Hanna Herzog ( he, חנה הרצוג) is a professor of
sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...
at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University and a senior research fellow and the academic director of the Civil Society forums at
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (VLJI) is a center for the interdisciplinary study and discussion of issues related to philosophy, society, culture, and education. The Institute was established in to create a body of knowledge and discourseto ...
in
Jerusalem.
Academic career
She is among the founders of Woman and
Gender Studies
Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field ...
in Israel which has been in existence since 2000. She specializes in
political sociology, political communication, and sociology of gender. She has published many articles on politics. These consist mainly of ethnic and racial relations and women in politics, Palestinian women citizens of Israel, and gender, religion and
politics.
Political activism
She has been active in the public sphere in political lobbying, and in the struggle
against gender discrimination. She has been a member and board member of the Israel
Women's Network (INW); headed the steering committee of the Research and
Information Center of the INW; is much in demand as a lecturer and advisor for
various women's organizations; is a member of the public forum for the advancement
of the status of women in science and academe; is active in the peace movement;
served on the public council to examine the structure of the regime in Israel
established by the
President of Israel
The president of the State of Israel ( he, נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Nesi Medinat Yisra'el, or he, נְשִׂיא הַמְדִינָה, Nesi HaMedina, President of the State) is the head of state of Israel. The posi ...
; is a member of the council to define military
service for women in Israel (2007).
Hanna Herzog has concentrated on the connection between society and politics in
Israel with special emphasis on minority groups striving for equality and full
integration. She uses the research and academic tools with which she is familiar to
advance the academic and political dialog between Jewish and Palestinian-Arab
women in Israel.
Published works
Books
Herzog is the author of numerous books and articles, including:
* Political Ethnicity - The Image and the Reality, 1986 (Hebrew)
* Realistic Women - Women in Israeli Local Politics, 1994 (Hebrew)
*Gendering Politics - Women in Israel, University of Michigan Press, 1999
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*Sex Gender Politics - Women in Israel (Written with others) 1999 (Hebrew).
Herzog headed the Sociology Department of Tel Aviv University, headed the Society and
Politics Section at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College from its inception in 1994 –
2001). She served as the president of the (International) Association for Israel Studies 'Association for Israel Studies'' (AIS) is an international, interdisciplinary scholarly society devoted to the academic and professional study of modern Israel.
History
Formed and charted in the US in 1985, the Association is open to all individua ...
(1999–2001), as the editor of the academic journal ''Israeli Sociology'' (2001–2005). She
is as member of the editorial boards of the academic journals in Hebrew and
international academic journals.
Articles
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See also
*Women in Israel
Women in Israel comprise of the state's population . While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political ri ...
References
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Feminist studies scholars
Gender studies academics
Israeli sociologists
Israeli women sociologists
Academic staff of Tel Aviv University
Living people
Israeli feminists
Year of birth missing (living people)