Sasson Sofer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5656699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sasson Sofer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sasson |
| FAMILY NAME | Sofer |
| SIGNATURE | SOFER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Peacemaking in a Divided Society: Israel after Rabin
This is an interdisciplinary study of Israeli society in one of the defining moments in the history of Israel. The contributors discuss the critical aspects of the political order, economics, the military, the role of the media and legal reform that are shaping a new Israel.
The Prominence of Historical Demarcations: Westphalia and the New World Order
It came as no surprise that interest in the temporal dimension of international politics was on the rise at the turn of the millennium. Of no less importance is the prospect for a “historical turn” in international relations theory. This paper attempts to clarify the relationship between historical demarcation and international understanding of epochal change, and the transformation of world order. Two momentous historical demarcations are examin…
Guardians of the Practitioners’ Virtue: Diplomats at the Warrior’s Den
This paper explores the recurrent clash between warriors and diplomats. A study of modern history exemplifies that the prevalent image of the diplomat as a timid civil servant is misleading. The diplomat is unique among a state’s practitioners in the inherent connection between his ethics and professional competence. The applicability of some moral principles to international relations does not negate the diplomat’s ultimate responsibility, the s…
Towards distant frontiers: The course of Israeli diplomacy
Conventional historical wisdom accords Israeli diplomacy a secondary or even marginal place in securing Israel's national interests. This article argues that despite the dominance of military considerations and some apparent lacunae, Israeli diplomacy has scored some remarkable successes. The article examines the principles of Israeli foreign policy, the domestic and conceptual sources nourishing it, and the problems of international orientation.…
Recovering the Classical Approach
Books reviewed in this article: Kai Alderson and Andrew Hurrell (eds.), Hedley Bull on International Society Robert Jackson, The Global Covenant: Human Conduct in a World of States Martin Shaw, Theory of the Global State: Globality as an Unfinished Revolution
A response to Benny Morris
Being a ‘pathetic hero’ in international politics: The diplomat as a historical actor
This article posits that the diplomat's weakness as a historical actor stems from two salient factors: (a) the impassivity of the diplomatic practice, and (b) the diplomat is an actor of ‘one front’ ‐ the external. Politicians and military men act within the internal lines of the domestic and the external. The diplomat is in the service of grand things but is never on heroic tracks; his service is always that of dependency. The apparent political…
Zionism and the Foundations of Israeli Diplomacy
Detailed historical reconstruction of the origins of Jewish political thought. By tracing the development of Socialist Zionism and Revisionism in the years prior to Israel's independence, the book demonstrates how the political, social and economic foundations of the future state of Israel were negotiated in this period and how these ideologies have endured and are reflected in Israeli diplomacy. In this respect, the comprehensive analysis is key…
The diplomat as a stranger
(1997). The diplomat as a stranger. Diplomacy & Statecraft: Vol. 8, Britain and Europe, pp. 179-186
Old and new diplomacy: A debate revisited
There are two popular claims about diplomacy in the modern history of international relations. According to the first, World War One constituted a decisive turning point in the modern era, marking the emergence of a new diplomacy, distinct in both essence and style from that which had existed previously. The second maintains that diplomacy is in a state of continuous decline. This study proposes that the distinction between old and new diplomacy …
International Relations and the Invisibility of Ideology
The diplomat as a stranger
(1997). The diplomat as a stranger. Diplomacy & Statecraft: Vol. 8, Britain and Europe, pp. 179-186
Old and new diplomacy: A debate revisited
There are two popular claims about diplomacy in the modern history of international relations. According to the first, World War One constituted a decisive turning point in the modern era, marking the emergence of a new diplomacy, distinct in both essence and style from that which had existed previously. The second maintains that diplomacy is in a state of continuous decline. This study proposes that the distinction between old and new diplomacy …
The Prominence of Historical Demarcations: Westphalia and the New World Order
It came as no surprise that interest in the temporal dimension of international politics was on the rise at the turn of the millennium. Of no less importance is the prospect for a “historical turn” in international relations theory. This paper attempts to clarify the relationship between historical demarcation and international understanding of epochal change, and the transformation of world order. Two momentous historical demarcations are examin…
Being a ‘pathetic hero’ in international politics: The diplomat as a historical actor
This article posits that the diplomat's weakness as a historical actor stems from two salient factors: (a) the impassivity of the diplomatic practice, and (b) the diplomat is an actor of ‘one front’ ‐ the external. Politicians and military men act within the internal lines of the domestic and the external. The diplomat is in the service of grand things but is never on heroic tracks; his service is always that of dependency. The apparent political…
Towards distant frontiers: The course of Israeli diplomacy
Conventional historical wisdom accords Israeli diplomacy a secondary or even marginal place in securing Israel's national interests. This article argues that despite the dominance of military considerations and some apparent lacunae, Israeli diplomacy has scored some remarkable successes. The article examines the principles of Israeli foreign policy, the domestic and conceptual sources nourishing it, and the problems of international orientation.…
International Relations and the Invisibility of Ideology
International Relations and the Invisibility of Ideology
Old and new diplomacy: A debate revisited
There are two popular claims about diplomacy in the modern history of international relations. According to the first, World War One constituted a decisive turning point in the modern era, marking the emergence of a new diplomacy, distinct in both essence and style from that which had existed previously. The second maintains that diplomacy is in a state of continuous decline. This study proposes that the distinction between old and new diplomacy …
The diplomat as a stranger
(1997). The diplomat as a stranger. Diplomacy & Statecraft: Vol. 8, Britain and Europe, pp. 179-186
Zionism and the Foundations of Israeli Diplomacy
Detailed historical reconstruction of the origins of Jewish political thought. By tracing the development of Socialist Zionism and Revisionism in the years prior to Israel's independence, the book demonstrates how the political, social and economic foundations of the future state of Israel were negotiated in this period and how these ideologies have endured and are reflected in Israeli diplomacy. In this respect, the comprehensive analysis is key…
A response to Benny Morris
Being a ‘pathetic hero’ in international politics: The diplomat as a historical actor
This article posits that the diplomat's weakness as a historical actor stems from two salient factors: (a) the impassivity of the diplomatic practice, and (b) the diplomat is an actor of ‘one front’ ‐ the external. Politicians and military men act within the internal lines of the domestic and the external. The diplomat is in the service of grand things but is never on heroic tracks; his service is always that of dependency. The apparent political…
Recovering the Classical Approach
Books reviewed in this article: Kai Alderson and Andrew Hurrell (eds.), Hedley Bull on International Society Robert Jackson, The Global Covenant: Human Conduct in a World of States Martin Shaw, Theory of the Global State: Globality as an Unfinished Revolution
Towards distant frontiers: The course of Israeli diplomacy
Conventional historical wisdom accords Israeli diplomacy a secondary or even marginal place in securing Israel's national interests. This article argues that despite the dominance of military considerations and some apparent lacunae, Israeli diplomacy has scored some remarkable successes. The article examines the principles of Israeli foreign policy, the domestic and conceptual sources nourishing it, and the problems of international orientation.…
Guardians of the Practitioners’ Virtue: Diplomats at the Warrior’s Den
This paper explores the recurrent clash between warriors and diplomats. A study of modern history exemplifies that the prevalent image of the diplomat as a timid civil servant is misleading. The diplomat is unique among a state’s practitioners in the inherent connection between his ethics and professional competence. The applicability of some moral principles to international relations does not negate the diplomat’s ultimate responsibility, the s…
The Prominence of Historical Demarcations: Westphalia and the New World Order
It came as no surprise that interest in the temporal dimension of international politics was on the rise at the turn of the millennium. Of no less importance is the prospect for a “historical turn” in international relations theory. This paper attempts to clarify the relationship between historical demarcation and international understanding of epochal change, and the transformation of world order. Two momentous historical demarcations are examin…
Peacemaking in a Divided Society: Israel after Rabin
This is an interdisciplinary study of Israeli society in one of the defining moments in the history of Israel. The contributors discuss the critical aspects of the political order, economics, the military, the role of the media and legal reform that are shaping a new Israel.
Law (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (6 works) · Diplomacy (4 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · History (3 works)