Analysis in Israel: Piecing Together the Policy Analysis Puzzle in a Volatile Environment

Celebrating the publication of Policy Analysis in Israel (Menahem and Zehavi (Volume Editors), Vol. 8 of the INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POLICY ANALYSIS SERIES (Eds. Geva-May and Howlett) 

and the establishment of the School for Social Studies, Tel Aviv University 

JUNE 7

18:30- 21:30: JCPA and ICPA-Forum. Board meeting and dinner.  By invitation. 

JUNE 8

9:45 – 10:00: Breakfast Reception

10:00 – 10:15: Prof. Itai Sened Greetings (Head of School for Social Studies, Tel Aviv University)

10:15 – 10:30: Dr. Amos Zehavi (School for Social Studies and Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University), Israeli policy analysis in comparative perspective

10:30 – 12:00: Panel 1: Policy analysis across the world – moving forward

Prof. Iris Geva-May (JCPA editor-in-chief and ICPA-Forum President, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College at City University of New York)

Prof. Beryl Radin (McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Author in Policy Analysis in the US, ILPA Series)

Prof. Klaus Schubert (Institute of Political Science, University of Münster and Editor of Policy Analysis in Germany, Vol. 1, ILPA Series)

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch

13:00 – 14:15: Panel 2: Policy analysis in Israel: from mess to expertise?

Prof. David Chinitz (School of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Prof. (Emerita) Gila Menahem (School for Social Studies, Tel Aviv University)

Prof. (Emeritus) Ira Sharkansky (Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

14:15 – 15:30: Panel 3: Policy analysis outside of the central government

Dr. Nahum Ben-Elya

Prof. Arie Rimmerman (School of Social Work, University of Haifa)

Dr. Rana Zaher (Ingaz Center)

15:45 – 16:00: coffee break

16:00 – 16:45:  PLENARY

16:00 – 16:15: Prof. Raanan Rein Vice President Tel Aviv University 

16:15 – 16:45 Dr. Karnit Flug (Governor of the Central Bank of Israel): Policy Analysis in Israel

16:45 – 18:15: Panel 4: Policy analysis inside central government

Dr. Shirley Avrami (Head of the Knesset Research and Information Center)

Prof. Momi Dahan (School of Public Policy, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Prof. Daniel Gottleib (Deputy Director General for Research and Planning, National Insurance Institute of Israel)

Prof. Ami Volansky (School of Education, Tel Aviv University)

19:00: Closing Reception

aders and activists in the global and local food movement.