Background
Sharkansky, Ira was born on November 25, 1938 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Arrived in Israel, 1975. Son of Eugene L. and Beatrice R. (Mines) Sharkansky.
(First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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(Governing Jerusalem describes the governance of a city th...)
Governing Jerusalem describes the governance of a city that is-arguably more than any other city in the world-caught up in the pressures of religious and ethnic competition. Drawing on his twenty years as a resident of Jerusalem, Ira Sharkansky captures the unique traits of the city and relates its politics to what has been written about other cities. Rather than focus on what might happen, the book explains the city's governance by viewing the period since 1967 against events and emotions much older. Two chapters survey the city's history from biblical times to the present. Subsequent chapters describe the institutions of Israeli government that are relevant to the city; the social, economic, and political setting in which governance occurs; and the style and substance of policymaking. The final chapter evaluates the quality of contemporary governance, explains issues that are prominent on agendas of interested parties, and offers alternative scenarios of what might occur.
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( Sharkansky asserts that the use of ambiguity and other ...)
Sharkansky asserts that the use of ambiguity and other forms of coping are more suitable than problem solving in dealing with certain kinds of public problems. However, there are costs as well as benefits associated with these less than perfect ways of policy making. Sharkansky's approach conveys both optimism and pessimism. The bright side is that ambiguity works; the dark side is not so much its disadvantages as the realization that many commentators and practitioners of the craft seem unwilling to recognize its advantages and appear unwilling to promote its use for problems where it might be most useful. Ambiguities surrounding the name of Jerusalem lead to insights and possibilities with respect to the city's future, as well as with respect to other disputes involved in the peace process between Israel and its neighbors. Ambiguities also appear in sophisticated modes of social science, and they raise the question, if research is unclear, can policy making be substantially different? As Sharkansky makes clear, there are negative as well as positive aspects to coping and ambiguity, and he suggests ways of dealing with the disadvantages. This frontal attack on widely advocated, conventional modes of thinking about public problems and policy making will be stimulating to students, researchers, and policy makers dealing with Israeli-Arab issues specifically and policy issues generally.
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( All governments face problems and are judged by their a...)
All governments face problems and are judged by their ability to solve them and the policies they develop in doing so. Compared with other Western democracies, Israel has faced a devastating number of problems of unusual severity in a relatively short time: war, terrorism, heavy immigration, unsettled boundaries, economic stresses, internal disputes about ethnicity and religion, and the lingering scars of the Holocaust and other persecutions. Sharkansky’s analysis of the Israeli government’s routines and methods for coping with such an array of difficulties, from simple to complex to intractable, offers general insights into how governments make policy in a democracy.
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Sharkansky, Ira was born on November 25, 1938 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Arrived in Israel, 1975. Son of Eugene L. and Beatrice R. (Mines) Sharkansky.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1960; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1964.
Assistant professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1964-1965; assistant professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1965-1966; assistant professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1966-1968; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1971; professor political science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1971-1983; professor political science, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1975.
(The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by a re...)
(Governing Jerusalem describes the governance of a city th...)
( Sharkansky asserts that the use of ambiguity and other ...)
( All governments face problems and are judged by their a...)
(First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
With Israel Defense Forces, 1981-1991.
Married Ina S. Goldberg, August 21, 1960 (divorced 1982). Children: Stefan, Erica. Married Varda Horn, September 30, 1982.
Children: Tamar, Mattan.