It is difficult to imagine forces in the modern world as potent as nationalism and religion. Both
provide people with a source of meaning, each has motivated individuals to carry out …

In an era marked by processes of economic, political and legal integration that are arguably
unprecedented in their range and impact, the translation of law has assumed a significance …

The article addresses the question of what role formal constitutions play in mitigating intense
conflicts over the religious character of the state. In contrast to common views in …

In October of 2014, 12-year-old Sasha Lutt read from a tiny Torah scroll as a part of her bat
mitzvah in the Women's section of the plaza at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer …

Battering States explores the most personal part of people's lives as they intersect with a
uniquely complex state system. The book examines how statecraft shapes domestic …

The article aims at advancing our understanding of critical junctures in the evolution of
religious/secular regulations, referring to those moments in history when one particular …

" In the nation state structure of Israel as a nation Jewish state there is a dominant
constitutional force deeming the jurisdiction of the Palestinian-Arab minority religions a form …

The get (Jewish divorce) can only be granted by the husband. Refusal by some Jewish
husbands to grant the get has created the widespread problem of the agunah (chained wife) …

Research indicates that political progressives have lower levels of mental well‐being than
political conservatives. However, while attention has been paid to why conservatives have …

Because religion has been a constant source of social divisions and political conflicts, the
role of Judaism in Israel is very often studied through the prism of a rigid religious–secular …