Fence",
Department of Political Science Colloquium, Concordia University (22 March 2004).
The Jonathan and Maxine Marshall Speaker Series Inaugural Lecture, "Liberalism,
Liberty and Multiculturalism", Arizona State University Center for the Study of
Religion and Conflict (2 April 2004).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands: The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killings and Other
Concerns", Institute for Policy Studies Colloquium, Johns Hopkins University (18 May
2004).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Critical Observations", Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics
Institute Colloquium, Johns Hopkins University (3 June 2004).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands: A Book Celebration", Tel Aviv University School of
Law (28 October 2004).
"Why Incitement Should Be Excluded from the Protection of the Free Speech
Principle? Lessons from the Israeli Experience", Department of Political Science
Colloquium, Bar-Ilan University (11 January 2005).
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"Media Coverage of Terrorism: Some Important Lessons", University of Leiden
Political Science, International Relations and Law Joint Lecture (9 February 2005).
"Incitement 1993-1995 and 2000-2005: Lessons from the Israeli Experience",
Department of Political Science Colloquium, University of Antwerp-UFSIA (14
February 2005).
"Political Extremism, Hate Speech and Incitement in Israel: An Overview", House of
Parliament, Brussels (15 February 2005).
"The Middle East at the Crossroads", Department of Political Science, Université de
Liège, Liège (16 February 2005).
"The Threats of Global Terrorism", Royal Military Academy, Brussels (17 February
2005).
Inaugural Lecture of the School of Applied Global Ethics: "Incitement, Hate Speech,
and Freedom of Speech", Leeds Metropolitan University (18 April 2005).
"The Disengagement Plan and the Media: The Boundaries of Rebellion", The Israeli
Bar Communication Committee, Tel Aviv (7 August 2005).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands", Fulbright Seminar on Bioethics, Bar Ilan/Cleveland
Universities (15 January 2006).
"The Big Bangs in Israeli Politics", Lowy Institute for International Policy Colloquium,
Sydney (21 February 2006).
"Liberalism and Multiculturalism", ANU Law Faculty Seminar Series, The Australian
National University, Canberra (22 February 2006).
"Euthanasia in the Netherlands", book celebration, Centre for Applied Philosophy and
Public Ethics Colloquium, ANU, Canberra (23 February 2006).
"On Compromise and Coercion", Department of Philosophy Colloquium, ANU,
Canberra (24 February 2006)
"The Scope of Tolerance", book celebration, Department of Philosophy Colloquium,
University of Auckland (1 March 2006).
"Language and Reality at the End of Life", Auckland City Hospital Luncheon Series
(2 March 2006).
"Media Coverage of Terrorism: Problems and Remedies", Special Evening Lecture,
organized by the Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland (2 March
2006).
"Internalized and Designated Coercion", Department of Philosophy, University of
Toronto (15 September 2006).
"The Hezbollah War", Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Carleton University,
Ottawa (20 September 2006).
“The Media, the Internet and Terrorism”, Department of Communication, The
Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (18 December 2006).
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“In Internet’s Way”, University of Lancaster Law School and the Centre for Language
and Social Life (21 March 2007).
“Euthanasia in the Netherlands”, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University
(15 October 2007).
“Euthanasia in the Netherlands and in Belgium: Law, Practice, Pitfalls and Lessons”,
University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics (20 November 2007).
Keynote Speech, LL.M. Program on Law and Government, “The Right to Die with
Dignity: An Argument in Ethics and Law”, American University Program on Law and
Government (30 January 2008).
Book Celebration: “The Democratic ‘Catch’: Free Speech and Its Limits”, Library of
Congress (12 February 2008).
“In Internet’s Way: Free Speech on the Free Highway”, George Washington
University School of Media and Public Affairs (14 February 2008).
“Euthanasia in Belgium: Policy Making and Reform Proposals”, Johns Hopkins
Berman Institute of Bioethics (25 February 2008).
“In Internet’s Way”, The Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC (4 March 2008).
“Israel at 60 – Challenges on the Road to Tranquility”, The Woodrow Wilson Center,
Washington DC (19 March 2008).
“Media Coverage of Terror”, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George
Washington University (15 April 2008).
Inaugural Lecture: “In Internet’s Way: Terrorism, hate, child pornography and crime-
facilitating speech on the free highway”, The University of Hull (19 October 2009);
Scarborough Campus (5 May 2010).
“Ethics, Academic Freedom and Politics”, University of Lincoln (10 December 2009).
“Tolerance and Freedom of Expression”, Panel with Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Hull
Guildhall (25 May 2010).
“Trust, Responsibility, and the Internet”, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism,
Christ Church, Oxford (26 May 2010).
Distinguished Lecture, “Euthanasia in the Netherlands and Belgium – Critical
Appraisal”, Catanzaro School of Law, Italy (16 December 2010).
“In Internet’s Way: Radical, Terrorist Islamists on the Free Highway”, George
Washington University (1 November 2011).
The Stead Lecture, “From Oslo to Camp David (1993-2000) - Study of Failed Peace
Negotiations or How Not to Negotiate and Implement Peace”, University of Baltimore
School of Law (2 November 2011).
“A Shattered Dream: What Is Left from Oslo’s Breakthrough?”, Lincoln College,
Oxford University (24 November 2011).
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"Shattered Dreams: The Illusive Search for Peace in the Middle East", Department of
War Studies, King’s College (9 December 2011).
“In Internet’s Way: Jihadism on the Free Highway”, Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies, London (18 January 2012).
“The Failed Middle East Peace Process 1993-2009”, Liberal Way of War
Programme, University of Reading (22 February 2012).
“One State, Two State, Three State Solution”, The Crown Center for Middle East
Studies, Brandeis University (15 October 2012).
“In Internet’s Way: Social Responsibility on the Internet”, George Washington
University School of Media and Public Affairs (18 October 2012).
“Avoiding the Destruction of the Third Temple: Separating State and Religion in
Israel”, Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester (3 October 2013).
“Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? The politics of peace and reconciliation in the
Middle East”, CogTalk event, Plymouth University (30 January 2014).
“The Right to Die with Dignity: An Argument in Ethics and Policy”, Antwerp University
(23 April 2014).
“First Do No Harm: Euthanasia of Demented Patients in Belgium”, Antwerp University
(24 April 2014).
“Euthanasia in Belgium and in the Netherlands”, Battle of Ideas, The Barbican,
London (19 October 2014).
“The Roots of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”, Amnesty International, Hull (12
November 2014).
“The Aftermath of the 2015 Israeli Elections”, Meretz UK, London (23 July 2015).
Book celebration: Confronting the Internet's Dark Side -- Moral and Social
Responsibility on the Free Highway, Hibernian Law Journal Annual Lecture, Dublin
(12 November 2015).
Book celebration: Confronting the Internet's Dark Side -- Moral and Social
Responsibility on the Free Highway, University of Antwerp School of Law (11
December 2015).
Book celebration: Confronting the Internet's Dark Side -- Moral and Social
Responsibility on the Free Highway, School of Communication, Bar-Ilan University
(25 January 2016).
Book celebration: Confronting the Internet's Dark Side -- Moral and Social
Responsibility on the Free Highway, School of Communications, IDC Herzliya, Israel
(26 January 2016).
Book celebration: Confronting the Internet's Dark Side -- Moral and Social
Responsibility on the Free Highway, School of Arts and Media, University of Salford
(18 May 2016).
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14. Referees
Professor Richard Abel, UCLA School of Law, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Box 951476, Los
Angeles, California 90095-1476, USA. E-mail: abel@law.ucla.edu
Professor Eric Barendt, Emeritus Goodman Professor of Media Law, Faculty of Law,
University College, Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H OEG,
England. Email: uctlseb@ucl.ac.uk; e.barendt@ucl.ac.uk
Professor Jo Carby-Hall, Director of International Legal Research, Centre for
Legislative Studies, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, England.
J.R.Carby-Hall@hull.ac.uk
Professor Naomi Chazan, Dean of the School of Government and Society and
Former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, 2
Rabeno Yeruham St., Tel Aviv 6086, Israel. nchazan@bezeqint.net
Professor Peter Decherney, Department of English, 3600 Market Street, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6273, USA. decherney@sas.upenn.edu
Professor David Drewry, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Hull, Cottingham
Road, Hull HU6 7RX, England; Vice-President, European University Association.
Email: david.drewry@hull.ac.uk
Professor Asa Kasher, Laura Schwarz-Kipp Professor Emeritus of Professional
Ethics and Philosophy of Practice, Tel Aviv University, Academic Advisor, IDF
College of National Defense, Editor, PHILOSOPHIA (Springer), Department of
Philosophy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. asakasher@hotmail.com
Professor Elihu Katz, Annenberg School for Communication, University of
Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut Street, Room 301, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Home:
Hagdud Haivri 15, Jerusalem 92344 Israel. Email: ekatz@asc.upenn.edu
Professor Will Kymlicka, Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy, Department
of Philosophy, Watson Hall 313, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6,
Canada. kymlicka@queensu.ca
Professor Frederick M. Lawrence, Yale Law School, P.O. Box 208215, 127 Wall
Street, New Haven CT 06520-8215. Email: frederick.lawrence@yale.edu
Professor Robert O’Neill, former Chichele Professor of the History of War and
Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford. Now 23 Ada Road, Blackheath, NSW 2785,
Australia. Email: rjoneill@westnet.com.au
Professor Sir Adam Roberts, former President of The British Academy, and
Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, Balliol College, Oxford OX1
3BJ, United Kingdom. Email: adam.roberts@balliol.ox.ac.uk
President (ret.), The Israel Supreme Court, Meir Shamgar, The Supreme Court,
Sha’arei Mishpat Street, Kiryat David Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 91909, Israel. Email:
royco@court.gov.il; DALIADA@court.gov.il
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Professor David N. Weisstub, Philippe Pinel Professor of Legal Psychiatry and
Biomedical Ethics, Faculté de médecine, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville,
Montréal, Québec H3C3 J7, Canada. admin@ialmh.org
Professor Yitzhak Zamir, Justice (ret.), The Supreme Court, Sha’arei Mishpat Street,
Kiryat David Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 91909, Israel. zamiri@netvision.net.il
Past Referees
Professor Sir Isaiah Berlin, All Souls College, Oxford (until his death in 1997).
Provost Dr. Geoffrey Marshall, Queen's College, Oxford (until his death in 2003).
Professor Jack Pole, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford (until his death in 2010).
Mr. Wilfrid Knapp, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford (until his death in 2011).
Professor Roderick A. Macdonald, McGill University (until his death in 2014).
15. Miscellaneous
- Secretary General and afterwards Chairperson of “The Second Generation to the
Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel (1983-1987).
- Entry in Outstanding People of the 20th
Century, First Edition, International
Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England (1999), p. 119.
- Entry in Who's Who in the World, 16th Edition, Marquis Who's Who (1999), p. 319;
19th
Edition (2002), p. 403; 24th
Edition (2006); 28th
Edition (2011); 29th
Edition
(2012); 31st
Edition (2014); 32nd
Edition (2015); 33rd
Edition (2016).
- Entry in Asia/Pacific Who’s Who, Vol. IV, Rifacimento International, India (2002), p.
492; Vol. V (2005); Vol. VI (2006), pp. 218-219; Vol. VII (2007), pp.
- Entry in The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, Vol. 11, American
Biographical Institute (2003), p. 37.
- Entry in Asia – Men & Women of Achievement, Reguerdon and Co., India (2003), p.
68.
- Entry in Contemporary Who's Who, American Biographical Institute (2002-2003), p.
85; (2003-2004).
- Entry in Reference Asia: Asia's Who’s Who of Men and Women of Achievement,
Revised edition, Rifacimento International, India (2003).
- Entry in American Biography (2004).
- Entry in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 5th
Edition, Marquis Who’s Who
(2004-2005).
- Entry in Biography Fame International, Special Issue, Vol. VII (2004).
- Entry in the Contemporary Who's Who of Professionals, American Biographical
Institute (2004/2005).
- Entry in Asian/American Who’s Who, Vol. IV, Rifacimento International, India
(2005).
- Entry in Biography Today, Vol. III, Rifacimento International, India (2005).
- Entry in The Contemporary Who's Who of Professionals, American Biographical
Institute (2005).
- Entry in Distinguished and Admirable Achievers, 2nd
ed. 2005, South-Asia Intl.
Publication Company (2006).
- Entry in Afro-Asian Who's Who, Vol. I, Rifacimento International, India (2006).
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- Entry in The Dictionary of International Biography, Vol. 36, International
Biographical Centre, Cambridge (2011).
- Entry in Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21th
Century, International Biographical
Centre, Cambridge, England (2014).
- Entry in Leading Professionals of the World, International Biographical Centre
(2014).
- Entry in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21th
Century, International
Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England (2015).
II. PUBLICATIONS
D.Phil. Dissertation
The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance: Liberal Theory and the Struggle Against
Kahanism in Israel.
308 pp + xviii;
submitted in Trinity Term, 1991.
Supervisors:
Dr. Geoffrey Marshall, Queen’s College.
Mr. Wilfrid Knapp, St. Catherine’s College.
Examiners
Professor Hillel Steiner, Department of Government, University of Manchester.
Mr. (later Professor) John Gardner, All Souls College, Oxford.
Books
Authored
1. The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance: The Struggle Against Kahanism in Israel
(Gainesville, FL: The University Press of Florida, 1994). 329 pp.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Boundaries-Liberty-Tolerance-
Struggle/dp/0813012589/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_5/277-6110113-8624529
ISBN 0-8130-1258-9
Hebrew version, Gvulut Ha’sovlanut Ve’hacherut: Jerusalem: Nevo Publishing House
(1994), 353 pp.;
ISBN 965-442-006-6
Second printing, Jerusalem: Academon Publishing House (1999), 353 pp.
ISBN 965-442-006-6
2. Speech, Media, and Ethics: The Limits of Free Expression (Houndmills and New
York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2001). 217 + XXI pp.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Speech-Media-Ethics-Limits-
Expression/dp/1403947090/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2/277-6110113-8624529
ISBN 0-333-77076-5
Second paperback edition in 2005.
ISBN 1-4039-4709-0
Turkish Edition: PHOENIX-TÜRKÇE yayınları (2002).
ISBN 975-6565-18-7
3. The Right to Die with Dignity: An Argument in Ethics, Medicine, and Law
(Piscataway, NJ.: Rutgers University Press, 2001). 305 pp.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Right-Die-Dignity-
Argument/dp/0813529867/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_4/277-6110113-8624529
ISBN 0-8135-2986-7
4. Euthanasia in the Netherlands: The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killing
(Dordrecht: Springer-Kluwer, 2004), 205 + XIII pp.; Kindle Edition, 2004.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Euthanasia-Netherlands-Practice-International-
Medicine/dp/9048166233/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_6/277-6110113-8624529
ISBN 1-4020-2250-6
5. The Scope of Tolerance: Studies on the Costs of Free Expression and Freedom of
the Press (London and New York: Routledge, 2006), 277 pp.; paperback 2007;
Kindle Edition, 2007.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Scope-Tolerance-Expression-
Extremism/dp/0415357586/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1/277-6110113-8624529
ISBN 0-415-35757-8
6. The Democratic "Catch": Free Speech and Its Limits (Hamilkud Ha’demokrati) (Tel
Aviv: Maariv Publication House, 2007) (Hebrew), 507 pp.
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/7641084
ISBN 115-1938
7. Confronting the Internet's Dark Side: Moral and Social Responsibility on the Free
Highway (NY and Washington DC.: Cambridge University Press and Woodrow
Wilson Center Press, 2015).
ISBN 9781107105591
http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/e-commerce-law/confronting-
internets-dark-side-moral-and-social-responsibility-free-highway?format=HB ;
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/book/confronting-the-internets-dark-side-moral-and-
social-responsibility-the-free-highway
Edited
1. Editor, Basic Issues in Israeli Democracy (Sugiot Yesod Bademokratia
Ha’Yisraelit) (Tel Aviv: Sifriat Poalim, 1999) (Hebrew). 294 pp.
ISBN 965-04-2387-7
http://www.booknet.co.il/prodtxt.asp?id=11098&perur=4
2. Editor, Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Tolerance: Essays in Honor and
Memory of Yitzhak Rabin (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000). 306 pp.
ISBN 0-472-11016-0
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Liberal-Democracy-Limits-Tolerance-
Yitzhak/dp/0472110160
3. Editor, Challenges to Democracy: Essays in Honour and Memory of Isaiah Berlin
(Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2000). 305 pp.
ISBN 0-7546-2095-6
http://www.amazon.com/Challenges-Democracy-Essays-Honour-
Memory/dp/0754620956
4. Editor, Medical Ethics at the Dawn of the 21st
Century (New York: New York
Academy of Sciences, 2000), Vol. 913 of the Annals, 265 pp.
ISBN 1-57331-300-9
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.2000.913.issue-1/issuetoc
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5. Editor, Moral Dilemmas in Medicine (Dilemot Be’etica Refuit) (Jerusalem and Tel
Aviv: The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2002, Hebrew),
pp. 423.
ISBN 965-02-0171-8
http://www.kotar.co.il/KotarApp/Viewer.aspx?nBookID=93791909
6. Editor, Israeli Democracy at the Crossroads (London: Routledge, 2005), 288 pp.
ISBN 0-415-35023-9
This book also appeared as Special Issue of Israel Affairs, Vol. 11, No. 1 (January
2005).
http://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Democracy-Crossroads-History-
Politics/dp/0415350239
7. Editor, Israeli Institutions at the Crossroads (London: Routledge, 2005), 204 pp.;
Kindle Edition, 2007.
ISBN 0-415-36360-8
This book also appeared as Special Issue of Israel Affairs, Vol. 11, No. 2 (April
2005).
http://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Institutions-Crossroads-Politics-
ebook/dp/B000OYEZ0S
8. Editor, with Ori Arbel-Ganz and Asa Kasher, Public Responsibility in Israel
(Achrayut Ziburit Be’Israel) (Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: Hakibbutz Hameuchad and
Mishkanot Shaananim, 2012, Hebrew), 607 pp.
ISBN 0-0310005170-5
http://www.kibutz-poalim.co.il/public_responsibility_in_israel
Articles in Refereed Journals (Major Publications)
“The Intifada: Causes, Consequences, and Future Trends”, Small Wars &
Insurgencies, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1991), pp. 12-40.
“Foundations of Violence, Terror and War in the Writings of Marx, Engels, and
Lenin”, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 3, No. 2 (1991), pp. 1-24.
“Harm Principle, Offence Principle, and the Skokie Affair”, Political Studies, Vol. XLI,
No. 3 (1993), pp. 453-470.
REPRINTED IN: Steven J. Heyman (ed.), Controversies in Constitutional Law: Hate
Speech and the Constitution (New York and London: Garland Publishing Inc., 1996,
Vol. II), pp. 277-294.
“Disqualification of Lists in Israel (1948-1984): Retrospect and Appraisal”, Law and
Philosophy, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1994), pp. 43-95.
“Between Neutrality and Perfectionism”, The Canadian Journal of Law and
Jurisprudence, Vol. VII, No. 2 (1994), pp. 217-236.
“Liberalism, and the Limits of Pluralism”, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 7, No.
2 (1995), pp. 25-48.
“Cultural Pluralism and the Israeli Nation-Building Ideology”, International Journal of
Middle East Studies, Vol. 27 (1995), pp. 461-484.
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“Administrative Detention in Israel and its Employment as a Means of Combating
Political Extremism”, New York International Law Review, Vol. 9, No. 2 (1996), pp. 1-
25.
R. Cohen-Almagor and Yehuda Snir, “The Decision Making Process of the Abortion
High Committees”, Ha’refuah (Medicine, The Journal of Israeli Physicians
Association), Vol. 138, No. 12 (15 June 2000), pp. 1009-1014 (Hebrew) (equal
contribution).
R. Cohen-Almagor and Merav Shmueli, “Can Life Be Evaluated? The Jewish
Halachic Approach vs. the Quality of Life Approach in Medical Ethics: A Critical
View”, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, Vol. 21, No. 2 (August 2000), pp. 117-137
(equal contribution).
Hebrew version: “The Right to Die in Dignity and the Quality of Life Argument” (with
Merav Shmueli), Re’fuah U’Mishpat (Medicine and Law), Vol. 18 (April 1998), pp. 66-
81.
“The Terrorists’ Best Ally: The Quebec Media Coverage of the FLQ Crisis in October
1970”, Canadian Journal of Communication, Volume 25, No. 2 (2000), pp. 251-284.
“Language and Reality at the End of Life”, Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol.
28, No. 3 (Fall 2000), pp. 267-278.
Spanish version: “‘Muerte con dignidad’, ‘calidad de vida’, ‘estado vegetativo’, ‘doble
efecto’ y otras expresiones empleadas por los medicos”, Perspectivas Bioeticas, No.
5 (1998), pp. 26-44.
“A Concise Rebuttal”, Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Fall 2000),
pp. 285-286.
The journal ordered a commentary on my article and asked me to respond to the
critique.
“Israeli Democracy, Religion and the Practice of Halizah in Jewish Law”, UCLA
Women's Law Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Fall/Winter 2000), pp. 45-65.
“An Outsider’s View on the Dutch Euthanasia Policy and Practice”, Issues in Law and
Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Summer 2001), pp. 35-68.
R. Cohen-Almagor and Monica G. Hartman, “The Oregon Death with Dignity Act:
Review and Proposals for Improvement”, Journal of Legislation, Vol. 27, No. 2
(2001), pp. 269-298 (equal contribution).
“Liberalism and the Limits of Multiculturalism”, Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 36,
No. 1 (2001), pp. 80-93.
“Responsibility and Ethics in the Canadian Media: Some Basic Concerns”, Journal of
Mass Media Ethics, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2002), pp. 35-52.
“Why the Netherlands?”, Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Vol. 30, No. 1 (2002),
pp. 95-104.
“Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the Democratic World: Legal
Overview”, New York Int. Law Rev. Vol. 16, No. 1 (Winter 2003), pp. 1-42.
“Privacy in Two Episodes: Princess Diana’s Death and Les Editions Vice-Versa Inc.
v. Aubry”, International Journal of Communication Law and Policy, Issue 7 (Winter
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2002/2003).
“Media Coverage of Terror: Troubling Episodes and Suggested Guidelines",
Canadian Journal of Communication, Volume 30, No. 3 (2005), pp. 383-409.
Hebrew version: Igra (Tel Aviv University: The Chaim Herzog Institute
for Media, Politics and Society, 2006).
"Privacy: Ethical and Legal Considerations", Communication Law Review, Vol. 6,
Issue 1 (2006), pp. 47-72.
"On Compromise and Coercion", Ratio Juris, Vol. 19, No. 4 (December 2006), pp.
434-455.
"Hate in the Classroom: Free Expression, Holocaust Denial, and Liberal Education",
American Journal of Education, Vol. 114, No. 2 (February 2008), pp. 215-241.
“Reply to Rejoinder: Teaching in Class versus Free Expression”, American Journal of
Education, Vol. 115 (November 2008), pp. 179-183.
The journal ordered a commentary on my article and asked me to respond to the
critique.
"The Limits of Objective Reporting", Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 7, No. 1
(2008), pp. 138-157.
“Belgian Euthanasia Law: A Critical Analysis”, Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 35,
Issue 7 (2009), pp. 436–439.
“Internet History”, International Journal of Technoethics, Vol. 2, No. 2 (April-June
2011), pp. 45-64.
“Fighting Hate and Bigotry on the Internet”, Policy and Internet, Vol. 3: Iss. 3, Article 6
(2011).
“Fatal Choices and Flawed Decisions at the End-of-Life: Lessons from Israel”,
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Autumn 2011), pp. 578-594.
“Freedom of Expression, Internet Responsibility and Business Ethics: The Yahoo!
Saga and Its Aftermath”, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 106, issue 3 (2012), pp.
353–365, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1001-z,
http://www.springerlink.com/content/gk777707jp2485r5/fulltext.pdf
Another version of this article was published under the title “Internet Responsibility,
Geographic Boundaries and Business Ethics”, in Hannibal Travis (ed.), Cyberspace
Law: Censorship and Regulation of the Internet (London and NY: Routledge, 2013),
pp. 185-208.
“Between Autonomy and State Regulation: J.S. Mill’s Elastic Paternalism”, Philosophy,
Vol. 87 / Issue 04 (October 2012), pp. 557-582.
“Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility: Holocaust Denial in Canada”,
Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Vol. 28, Iss. 1 (2013), pp. 42-56.
“Online Child Sex Offenders – Challenges and Counter-measures“, The Howard
Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 52, No. 2 (May 2013), pp. 190-215.
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“First Do No Harm: Pressing Concerns Regarding Euthanasia in Belgium”, The
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Vol. 36 (2013), pp. 515-521.
"After Leveson: Recommendations for Instituting the Public and Press Council", The
International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 19, No. 2 (April 2014), pp. 202 - 225.
Tom Mortier, René Leiva, Raphael Cohen-Almagor and Willem Lemmens, “Between
Palliative Care and Euthanasia”, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2015),
pp. 177-178.
“Internet Architecture, Freedom of Expression and Social Responsibility: Critical
Realism and Proposals for a Better Future”, Innovation: The European Journal of
Social Science Research, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2015), pp. 147-166.
"First Do No Harm: Shortening Lives of Patients without Their Explicit Request in
Belgium", Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 41 (2015): 625–629.
“First Do No Harm: Euthanasia of Patients with Dementia in Belgium”, Journal of
Medicine and Philosophy (published online 8 December 2015).
“An Argument for Physician-Assisted Suicide and Against Euthanasia”, Ethics,
Medicine, and Public Health, Vol. 1, Iss 4 (2015), pp. 431-441.
Articles or Chapters in Books which Are Not Conference Proceedings
(Selective List)
“Female Circumcision and Murder for Family Honour among Minorities in Israel”, in
Kirsten Schulze, Martin Stokes and Colm Campbell (eds.), Nationalism, Minorities
and Diasporas: Identities and Rights in the Middle East (London: I.B. Tauris, 1996),
pp. 171-187.
A later version: “The Limits of Cultural Pluralism: An Israeli Perspective”, Indian
Socio-Legal Journal, Vol. XXV, Nos. 1-2 (1999), pp. 109-128.
“Limits to Freedom of Expression: The Case of Incitement”, in Ejan Mackaay (ed.),
Certainty and the Law (Montreal: Editions Thémis, 2000), pp. 3-15.
Will Kymlicka and Raphael Cohen-Almagor, “Ethnocultural Minorities in Liberal
Democracies”, in Maria Baghramian and Attracta Ingram (eds.), Pluralism: the
philosophy and politics of diversity (London: Routledge, 2000) (equal contribution),
pp. 228-250.
"The Scope of Tolerance and Its Moral Reasoning", in Antonio Punzi (ed.), Omagio A
Rawls (Milano: Giuffrè, 2004), pp. 129-147.
"Conceptualizing the Right to Privacy: Ethical and Legal Considerations", in Rita
Watson and Menahem Blondheim (eds.), The Toronto School of Communication
Theory: Interpretations, Extensions and Applications (Toronto and Jerusalem:
University of Toronto Press and Magnes Press, 2007), pp. 305-336.
“John Stuart Mill”, in Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill (eds.) Ethical
Communication: Five Moral Stances in Human Dialogue (Columbia, MO.: University
of Missouri Press, 2009), pp. 25-32.
R. Cohen-Almagor and Marco Zambotti, “Liberalism, Tolerance and Multiculturalism:
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The Bounds of Liberal Intervention in Affairs of Minority Cultures”, in Krzysztof
Wojciechowski and Jan C. Joerden (eds.), Ethical Liberalism in Contemporary
Societies (Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2009), pp. 79-98.
"In Internet's Way", in Mark Fackler and Robert S. Fortner (eds.), Ethics and Evil in
the Public Sphere: Media, Universal Values & Global Development (Cresskill, NJ:
Hampton Press, 2010), pp. 93-115.
“Content Net Neutrality – A Critique”, in Hilmi Demir (ed.), Luciano Floridi`s
Philosophy of Technology: Critical Reflections (Dordrecht: Springer, 2012), pp. 151-
167.
“Reconciling Liberalism and Judaism? Human Rights in Israel”, in Jo Carby-Hall
(ed.), Essays on Human Rights: A Celebration of the Life of Dr Janusz Kochanowski
(Warsaw: Jus et Lex Foundation, 2014), pp. 136-163.
“Foreword”, in Rusi Jaspal, Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism: Representation,
Cognition and Everyday Talk (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2014), pp. xiii-xvii.
“Medical Ethics and Academic Freedom – My Dutch Experience”, in Alan Jotkowitz
and Shifra Shvarts (eds.), Autonomy, Altruism and Authority in Medical Ethics -
Essays in Honor of Professor Shimon Glick (NY: Nova, 2015), pp. 11-29.
“Addressing Incitement in Israel”, in Aharon Barak et al. (eds.), Essays in Honour of
Deputy President of the Israel Supreme Court Eliyahu Mazza (Jerusalem: Nevo,
2015), pp. 457-488 (Hebrew).
Accepted for Publication:
“Euthanizing People Who Are ‘Tired of Life’ in Belgium”, in David Albert Jones, Chris
Gastmans and Calum MacKellar (eds.), Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Lessons
from Belgium (CUP, under consideration).
“Confronting the Internet's Dark Side: A Plea for Proactive Security”, in Jose Raus et
al. Media and Metamedia Management (Dordrecht: Springer, 2016).
Encyclopedia and Handbook Entries
“Israel and International Human Rights”, in Frederick P. Forsythe (ed.), Encyclopedia
of Human Rights (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009), Vol. 3, pp. 247-257.
ISBN 9780195334029
“Responsibility of Net Users”, in Mark Fackler and Robert S. Fortner (eds.), The
Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics, Vol. I (Oxford: Wiley-
Blackwell, 2011), pp. 415-433.
“Right to Die”, in Henk ten Have (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics
(Dordrecht: Springer-Kluwer, 2016).
“Tolerance”, in Kocku von Stuckrad and Robert Segal (eds.), Vocabulary for the
Study of Religion (Leiden: Brill, 2016).
Accepted for Publication:
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“John Stuart Mill”, The Hebrew Encyclopaedia (2016, Hebrew).
Raphael Cohen-Almagor and Amos Guiora, “Democracy and Security in Israel”, in
Leonard Weinberg and Elizabeth Francis (Editors), Democracy and Security: A
Handbook (London and New York: Routledge, 2016).
“Assisted Dying Bill for England and Wales”, in Michael Cholbi (ed.), Euthanasia and
Assisted Suicide: Global Views on Choosing to End Life, 2 vols. (Santa Barbara, CA:
Praeger, 2016).
Other Publications: Poetry
Middle Eastern Shores (Hofim Mizrach Tichoniim) (Tel Aviv: Sa’ar Publication House,
1993) (Hebrew).
Voyages (Masaot) (Jerusalem: Carmel Publication House, 2007) (Hebrew).