Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Raphael Cohen-Almagor is an educator, researcher and human rights activist. Phil. in political theory from Oxford University in 1991, and his B.A. and M.A. from Tel Aviv University (both Magna cum Laude). In 1992-1995 he lectured at the Hebrew University Law Faculty. In 1995-2007 he taught at the University of Haifa Law School, Department of Communication, and Library and Information Studies University of Haifa . He has served in various organizations, including as Chairperson of “The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel; Founder and Director of the Medical Ethics Think-tank at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; member of the [[Israel Press Council], Chairperson of Library and Information Studies, and Founder and Director of Center for Democratic Studies , both at the University of Haifa. Presently he is Chair in Politics at the University of Hull , United Kingdom. In 2008-2009 he served as Acting Deputy Dean for Research at Hull Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Professor Cohen-Almagor has published numerous articles and book chapters in the fields of political science, law, Israel studies, philosophy, media ethics, medical ethics, education, sociology and history. Since 2000, he is writing a monthly Blog on Israeli politics , human rights concerns, scientific developments, the arts and other issues. The Blog, has more than 1000 subscribers in some thirty countries and was quoted by The Washington Post, The Ottawa Citizen, The Baltimore Sun, among other newspapers. "The Center for Democratic Studies, The University of Haifa" . http://cds.haifa.ac.il/ .

Phil. in political theory from Oxford University in 1991, and his B.A. and M.A. from Tel Aviv University (both Magna cum Laude). In 1992-1995 he lectured at the Hebrew University Law Faculty. In 1995-2007 he taught at the University of Haifa Law School, Department of Communication, and Library and Information Studies University of Haifa . He has served in various organizations, including as Chairperson of “The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel; Founder and Director of the Medical Ethics Think-tank at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; member of the Israel Press Council , Chairperson of Library and Information Studies, and Founder and Director of Center for Democratic Studies , both at the University of Haifa. Presently he is Chair in Politics at the University of Hull , United Kingdom, and Director of the Middle East Study Group . In 2008-2009 he served as Acting Deputy Dean for Research at Hull Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Professor Cohen-Almagor has published numerous articles and book chapters in the fields of political science, law, Israel studies, philosophy, media ethics, medical ethics, education, sociology and history. Since 2000, he is writing a monthly Blog on Israeli politics , human rights concerns, scientific developments, the arts and other issues. The Blog, has more than 1000 subscribers in some thirty countries and was quoted by The Washington Post , The Ottawa Citizen , The Baltimore Sun , among other newspapers. "The Center for Democratic Studies, The University of Haifa" . http://cds.haifa.ac.il/ .

Raphael Cohen-Almagor Raphael Cohen-Almagor is an Israeli/British academic. Phil. in political theory from Oxford University in 1991, and his B.A. and M.A. from Tel Aviv University (both Magna cum Laude). In 1992-1995 he lectured at the Hebrew University Law Faculty. In 1995-2007 he taught at the University of Haifa Law School, Department of Communication, and Library and Information Studies University of Haifa . In 2019, he was Distinguished Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Laws, University College London (UCL). Raphael has served in various organizations, including as Chairperson of “The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel; Founder and Director of the Medical Ethics Think-tank at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute ; member of the Israel Press Council , Chairperson of Library and Information Studies, and Founder and Director of Center for Democratic Studies , both at the University of Haifa. Presently he is Chair in Politics at the University of Hull , United Kingdom, and Director of the Middle East Study Group. In 2008-2009 he served as Acting Deputy Dean for Research at Hull Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Professor Cohen-Almagor has published numerous articles and book chapters in the fields of political science, law, Israel studies, philosophy, media ethics, medical ethics, education, sociology and history. Since 2000, he is writing a monthly Blog on Israeli politics, human rights concerns, scientific developments, the arts and other issues. The Blog, has more than 1000 subscribers in some thirty countries and was quoted by The Washington Post , The Ottawa Citizen , The Economist, The Jerusalem Post, The Baltimore Sun , among other newspapers. "Staff - Politics - University of Hull" . .hull.ac.uk .

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Raphael Cohen-Almagor Raphael Cohen-Almagor (born 1961) is an Israeli/British academic. Cohen-Almagor received his D.Phil. in political theory from Oxford University in 1991, and his B.A. and M.A. from Tel Aviv University (both magna cum laude). In 1992–1995 he lectured at the Hebrew University Law Faculty. In 1995–2007 he taught at the University of Haifa Law School, Department of Communication, and Library and Information Studies University of Haifa . In 2019, he was distinguished visiting professor to the Faculty of Laws, University College London (UCL). In 2023, he is the Olof Palme Visiting Professor at Lund University, Sweden. Raphael has served in various organisations, including as chairperson of “The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel; founder and director of the Medical Ethics Think-tank at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute ; member of the Israel Press Council , chairperson of library and information studies, and founder and director of Center for Democratic Studies , both at the University of Haifa. Cohen-Almagor was the Yitzhak Rabin – Fulbright Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law and Dept. of Communication, visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University , and Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars . Presently he is chair in politics at the University of Hull , United Kingdom, and director of the Middle East Study Group. In 2008–2009 he served as acting deputy dean for research at Hull Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. In June 2023, Cohen-Almagor was elected President of the Association of Israel Studies, an international scholarly association that was established in the United States in 1984 and is currently based in Israel. Cohen-Almagor has published numerous articles and book chapters in the fields of political science, law, Israel studies, philosophy, media ethics, medical ethics, education, sociology, and history.