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Dr Amnon Aran
Tel: 020 7040 8534
Room: D619
Email: Aran.Amnon.1@city.ac.uk
Amnon Aran's research interests lie in the international relations of the Middle East, with emphasis on the Arab-Israeli conflict, the foreign policy of the Middle Eastern states, and the impact of globalisation on the region. His work also engages with International Relations theory with special reference to globalization and foreign policy analysis (FPA). Most recently, he has published a book entitled Israel's Foreign Policy towards the PLO: The Impact of Globalization, with Sussex Academic Press. This detailed examination of Israeli foreign policy towards the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) between the 1967 war and the 2009 conflict between Israel and Hamas, focuses on the impact and process of globalisation on the Israeli state's politics, economy, society and culture. Dr.Aran has also explored some of the policy oriented aspects of his research interests through work with the European Union's Task Force for Peace, the British Parliament, and Think Tanks. He is also a contributor to media outlets, such as, Bloomberg, the BBC and CCTV.
Academic Publications
Aran, A., Israel’s Foreign Policy towards the PLO (Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2009).
‘Foreign Policy and Globalization Theory: The Case of Israel’, under review with the Review of International Studies.
Book review: Toby Dodge and Richard Higgot (eds.), Globalization and the Middle East: Islam, Economy, Society and Politics (London: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2002) in Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Vol. 31. No. 2, March 2002.
Book Review: Sergio Catignani, Israeli Counter-Insurgency and the Intifadahs: Dilemmas of a Conventional Army (London, Routlege, 2008) in Political Studies Review Vol. 7 No.1, January 2009.
Aran, A., ‘Paradigmatic Progress in Israel-Palestine?’ in International Relations and Security Network (ETN Zurich, May 2009).
Aran, A., ‘Coming Full Circle in Gaza’ (Oxford Analytica, January 2009).
Aran, A., ‘Deal Time: Peace in the Middle East?’ (Monocole, November 2008).
Aran, A., ‘Tony Blair: An Envoy in Search of a Mission’ (The House, April, 2008).
Aran, A., ‘Israel and the Palestinians after Annapolis’ (Consultancy paper, LFI, March 2008).
Aran, A., The Arab Peace Initiative: The Political Implications for the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Consultancy paper, LFI, November, 2007).
The Transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Rising Powers and Egypt: Challenging Conventional Wisdoms?
IPM008 Theories of International Politics
IPM015 International Politics Dissertation Workshop
IPM018 International Politics of the Middle East
BISA, Leicester, UK, December 2009
Israel and Hamas after the War in Gaza (April 2009)
The EU and the Middle East Peace Process Task Force, Paris, April 2009.
Israeli Decision-Making towards the PLO and Hamas Since 2000
BISA, Exeter, UK, December 2008.
Israeli Security Culture
CIDOB, Barcelona, Spain, October 2008.
Israel and the Palestinians after Annapolis
Briefing, House of Commons, London, April 2008.
Globalization, Foreign Policy, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Rethinking the Relationship.
Wasseda University, Department of Politics and International Relations, Tokyo, Japan, April 2007.
FPA and the Problem of the State
ISA annual conference, Chicago, March, 2007.
FPA and Globalization Theory: Towards a Fruitful Encounter?
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of International Relations Jerusalem, December 2006.
Globalization and Israeli Foreign Policy toward the PLO: Current Accounts and Their Limitations
Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, May 2004.
Initial Thoughts About Foreign Policy Analysis and Globalization
The Fifth Pan-European Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, September 2004.
Iraq after Saddam Hussein: Changes, Continuities and Some Future Prospects.
Crisis Points Lecture Series, May 2003, Birkbeck College, London.
Prospects for the Middle East After the War in Iraq
Democrats Abroad, London, April 2003.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is there a Way Forward?
Goodenough College, London, February 2002.
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students in the following areas:
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Israel and the Palestinians
The Foreign Policy of Middle Eastern States
The Impact of Globalization on the Middle East
Dr Amnon Aran
Tel: 020 7040 8534Room: D619
Email: Aran.Amnon.1@city.ac.uk
Amnon Aran's research interests lie in the international relations of the Middle East, with emphasis on the Arab-Israeli conflict, the foreign policy of the Middle Eastern states, and the impact of globalisation on the region. His work also engages with International Relations theory with special reference to globalization and foreign policy analysis (FPA). Most recently, he has published a book entitled Israel's Foreign Policy towards the PLO: The Impact of Globalization, with Sussex Academic Press. This detailed examination of Israeli foreign policy towards the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) between the 1967 war and the 2009 conflict between Israel and Hamas, focuses on the impact and process of globalisation on the Israeli state's politics, economy, society and culture. Dr.Aran has also explored some of the policy oriented aspects of his research interests through work with the European Union's Task Force for Peace, the British Parliament, and Think Tanks. He is also a contributor to media outlets, such as, Bloomberg, the BBC and CCTV.
Publications
Academic PublicationsAran, A., Israel’s Foreign Policy towards the PLO (Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2009).
‘Foreign Policy and Globalization Theory: The Case of Israel’, under review with the Review of International Studies.
Book review: Toby Dodge and Richard Higgot (eds.), Globalization and the Middle East: Islam, Economy, Society and Politics (London: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2002) in Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Vol. 31. No. 2, March 2002.
Book Review: Sergio Catignani, Israeli Counter-Insurgency and the Intifadahs: Dilemmas of a Conventional Army (London, Routlege, 2008) in Political Studies Review Vol. 7 No.1, January 2009.
Other
Aran, A., ‘The Israeli-Palestinian Impasse’, in Strategic Update (IDEAS, LSE, Forthcoming October 2009).Aran, A., ‘Paradigmatic Progress in Israel-Palestine?’ in International Relations and Security Network (ETN Zurich, May 2009).
Aran, A., ‘Coming Full Circle in Gaza’ (Oxford Analytica, January 2009).
Aran, A., ‘Deal Time: Peace in the Middle East?’ (Monocole, November 2008).
Aran, A., ‘Tony Blair: An Envoy in Search of a Mission’ (The House, April, 2008).
Aran, A., ‘Israel and the Palestinians after Annapolis’ (Consultancy paper, LFI, March 2008).
Aran, A., The Arab Peace Initiative: The Political Implications for the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Consultancy paper, LFI, November, 2007).
Work in Progress
Foreign Policy and the New Media Environment: The Case of the Second Lebanon WarThe Transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Rising Powers and Egypt: Challenging Conventional Wisdoms?
Teaching
IP2011 Theories and Research in Global PoliticsIPM008 Theories of International Politics
IPM015 International Politics Dissertation Workshop
IPM018 International Politics of the Middle East
Conferences/Invited Lectures
Foreign Policy and the New Media Environment: The Case of the Second Lebanon WarBISA, Leicester, UK, December 2009
Israel and Hamas after the War in Gaza (April 2009)
The EU and the Middle East Peace Process Task Force, Paris, April 2009.
Israeli Decision-Making towards the PLO and Hamas Since 2000
BISA, Exeter, UK, December 2008.
Israeli Security Culture
CIDOB, Barcelona, Spain, October 2008.
Israel and the Palestinians after Annapolis
Briefing, House of Commons, London, April 2008.
Globalization, Foreign Policy, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Rethinking the Relationship.
Wasseda University, Department of Politics and International Relations, Tokyo, Japan, April 2007.
FPA and the Problem of the State
ISA annual conference, Chicago, March, 2007.
FPA and Globalization Theory: Towards a Fruitful Encounter?
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of International Relations Jerusalem, December 2006.
Globalization and Israeli Foreign Policy toward the PLO: Current Accounts and Their Limitations
Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, May 2004.
Initial Thoughts About Foreign Policy Analysis and Globalization
The Fifth Pan-European Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, September 2004.
Iraq after Saddam Hussein: Changes, Continuities and Some Future Prospects.
Crisis Points Lecture Series, May 2003, Birkbeck College, London.
Prospects for the Middle East After the War in Iraq
Democrats Abroad, London, April 2003.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is there a Way Forward?
Goodenough College, London, February 2002.
PhD Supervision
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students in the following areas:The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Israel and the Palestinians
The Foreign Policy of Middle Eastern States
The Impact of Globalization on the Middle East
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