Alan Dowty
| Alan Dowty | |
|---|---|
 Alan Dowty in 2008. | |
| Born | 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
- The Limits of American Isolation, (New York University Press, 1971)
- Middle East Crisis: U.S. Decision Making in 1958, 1970, and 1973, (University of California Press, 1984)
- Closed Borders: The Contemporary Assault on Freedom of Movement, (Yale University Press, 1987)
- The Jewish State: A Century Later, (University of California Press, 1998, 2001)
- Israel/Palestine, (Polity Press, 2005, 2008)
References
- ↑ "Alan Dowty". nd.edu. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Welcome to Israel / Palestine online by Alan Dowty". Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Is Israel Democratic? Substance and Semantics in the "Ethnic Democracy" Debate". Project muse. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ Mendelsohn, Ezra (1999). ?. Oxford University Press. p. 263.
- ↑ "Alumni Association Board of Directors". Shimer.edu. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
External links
- Books by Alan Dowty
- Alan Dowty on Linkedin