Alan Dowty

Alan Dowty

Alan Dowty in 2008.
Born (1940-01-15) January 15, 1940
Occupation Professor emeritus
Education BA, MA, Ph.D.
Alma mater Shimer College; University of Chicago
Genre nonfiction
Subject international relations

Alan Dowty (born January 15, 1940) is an American author and Professor of Political Science Emeritus, University of Notre Dame.[1] He was formerly Kahanoff Chair Professor of Israel Studies at the University of Calgary, 2003-2006, and President of the Association for Israel Studies, 2005-2007.

His recent work focuses on Israeli politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict.[2][3]

Ira Sharkansky of The Hebrew University calls Dowty's "The Jewish State: A Century Later," "the most thorough and sensitive assessment of Israel's democracy that I have seen."[4]

Early life and education

Dowty earned a B.A. from Shimer College (1959) and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1963). He returned to Shimer to teach for a time in 1966, and as of 2010 is the vice president of the Shimer College Alumni Association.[5]

Publications

References

  1. "Alan Dowty". nd.edu. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. "Welcome to Israel / Palestine online by Alan Dowty". Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. "Is Israel Democratic? Substance and Semantics in the "Ethnic Democracy" Debate". Project muse. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. Mendelsohn, Ezra (1999). ?. Oxford University Press. p. 263.
  5. "Alumni Association Board of Directors". Shimer.edu. Retrieved 2010-04-24.

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