Background
Elazar, Daniel Judah was born on August 25, 1934 in Minneapolis. Son of Albert and Nettie (Barzon) Elazar.
( The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new and danger...)
The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new and dangerous era of fragmentation, ethnic conflict and heightened nationalism worldwide. The promise of peace remains unfulfilled. The Argument in these essays is that the key to peace in many if not all of the conflicts faced today is in embracing one form or other of the Federal idea; combining self-rule with shared rule. In ten essays Daniel J. Elazar explores the federal idea and its many forms. From its roots in Biblical covenants, to the concept of covenant in the thought of Johannes Althusius in sixteenth century Europe, the American founding of modern Federalism, the more recent reinvention of confederal forms and new kinds of Federalism in contemporary Europe, through to the relevance and emerging practice of Federal ideas in South Africa, the Middle East and the Former Soviet Union. This book contributes fresh perspectives on the variety and flexibility of federal ideas, well beyond any specific constitutional framework. It holds many insights for Canadians and others faced with the task of redefining political communities or rediscovering the values of peaceful coexistence.
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( The period from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s signal...)
The period from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s signaled the end of the prosperity of the postwar years enjoyed by the cities of the prairie-those cities located immediately within or adjacent to the Mississippi River drainage system, or what is usually called the American Heartland. During this period, the bottom dropped out of local economies and all collapsed except those upheld by massive state institutions. With this collapse, optimism for new opportunities ended, signaling the close of the American frontier. The Closing of the Metropolitan Frontier looks at mid-sized cities Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Joliet, Moline, Peoria, Rockford, Rock Island, and Springfield, Illinois; Davenport, Iowa; Duluth, Minnesota; and Pueblo, Colorado. Elazar examines how they adapted to change during the period immediately after World War II, through the Vietnam War, and the Nixon years. He considers the roles of federal and state governments as instruments of change including their efforts to impose new standards and ways of doing business. The Closing of the Metropolitan Frontier analyzes the struggle between federalism and managerialism in the local political arena. In his new introduction, Daniel J. Elazar discusses this volume's place as part of a forty-year study of the cities of the prairie as well as the changes and developments in that region over that forty-year span. This volume will be of great interest to economists, political scientists, and sociologists interested in the Great Society and the New Federalism and their aftermath.
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(Co-published with the Center for the Study of Federalism....)
Co-published with the Center for the Study of Federalism. Contents: From the Editors; The Political Theory of Covenant: Biblical Origins and Modern Developments by Daniel J. Elazar; Influential Models of Political Association in the Western Tradition by John Kincaid; Questions of Path and Questions of Covenant by John F.A. Taylor; The Process of Covenant by Gordon M. Freeman; Hobbes, Covenant, and Constitution by Vincent Ostrom; From Covenant to Constitution in American Political Thought by Donald S. Lutz; Covenant and the Federal Constitution by Neal Riemer; The Impact of Covenant and Contract Theories on Conceptions of the U.S. Constitutions by Rozann Rothman; The Founding of American Local Communities: A Study of Covenantal and Other Forms of Associations by Stephen L. Schechter.
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( American civilization has been shaped by four decisive...)
American civilization has been shaped by four decisive forces: the frontier, migration, sectionalism, and federalism. The frontier has offered abundance to those who would/could take advantage of its opportunities, stimulated technological innovation, and been the source of continuous change in social structure and economic organization; migration has been responsible for relocating cultures from the Old world to the New; various sections of geographic territories have adjusted to the overall American culture without losing their individual distinctiveness; and federalism has shaped the United States' political and social organization. The Metropolitan Frontier and American Politics was begun in the late 1950s under the auspices of the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs as a study of the eight "lesser" metropolitan areas in Illinois. What started out as a design for "community maps" of each area, with the intent to outline their particular political systems, led to a major study of metropolitan cities of the prairie--the "heartland" area between the Great Lakes and the Continental Divide--with an examination of the processes that have shaped American politics. The distinctive features of geographic areas that Elazar discovered can be understood as reflections of the differences in cultural backgrounds of their respective settlers. Understanding these communities requires an examination of their place in the federal system, the impact of frontier and section upon them, and a study of the cultures that inform them as civil communities. The volume is consequently divided into three parts: "Cities, Frontiers, and Sections," "Streams of Migration and Political Culture," and "Cities, States, and Nation," each of which explores Elazar's concerns in discovering the interrelationship between the cities of the frontier and American politics. A prequel to The Closing of the Metropolitan Frontier (published by Transaction in 2002), The Metropolitan Frontier and American Politics will be of great interest to students of politics, American history, and ethnography.
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( The essence of the covenant tradition is the idea of h...)
The essence of the covenant tradition is the idea of human beings freely associating for common purposes through pacts of mutual commitment. In the political realm, the idea of covenant has been particularly influential in frontierlands. Reinformed by the idea of the federated commonwealth that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation, covenant eventually fostered the establishment of the United States of America and our modern idea of federalism. More recently, these great products of the covenant tradition helped to bring about the collapse of twentieth-century totalitarianism and fueled a new spirit in contemporary political life throughout the world. A return to political covenantalism seems to be an appropriate response to the crisis of modern civilization and the new epoch after World War II. Covenant and Civil Society is the final volume in Elazar's monumental series The Covenant Tradition in Politics. In it, he traces the tradition's rebirth and development in the modern epoch. Covenant and Civil Society also considers issues of communal solidarity on a postmodern basis. Elazar traces the transition from the covenanted commonwealth of the Protestant Reformation to the civil society of the modern epoch, and explores the covenant's role in the modern statist era and the development of modern democracy. Scandiriavia, and the Latin-Germanic borderlands, many of which are typically thought of as examples of organic or hierarchical models. Elazar argues that a covenantal model is more appropriate and is part of the Western tradition as such. The book concludes with examination of the present and future of covenantal thought. Today, the global spread of federalism, most clearly seen in the formation of the European Union, is also seen in local and private arenas. Elazar considers the benefits of covenantal thought while balancing such optimism with a realistic sense of its limits. As a prescription for change, Covenant and Civil Society is a fundamental and original contribution. Along with the previous volumes in this series, all available from Transaction, it will be of deep interest to historians, social scientists, political theorists, and theologians of all persuasions.
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(Although it is too early for a final evaluation of this i...)
Although it is too early for a final evaluation of this internationally important urban revitalization program, which channelled one billion dollars into 84 distressed neighborhoods throughout Israel, Project Renewal has undoubtedly improved the social, welfare, educational and physical condition of hundreds of thousands of Israelis as well as improving the image of many neighborhoods. Co-published with the Center for Jewish Community Studies/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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(This major work covers the Jewish political tradition fro...)
This major work covers the Jewish political tradition from its biblical beginnings to the present day. The tradition is illuminated in its various epochs by identifying how its principles and modes of action were embodied in the institutions of the Jewish people over their long history.
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(Analyzes the Jewish communities in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, ...)
Analyzes the Jewish communities in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, covering Hellenistic, Roman, and Ottoman rule, as well as the present.
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( People and Polity is Daniel J. Elazar's systematic and ...)
People and Polity is Daniel J. Elazar's systematic and comprehensive study of Jewish community organization. Elazar explores how the Jewish community, as a polity, transcends geographic boundaries in the same way that the Jews, as a people, have transcended time. Establishing a conceptual framework drawn from the historical context of Jewish community organization and from the Jewish political tradition, Elazar outlines the forces shaping the contemporary Jewish community. At the same time, he looks at the way in which the Jewish community, although consisting of a politically sovereign state and a voluntary diaspora, can be viewed as a polity under contemporary conditions and considers what elements constitute that polity. In Part I, Elazar presents a synthetic and analytic overview of the organizational dynamics of postmodern Jewry. He identifies certain basic elements of political organization that recur in virtually every Jewish community and polity and demonstrated how the structure of Jewish community organization has been adapted to the postmodern epoch. Elazar surveys the reconstitution of countrywide communities and examines the spheres of activities through which the Jewish polity carries out its functions. Part I concludes with a look at the new Jewish public that has emerged in the postmodern epoch. Part II focuses on the individual countrywide communities which constitute the Jewish polity. Elazar begins with Israel and then examines the Jewish communities of Europe, the Western hemisphere, the British Commonwealth, the Muslim World, and the far-flung diasporas of Africa and Asia. He looks at the institutions of each Jewish community and their organizational dynamics in the context of the overall Jewish condition. Elazar concludes with a discussion of the problem of building citizenship in the Jewish polity now that it has been renewed under postmodern conditions.
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(For over a decade the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs...)
For over a decade the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has been exploring federal solutions for Israel, the Palestinians, and Jordan as the only way out of the Middle East conflict. In this volume, edited by renowned scholar Daniel J. Elazar, eleven separate options are presented and extensively explored, and a path is suggested for bringing peace to Israel and the Middle East. The work is a must read for anyone interested in this ever growing focal point of international debate and conflict. Co-published with the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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(What is the distinctive character of America's cities? Ho...)
What is the distinctive character of America's cities? How have our metropolitan regions evolved since the Colonial period? What effect will local politics have on the future of the American city? These are the questions Daniel J. Elazar addresses in this third volume of his highly-acclaimed 'Cities of the Prairie' trilogy. Recognizing the growing alienation from local institutions on the part of city-dwellers nation-wide, Elazar explains why the restoration of local attachments should be a matter of first priority. Co-published with Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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( The release of this book in 1987 prompted a flurry of e...)
The release of this book in 1987 prompted a flurry of excellent and complimentary reviews furthering Elazar’s already considerable reputation as the leading contemporary scholar of federalism.
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(In the years between 1846 and 1861, foundations were laid...)
In the years between 1846 and 1861, foundations were laid for new forms of political organization in the United States. Unfortunately, these foundations were not strong enough to prevent civil war.
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( An update and revision of the original 1976 edition. Th...)
An update and revision of the original 1976 edition. This study presents a two-fold discussion: a basic survey of the structure and functions of the American Jewish community, and a suggestion as to how that community should be understood as a body politic, a collective unit that is not a state but is no less real from a political perspective.
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( This volume traces the trends and the developing relati...)
This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement.
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( The Opening of the Cybernetic Frontier is the third in...)
The Opening of the Cybernetic Frontier is the third in-J. stallment in the Cities of the Prairie project. It completes an ongoing multi-generational, comparative study of ten medium-sized communities located in five Prairie and Plains states—Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado. This long-term study was initiated by Daniel J. Elazar in 1959 to develop a comprehensive theory explaining and forecasting the development of the civil community based upon the changing relationship between internal developments and external factors. In this new volume, Elazar and his colleagues trace developments in these communities during the 1980s and 1990s. The study examines how local communities function politically, socially, and economically, and then analyzes the impact that regional, national, and international trends and patterns have on local political systems in general and the cities of the prairie in particular. It revisits these communities at the dawning of a new frontier, the city-cybernetic frontier, which is characterized by a knowledge-intensive economic base made possible by computer and communication technologies. Changing technology has accelerated the settlement patterns that emerged after World War II. Ongoing population sprawl means that individuals are leaving the suburbs to live in the exurbs and beyond, creating a citybelt phenomenon that relies upon new technologies.
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(Although it is too early for a final evaluation of this i...)
Although it is too early for a final evaluation of this internationally important urban revitalization program, which channelled one billion dollars into 84 distressed neighborhoods throughout Israel, Project Renewal has undoubtedly improved the social, welfare, educational and physical condition of hundreds of thousands of Israelis as well as improving the image of many neighborhoods. Co-published with the Center for Jewish Community Studies/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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(The author presents his theory of American political beha...)
The author presents his theory of American political behaviour for all students of political science. Drawn together in this text are the outlines of several major themes and concepts essential to Elazar's understanding of the way the US political system works: American pluralism, historical change, federalism, urbanization and the metropolitan shift and the forces of political culture.
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Elazar, Daniel Judah was born on August 25, 1934 in Minneapolis. Son of Albert and Nettie (Barzon) Elazar.
Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1959; degree (honorary), Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati degree (honorary), Gratz College, Philadelphia.
Assistant professor political science, University of Illinois, 1959-1963;
associate professor political science, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1964-1967;
professor political science, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1967;
director Center for the Study of Federalism, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1967;
head political science, Bar Ilan U., Israel, 1975-1979;
Senator New Mexico Paterson professor intergovernmental relations, head Institute LocalGovt., Bar Ilan U., Israel, since 1973. President Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, since 1970. Visiting professor University of Minnesota, 1963-1964.
Visiting professor department American studies Hebrew U., Israel, 1968-1970. Cons.Nat. governments Conference, Council State Govts., Education Commission the States. Advisor Israel Foreign Mins.
Advisory Council on Public Information, 1978-1981. Member Israel State Commision on Local Government, 1976-1980, Advisory Commission Intergovt. Rels., 1986-1994; consultant unites states department Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, National governments' Association, Pennsylvania Science and Technology Commission, goverments Israel, Canada, Cyprus, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Eu, Fiji, China, others.
(Although it is too early for a final evaluation of this i...)
(Although it is too early for a final evaluation of this i...)
( The period from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s signal...)
(What is the distinctive character of America's cities? Ho...)
( The release of this book in 1987 prompted a flurry of e...)
(For over a decade the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs...)
( This volume traces the trends and the developing relati...)
( At the very beginning of the history of the covenant id...)
(Analyzes the Jewish communities in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, ...)
( The essence of the covenant tradition is the idea of h...)
( The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new and danger...)
(In the years between 1846 and 1861, foundations were laid...)
( American civilization has been shaped by four decisive...)
(This major work covers the Jewish political tradition fro...)
(The author presents his theory of American political beha...)
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( People and Polity is Daniel J. Elazar's systematic and ...)
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Member Association Jewish Studies (vice president 1970-1974), American Political Science Association (secretary 1989-1990, award section on federalism and intergovernmental relations), International Association Centers for Federal Studies (president 1977-1991), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Harriet J. Fienberg, January 22, 1961. Children: Naomi, Jonathan, Gideon.