The sacrifice of saying no : dynamics of conscientious objection, liberalism, and sacrifice in Israel

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dc.contributor.advisorGrumberg, Karen
dc.creatorTripp, Angela R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-10T21:46:23Z
dc.date.available2017-07-10T21:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2017
dc.date.updated2017-07-10T21:46:23Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis engages notions of liberalism and sacrifice to argue for the exceptional goodness of Israel’s secular, Jewish conscientious objectors who operate against an illiberal and politicized military system. It examines theoretical and empirical models of democratic and republican paradigms to analyze the dynamics of Israel’s citizen/state relationship. It draws from oral histories and ethnographic works, to document the lived experiences of conscientious objectors, thus providing a case study of Israel’s democratic liberalism in action. In constructing a comparative analysis of the functionality of Israel’s military apparatus, specifically its Conscience Committee, an argument for the waning liberalism of Israel’s already hybrid political system is presented. Given the problematic functionality of Israel’s military structure and its necessarily political nature, the motives and behavior of Israel’s secular, Jewish conscientious objectors evidence their “goodness” as Israeli citizens. This thesis offers a qualitative analysis of that goodness by engaging disparate political and social theories.
dc.description.departmentMiddle Eastern Studies
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2NG4H663
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/60371
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectIsrael
dc.subjectPacifism
dc.subjectLiberalism
dc.subjectIDF
dc.subjectMilitarism
dc.subjectConscientious
dc.subjectPalestine
dc.subjectOccupation
dc.subjectObedience
dc.subjectConscientious objection
dc.subjectIsraeli military
dc.subjectConscience Committee
dc.subjectIsraeli citizens
dc.subjectJewish conscientious objectors
dc.titleThe sacrifice of saying no : dynamics of conscientious objection, liberalism, and sacrifice in Israel
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentMiddle Eastern Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineMiddle Eastern Studies
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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