The Department of Political Science
Professor Waxman specializes in International Relations, with a regional expertise on the politics of the Middle East, especially Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is the author of The Pursuit of Peace and the Crisis of Israeli Identity: Defending / Defining the Nation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), which explores the relationship between Israeli national identity and Israeli foreign policy, especially during the Oslo peace process. His articles and reviews have appeared in The Washington Quarterly, The Middle East Quarterly, Current History, World Policy Journal, Commentary, and Israel Affairs, among others. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Israel Studies and is the Associate Editor of the scholarly journal Israel Studies Forum.
Courses Taught
The United States in an Age of Globalization (POL 2001)
Introduction to International Relations (POL 2240)
The Modern Middle East (POL / HIS 3086)
Selected Publications (click for full text)
"Between Victory and Defeat: Israel after the War with Hizballah," The Washington Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1 (Winter 2006-07): 27-43.
"Israel's Dilemma: Unity or Peace?" Israel Affairs, vol. 12, no. 2 (April 2006).
"From Controversy to Consensus: Cultural Conflict and the Israeli Debate Over Territorial Withdrawal," Israel Studies, vol. 13, no. 2: 73-96
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