Gerald Cromer
Biographic Data
| ID | 629656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Cromer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Cromer |
| SIGNATURE | CROMER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Narratives of Violence
This title was first published in 2001. The modern state’s claim to a monopoly of legitimate force bestows the concomitant duty of preventing the resort to violence by non-state actors. Consequently, failure to do so often leads to debates, concerning the legitimation of the perpetrators themselves and the legitimation of the authorities who were unable or unwilling to prevent their violent actions. Narratives of Violence constitutes the first wo…
Analogies to Terror: The Construction of Social Problems in Israel During the Intifada Al Aqsa
Studies of the construction of social problems suggest that claims makers only relate to the issue that they are trying to place on the national agenda. However, an analysis of the Israeli public discourse about a number of social problems during the Intifada Al Aqsa indicates that this is not the case. The external threat served as an inferential structure for understanding and explaining the country's internal ones. Because of the centrality of…
The Rhetoric of Victimization: An Analysis of the Coverage of Intifada El-Aqsa in the Israeli Press
Using a number of concepts from John Best's work on the rhetoric of claims making, this article analyses the Israeli press of the Intifada EI-Aqsa. It revolves around two major themes — the severity of the Palestinian terrorist attacks and the undeserved fate of the Israeli victims. Reporters repeatedly engaged in the dramatization of injury and the dramatization of innocence. Bearing in mind the influence of the press on public perceptions of th…
A War of Words: Political Violence and Public Debate in Israel
This book examines a series of controversies surrounding Israel's use of force and its failure to prevent violence. Influenced by Weber's definition of the state as the 'monopoly of violence', politcial scientists and criminologists alike have focused their attention on the legitimation struggles of non-state actors who resort to violence.
A war of words: Political violence and public debate in Israel
Heavily influenced by Max Weber's definition of the state, political scientists and criminologists alike have focused their attention on the legitimation of struggles of non-state actors who resort to violence. A War of Words attempts to redress that balance by examining a series of controversies concerning the State of Israel's use of force and its failure to prevent the violence of others. It examines the public discourse about Palestinian and …
Introduction to the Special Issue on Narratives of Violence
Amalek as Other, Other as Amalek: Interpreting a Violent Biblical Narrative
The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance: The Struggle against Kahanism in Israel
In 1985, Raphael Cohen-Almagor participated in an Israeli demonstration against Rabbi Meir Kahane, a religious, quasi-fascist propagandist who had been elected to the Israeli parliament the preceding year. As the demonstration became a confrontation - people screamed, shouted, and whistled to prevent Kahane from speaking - Cohen-Almagor felt increasing discomfort. In the name of democracy, the protesters were using the same tactics against Kahane…
“How could such a thing happen?” A case study of the Israeli reaction to middle class delinquency
In the mirror of the past: The use of history in the justification of terrorism
This article takes the form of a content analysis of the propaganda of Lehi ‐ the smallest and most extreme of the underground movements that fought against the British in Palestine. It suggests that the propaganda was based on a number of projective narratives, namely, stories that are not only designed to recall the past, but also to show how to behave in the present. Particular emphasis was placed on the lessons to be learnt from Jewish histor…
The tip of the iceberg: An observation on the reaction to Kahanism in Israeli society
Meir Kahane's accession to the Knesset in the 1984 elections sparked a debate about the implications of Kahanism in Israeli politics. Whilst the Israeli left saw it as a logical extension of Likud policy and entirely representative of the national religious camp, others maintained that it had more in common with secular Zionism. Consequently, Kahane was portrayed as representing one point on a continuum, rather than as an evil sui generis
Sad tales and happy tales: The politicization of delinquent life‐histories
Previous research has indicated that juvenile delinquents tend to highlight their dismal pasts and portray themselves as the victims of circumstances in order to elicit favorable responses from the various agents of social control. However, the present study, based on the life‐histories of two groups of Israeli delinquents, suggests that they sometimes engage in this particular kind of retrospective interpretation in order to bring about changes …
The roots of lawlessness”: The coverage of the Jewish underground in the Israeli press
Previous studies have pointed out the different ways in which the mass media tend to denude terrorism of any ideological significance and relegate it to the periphery of society. However, an analysis of the press coverage of the Jewish underground found exactly the opposite kind of response. Emphasis was placed on the ideological motivation of those concerned and the different ways in which their actions were the inevitable conclusion of politica…
Jewish underground: At the center or on the periphery of Israeli society
(1988). Jewish underground: At the center or on the periphery of Israeli society? Terrorism: Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 350-354
Negotiating the Meaning of the Holocaust: An Observation on the Debate About Kahanism in Israeli Society
There is growing disagreement in Israel about the lessons to be learnt from the Holocaust. This is most clearly illustrated in the public debate that followed in the wake of Meir Kahane's election to the Knesset in 1984. Both he and his opponents use the Holocaust to legitimate their particular world-view Thus, Kahane tries to emphasize the enormity of the threat to Israel's physical and spiritual survival by comparing it to the destruction of Eu…
The Israeli Black Panthers: A Case Study of the Politicisation of Juvenile Delinquents
Amalek as Other, Other as Amalek: Interpreting a Violent Biblical Narrative
Analogies to Terror: The Construction of Social Problems in Israel During the Intifada Al Aqsa
Studies of the construction of social problems suggest that claims makers only relate to the issue that they are trying to place on the national agenda. However, an analysis of the Israeli public discourse about a number of social problems during the Intifada Al Aqsa indicates that this is not the case. The external threat served as an inferential structure for understanding and explaining the country's internal ones. Because of the centrality of…
The Rhetoric of Victimization: An Analysis of the Coverage of Intifada El-Aqsa in the Israeli Press
Using a number of concepts from John Best's work on the rhetoric of claims making, this article analyses the Israeli press of the Intifada EI-Aqsa. It revolves around two major themes — the severity of the Palestinian terrorist attacks and the undeserved fate of the Israeli victims. Reporters repeatedly engaged in the dramatization of injury and the dramatization of innocence. Bearing in mind the influence of the press on public perceptions of th…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Narratives of Violence
The roots of lawlessness”: The coverage of the Jewish underground in the Israeli press
Previous studies have pointed out the different ways in which the mass media tend to denude terrorism of any ideological significance and relegate it to the periphery of society. However, an analysis of the press coverage of the Jewish underground found exactly the opposite kind of response. Emphasis was placed on the ideological motivation of those concerned and the different ways in which their actions were the inevitable conclusion of politica…
Negotiating the Meaning of the Holocaust: An Observation on the Debate About Kahanism in Israeli Society
There is growing disagreement in Israel about the lessons to be learnt from the Holocaust. This is most clearly illustrated in the public debate that followed in the wake of Meir Kahane's election to the Knesset in 1984. Both he and his opponents use the Holocaust to legitimate their particular world-view Thus, Kahane tries to emphasize the enormity of the threat to Israel's physical and spiritual survival by comparing it to the destruction of Eu…
The Israeli Black Panthers: A Case Study of the Politicisation of Juvenile Delinquents
Negotiating the Meaning of the Holocaust: An Observation on the Debate About Kahanism in Israeli Society
There is growing disagreement in Israel about the lessons to be learnt from the Holocaust. This is most clearly illustrated in the public debate that followed in the wake of Meir Kahane's election to the Knesset in 1984. Both he and his opponents use the Holocaust to legitimate their particular world-view Thus, Kahane tries to emphasize the enormity of the threat to Israel's physical and spiritual survival by comparing it to the destruction of Eu…
Sad tales and happy tales: The politicization of delinquent life‐histories
Previous research has indicated that juvenile delinquents tend to highlight their dismal pasts and portray themselves as the victims of circumstances in order to elicit favorable responses from the various agents of social control. However, the present study, based on the life‐histories of two groups of Israeli delinquents, suggests that they sometimes engage in this particular kind of retrospective interpretation in order to bring about changes …
The roots of lawlessness”: The coverage of the Jewish underground in the Israeli press
Previous studies have pointed out the different ways in which the mass media tend to denude terrorism of any ideological significance and relegate it to the periphery of society. However, an analysis of the press coverage of the Jewish underground found exactly the opposite kind of response. Emphasis was placed on the ideological motivation of those concerned and the different ways in which their actions were the inevitable conclusion of politica…
Jewish underground: At the center or on the periphery of Israeli society
(1988). Jewish underground: At the center or on the periphery of Israeli society? Terrorism: Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 350-354
The tip of the iceberg: An observation on the reaction to Kahanism in Israeli society
Meir Kahane's accession to the Knesset in the 1984 elections sparked a debate about the implications of Kahanism in Israeli politics. Whilst the Israeli left saw it as a logical extension of Likud policy and entirely representative of the national religious camp, others maintained that it had more in common with secular Zionism. Consequently, Kahane was portrayed as representing one point on a continuum, rather than as an evil sui generis
In the mirror of the past: The use of history in the justification of terrorism
This article takes the form of a content analysis of the propaganda of Lehi ‐ the smallest and most extreme of the underground movements that fought against the British in Palestine. It suggests that the propaganda was based on a number of projective narratives, namely, stories that are not only designed to recall the past, but also to show how to behave in the present. Particular emphasis was placed on the lessons to be learnt from Jewish histor…
“How could such a thing happen?” A case study of the Israeli reaction to middle class delinquency
The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance: The Struggle against Kahanism in Israel
In 1985, Raphael Cohen-Almagor participated in an Israeli demonstration against Rabbi Meir Kahane, a religious, quasi-fascist propagandist who had been elected to the Israeli parliament the preceding year. As the demonstration became a confrontation - people screamed, shouted, and whistled to prevent Kahane from speaking - Cohen-Almagor felt increasing discomfort. In the name of democracy, the protesters were using the same tactics against Kahane…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Narratives of Violence
Amalek as Other, Other as Amalek: Interpreting a Violent Biblical Narrative
A War of Words: Political Violence and Public Debate in Israel
This book examines a series of controversies surrounding Israel's use of force and its failure to prevent violence. Influenced by Weber's definition of the state as the 'monopoly of violence', politcial scientists and criminologists alike have focused their attention on the legitimation struggles of non-state actors who resort to violence.
A war of words: Political violence and public debate in Israel
Heavily influenced by Max Weber's definition of the state, political scientists and criminologists alike have focused their attention on the legitimation of struggles of non-state actors who resort to violence. A War of Words attempts to redress that balance by examining a series of controversies concerning the State of Israel's use of force and its failure to prevent the violence of others. It examines the public discourse about Palestinian and …
The Rhetoric of Victimization: An Analysis of the Coverage of Intifada El-Aqsa in the Israeli Press
Using a number of concepts from John Best's work on the rhetoric of claims making, this article analyses the Israeli press of the Intifada EI-Aqsa. It revolves around two major themes — the severity of the Palestinian terrorist attacks and the undeserved fate of the Israeli victims. Reporters repeatedly engaged in the dramatization of injury and the dramatization of innocence. Bearing in mind the influence of the press on public perceptions of th…
Analogies to Terror: The Construction of Social Problems in Israel During the Intifada Al Aqsa
Studies of the construction of social problems suggest that claims makers only relate to the issue that they are trying to place on the national agenda. However, an analysis of the Israeli public discourse about a number of social problems during the Intifada Al Aqsa indicates that this is not the case. The external threat served as an inferential structure for understanding and explaining the country's internal ones. Because of the centrality of…
Narratives of Violence
This title was first published in 2001. The modern state’s claim to a monopoly of legitimate force bestows the concomitant duty of preventing the resort to violence by non-state actors. Consequently, failure to do so often leads to debates, concerning the legitimation of the perpetrators themselves and the legitimation of the authorities who were unable or unwilling to prevent their violent actions. Narratives of Violence constitutes the first wo…
Sociology (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Law (8 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Judaism (5 works)