Yohai Hakak
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 631454 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Yohai Hakak |
| PRENOMES | Yohai |
| SOBRENOME | Hakak |
| ASSINATURA | HAKAK Y |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Brunel University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8866-4324 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 25 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Introduction to the special edition
Welcome to this special edition, which has been a long time in process, so let’s start at the beginning. For some of us, the focus of the journal had increasingly become standard, albeit high quali
Safeguarding from power
Editorial Commentary
The impact of the Prevent Agenda on social work
The Prevent Agenda, introduced in 2006, is a counter-terrorism strategy aiming to address radicalisation and extremist behaviour. This systematic literature review (SLR) focuses on its impact on child protection social work, examining how it influences roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes. Analysing articles, governmental reports and relevant literature, the review explores outcomes, such as improved inter-agency communication an…
People Here Are Their Own Gods’
The migration of social workers has become an established trend internationally. Existing research largely ignored the impact of culture on this migration. The study presented here focused on the experiences of social workers who were trained in South Africa and migrated to England. South African-trained social workers had to adjust to significant cultural differences, ranging from the place of religion, the characteristics of the family and pare…
Social workers’ migration to the United Kingdom
This study explores if and how migrating social workers’ gender, country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction, and to building a new social network post-migration. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the United States and Zimbabwe. We found a statistically significant connection between the…
Representations of Inter-Faith Couples
In recent years there is a growing concern amongst Israeli Jewish-religious sectors in relation to Jewish-Arab couples whose number is supposedly on the rise. In this article, I will analyze three key representations of such Jewish-Arab couples, all written, published, or performed within Jewish religious sectors. These representations portray the relations of such couples as following an almost identical trajectory, from an optimistic beginning …
Social Workers Migrating between England and Australia
For many years, several Western countries have been relying on migrating social workers to fill local shortages. While studies documented the assumption that migrants moving between Commonwealth English-speaking countries will find it easier to integrate, scholars found that such transitions are often more complicated than assumed. Despite this general awareness, research has neglected to explore the impact of the specific culture migrating socia…
From communal duties to individual rights
The demand for social workers in England has been outstripping supply for more than a decade. As a result, social work continues to be on the UK Shortage Occupation List (2021; available online at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-shortage-occupation-list (accessed May 26, 2021), ensuring the migration of social workers will continue. While several studies have examined the experiences of migrating social w…
The migration of social workers to and from the United Kingdom
This article reports findings from a large mixed-method study exploring the migration to the United Kingdom (UK) of social workers trained in Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the US, and Zimbabwe, and the migration of British trained social workers to Australia. The project aimed at exploring the motivations for migration, the experiences of integration, and the impact of culture on these. This article focuses on the quantitative …
Smooth sailing with the occasional ‘culture shock’
This study examines the experiences of social workers trained in Romania and then immigrated to England. It explores how they understood and negotiated the English culture. While a small number of studies mentioned migrating Romanian social workers, none of these closely considered issues related to culture. Bourdieu’s ‘habitus’ adjusted to explore national level groups was instrumental in understanding Romanian social workers’ cultural capital, …
The immigration of social workers
Despite the growing number of international social workers who have trained in one country and moved to practice in another, relatively little research explored the personal journeys of this group. Fewer still are the studies sensitive to the impact of culture on these journeys and the cultural adaptation migrating social workers go through. Using mixed methods, this research explores these aspects of the migration of social workers from Zimbabwe…
Battling Against Interfaith Relations in Israel
One of the less studied aspects of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is its demography. On the Jewish side, active steps are taken by the state to encourage Jewish immigration and Jewish births and discourage Jewish assimilation. As part of these efforts, the “problematic relationships” between Arab men and Jewish women from low socioeconomic background have become a high agenda item in public discussions in Israel during the last decade. I will e…
Haredi Masculinities between the Yeshiva, the Army, Work and Politics
In Haredi Masculinities between the Yeshiva, the Army, Work and Politics: The Sage, the Warrior and the Entrepreneur, Hakak takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of young Haredi men who dare to leave Jewish Haredi religious seminaries (Yeshivas and Kollels) and explore new territories. Through extensive participant observations in a Haredi army basic training course, an occupational training program in Hi-Tech professions and the Hared…
Undesirable relationships' between Jewish Women and Arab Men
Demography has been broadly considered as a key aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the Jewish side, State intervention to encourage Jewish immigration and Jewish births is well known. Much less known are the efforts to discourage inter-faith relations. These 'problematic relationships' between Arab men and Jewish women from low socio-economic backgrounds have become a high priority item in public discussions over the last decade. In t…
Jewish Revenge
This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in (journal title, volume and issue numbers, and year) following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available from Wayne State University Press
Becoming frum
A Well-Worn Tallis for a New Ceremony
Young Men in Israeli Haredi Yeshiva Education
By looking at the case of Lithuanian yeshivas in Israel, Yohai Hakak's book explores the internal tensions and dynamics of religious orders during a stage of a relative 'loss of charisma', in which the enthusiasm of the founding generation has diminished. It is the first study to include participant observations conducted within these institutions, which are the sacred heart of this segregated and highly religious community. The book highlights t…
Excellence or Equality in the Name of God? The Case of Ultra-Orthodox Enclave Education in Israel
Psychology and democracy in the name of God? The invocation of modern and secular discourses on parenting in the service of conservative religious aims
This article analyses an insular religious community's guidance literature on parenting which adopts aspects of the democratic and the psychological discourses commonly accepted to be Western, modern and secular in character. I argue here that due to its social structure as a religious enclave, the Haredi community stresses the equality of its members. When the surrounding community becomes more egalitarian the Haredi community is forced to incre…
Egalitarian Fundamentalism
Fundamentalist religious communities are usually portrayed as patriarchal in relation to women and authoritative towards children and young people. This article explores three cases in which a fundamentalist group, the Jewish Israeli Haredi (Ultra Orthodox) community uses egalitarian discourses and practices. My claim is that egalitarianism is a tool which the community uses to prevent members from defecting or to bring back members who have defe…
The Best of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality
Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality is an online, scholarly, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal. JMMS seeks to be as inclusive as possible in its area of inquiry. Papers address the full spectrum of masculinities and sexualities, particularly those which are seldom heard. Similarly, JMMS addresses not only monotheistic religions and spiritualities but also Eastern, indigenous, new religious movements and other spiritualities whic…
Haredi Male Bodies in the Public Sphere
As a fundamentalist religious group, the Israeli Haredi1 community claims to adhere to stable fundamentals of belief which also shape the male body as different from the secular Israeli male body and as opposed to it. In this article I will question such claims by focusing on how young Israeli Haredi men construct their bodies in relation to the secular Israeli body, which is considered their principal 'Other'. I will show that due to the process…
Holy Amnesia
Youthful bodies rebel
One of the central aspects of the ideal model of the Haredi body is a hierarchical and dichotomous relation between the body as an aspect of the earthly reality, and the spiritual world. This dichotomy has also shaped the ‘division of labour’ between the Haredi and non-Haredi Jewish communities in Israel. The article examines the yeshiva students' responses to this ideal and hegemonic model. My claim is that as a result of a series of social proc…
Excellence or Equality in the Name of God? The Case of Ultra-Orthodox Enclave Education in Israel
Undesirable relationships' between Jewish Women and Arab Men
Demography has been broadly considered as a key aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the Jewish side, State intervention to encourage Jewish immigration and Jewish births is well known. Much less known are the efforts to discourage inter-faith relations. These 'problematic relationships' between Arab men and Jewish women from low socio-economic backgrounds have become a high priority item in public discussions over the last decade. In t…
A Well-Worn Tallis for a New Ceremony
Youthful bodies rebel
One of the central aspects of the ideal model of the Haredi body is a hierarchical and dichotomous relation between the body as an aspect of the earthly reality, and the spiritual world. This dichotomy has also shaped the ‘division of labour’ between the Haredi and non-Haredi Jewish communities in Israel. The article examines the yeshiva students' responses to this ideal and hegemonic model. My claim is that as a result of a series of social proc…
Social workers’ migration to the United Kingdom
This study explores if and how migrating social workers’ gender, country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction, and to building a new social network post-migration. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the United States and Zimbabwe. We found a statistically significant connection between the…
Smooth sailing with the occasional ‘culture shock’
This study examines the experiences of social workers trained in Romania and then immigrated to England. It explores how they understood and negotiated the English culture. While a small number of studies mentioned migrating Romanian social workers, none of these closely considered issues related to culture. Bourdieu’s ‘habitus’ adjusted to explore national level groups was instrumental in understanding Romanian social workers’ cultural capital, …
Jewish Revenge
This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in (journal title, volume and issue numbers, and year) following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available from Wayne State University Press
Social Workers Migrating between England and Australia
For many years, several Western countries have been relying on migrating social workers to fill local shortages. While studies documented the assumption that migrants moving between Commonwealth English-speaking countries will find it easier to integrate, scholars found that such transitions are often more complicated than assumed. Despite this general awareness, research has neglected to explore the impact of the specific culture migrating socia…
The migration of social workers to and from the United Kingdom
This article reports findings from a large mixed-method study exploring the migration to the United Kingdom (UK) of social workers trained in Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the US, and Zimbabwe, and the migration of British trained social workers to Australia. The project aimed at exploring the motivations for migration, the experiences of integration, and the impact of culture on these. This article focuses on the quantitative …
The immigration of social workers
Despite the growing number of international social workers who have trained in one country and moved to practice in another, relatively little research explored the personal journeys of this group. Fewer still are the studies sensitive to the impact of culture on these journeys and the cultural adaptation migrating social workers go through. Using mixed methods, this research explores these aspects of the migration of social workers from Zimbabwe…
Egalitarian Fundamentalism
Fundamentalist religious communities are usually portrayed as patriarchal in relation to women and authoritative towards children and young people. This article explores three cases in which a fundamentalist group, the Jewish Israeli Haredi (Ultra Orthodox) community uses egalitarian discourses and practices. My claim is that egalitarianism is a tool which the community uses to prevent members from defecting or to bring back members who have defe…
Holy Amnesia
Youthful bodies rebel
One of the central aspects of the ideal model of the Haredi body is a hierarchical and dichotomous relation between the body as an aspect of the earthly reality, and the spiritual world. This dichotomy has also shaped the ‘division of labour’ between the Haredi and non-Haredi Jewish communities in Israel. The article examines the yeshiva students' responses to this ideal and hegemonic model. My claim is that as a result of a series of social proc…
The Best of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality
Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality is an online, scholarly, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal. JMMS seeks to be as inclusive as possible in its area of inquiry. Papers address the full spectrum of masculinities and sexualities, particularly those which are seldom heard. Similarly, JMMS addresses not only monotheistic religions and spiritualities but also Eastern, indigenous, new religious movements and other spiritualities whic…
Haredi Male Bodies in the Public Sphere
As a fundamentalist religious group, the Israeli Haredi1 community claims to adhere to stable fundamentals of belief which also shape the male body as different from the secular Israeli male body and as opposed to it. In this article I will question such claims by focusing on how young Israeli Haredi men construct their bodies in relation to the secular Israeli body, which is considered their principal 'Other'. I will show that due to the process…
Psychology and democracy in the name of God? The invocation of modern and secular discourses on parenting in the service of conservative religious aims
This article analyses an insular religious community's guidance literature on parenting which adopts aspects of the democratic and the psychological discourses commonly accepted to be Western, modern and secular in character. I argue here that due to its social structure as a religious enclave, the Haredi community stresses the equality of its members. When the surrounding community becomes more egalitarian the Haredi community is forced to incre…
Egalitarian Fundamentalism
Fundamentalist religious communities are usually portrayed as patriarchal in relation to women and authoritative towards children and young people. This article explores three cases in which a fundamentalist group, the Jewish Israeli Haredi (Ultra Orthodox) community uses egalitarian discourses and practices. My claim is that egalitarianism is a tool which the community uses to prevent members from defecting or to bring back members who have defe…
Young Men in Israeli Haredi Yeshiva Education
By looking at the case of Lithuanian yeshivas in Israel, Yohai Hakak's book explores the internal tensions and dynamics of religious orders during a stage of a relative 'loss of charisma', in which the enthusiasm of the founding generation has diminished. It is the first study to include participant observations conducted within these institutions, which are the sacred heart of this segregated and highly religious community. The book highlights t…
Excellence or Equality in the Name of God? The Case of Ultra-Orthodox Enclave Education in Israel
A Well-Worn Tallis for a New Ceremony
Becoming frum
Jewish Revenge
This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in (journal title, volume and issue numbers, and year) following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available from Wayne State University Press
Battling Against Interfaith Relations in Israel
One of the less studied aspects of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is its demography. On the Jewish side, active steps are taken by the state to encourage Jewish immigration and Jewish births and discourage Jewish assimilation. As part of these efforts, the “problematic relationships” between Arab men and Jewish women from low socioeconomic background have become a high agenda item in public discussions in Israel during the last decade. I will e…
Haredi Masculinities between the Yeshiva, the Army, Work and Politics
In Haredi Masculinities between the Yeshiva, the Army, Work and Politics: The Sage, the Warrior and the Entrepreneur, Hakak takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of young Haredi men who dare to leave Jewish Haredi religious seminaries (Yeshivas and Kollels) and explore new territories. Through extensive participant observations in a Haredi army basic training course, an occupational training program in Hi-Tech professions and the Hared…
Undesirable relationships' between Jewish Women and Arab Men
Demography has been broadly considered as a key aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the Jewish side, State intervention to encourage Jewish immigration and Jewish births is well known. Much less known are the efforts to discourage inter-faith relations. These 'problematic relationships' between Arab men and Jewish women from low socio-economic backgrounds have become a high priority item in public discussions over the last decade. In t…
Smooth sailing with the occasional ‘culture shock’
This study examines the experiences of social workers trained in Romania and then immigrated to England. It explores how they understood and negotiated the English culture. While a small number of studies mentioned migrating Romanian social workers, none of these closely considered issues related to culture. Bourdieu’s ‘habitus’ adjusted to explore national level groups was instrumental in understanding Romanian social workers’ cultural capital, …
The immigration of social workers
Despite the growing number of international social workers who have trained in one country and moved to practice in another, relatively little research explored the personal journeys of this group. Fewer still are the studies sensitive to the impact of culture on these journeys and the cultural adaptation migrating social workers go through. Using mixed methods, this research explores these aspects of the migration of social workers from Zimbabwe…
The migration of social workers to and from the United Kingdom
This article reports findings from a large mixed-method study exploring the migration to the United Kingdom (UK) of social workers trained in Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the US, and Zimbabwe, and the migration of British trained social workers to Australia. The project aimed at exploring the motivations for migration, the experiences of integration, and the impact of culture on these. This article focuses on the quantitative …
Representations of Inter-Faith Couples
In recent years there is a growing concern amongst Israeli Jewish-religious sectors in relation to Jewish-Arab couples whose number is supposedly on the rise. In this article, I will analyze three key representations of such Jewish-Arab couples, all written, published, or performed within Jewish religious sectors. These representations portray the relations of such couples as following an almost identical trajectory, from an optimistic beginning …
Social Workers Migrating between England and Australia
For many years, several Western countries have been relying on migrating social workers to fill local shortages. While studies documented the assumption that migrants moving between Commonwealth English-speaking countries will find it easier to integrate, scholars found that such transitions are often more complicated than assumed. Despite this general awareness, research has neglected to explore the impact of the specific culture migrating socia…
From communal duties to individual rights
The demand for social workers in England has been outstripping supply for more than a decade. As a result, social work continues to be on the UK Shortage Occupation List (2021; available online at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-shortage-occupation-list (accessed May 26, 2021), ensuring the migration of social workers will continue. While several studies have examined the experiences of migrating social w…
People Here Are Their Own Gods’
The migration of social workers has become an established trend internationally. Existing research largely ignored the impact of culture on this migration. The study presented here focused on the experiences of social workers who were trained in South Africa and migrated to England. South African-trained social workers had to adjust to significant cultural differences, ranging from the place of religion, the characteristics of the family and pare…
Social workers’ migration to the United Kingdom
This study explores if and how migrating social workers’ gender, country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction, and to building a new social network post-migration. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the United States and Zimbabwe. We found a statistically significant connection between the…
The impact of the Prevent Agenda on social work
The Prevent Agenda, introduced in 2006, is a counter-terrorism strategy aiming to address radicalisation and extremist behaviour. This systematic literature review (SLR) focuses on its impact on child protection social work, examining how it influences roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes. Analysing articles, governmental reports and relevant literature, the review explores outcomes, such as improved inter-agency communication an…
Introduction to the special edition
Welcome to this special edition, which has been a long time in process, so let’s start at the beginning. For some of us, the focus of the journal had increasingly become standard, albeit high quali
Safeguarding from power
Editorial Commentary
Sociology (22 obras) · Political science (19 obras) · Law (17 obras) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (14 obras) · Gender Studies (12 obras) · Jewish Identity and Society (9 obras) · Philosophy (9 obras) · Judaism (8 obras) · Theology (8 obras) · Politics (7 obras)