Yossi Shain
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Yossi Shain is an academic specializing in international relations
, comparative politics
and diaspora politics
. Yossi received his PhD from Yale in 1988. He formerly headed the political science
department at Tel Aviv University
(located in Israel
). From 1999-2003, he was the "Goldman Visiting Professor of Government" at Georgetown University
(located in Washington DC, United States
). At present he holds a dual-appointment at both Georgetown University and Tel Aviv University.
Prominent papers:
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, comparative politics
Comparative politics
Comparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
and diaspora politics
Diaspora politics
Diaspora politics is the political behavior of transnational ethnic diasporas, their relationship with their ethnic homelands and their host states, as well as their prominent role in ethnic conflicts...
. Yossi received his PhD from Yale in 1988. He formerly headed the political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
department at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
(located in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
). From 1999-2003, he was the "Goldman Visiting Professor of Government" at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
(located in Washington DC, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). At present he holds a dual-appointment at both Georgetown University and Tel Aviv University.
Selected bibliography
- "Kinship and Diasporas in International Politics" (Michigan University Press, 2007)
- "Marketing the American Creed Abroad: Diasporas in the US and Their Homelands" (1999)
- "The Frontier of Loyalty: Political Exile in the Age of the Nation State" (1989; new edition Michigan University Press, 2005)
- "Between States: Interim Governments and Democratic Transition (with Juan J. Linz)(Cambridge University Press 1995)
Prominent papers:
- Shain, Yossi. (2002) "The Role of Diasporas in Conflict Perpetuation or Resolution." SAIS Review. 22(2):115-144.
- Shain, Yossi & Tanja Flanagan. (2005) "The New Jewish and German Questions and the Transatlantic Alliance." Israel Studies. 10(1):188-209.
- Shain, Yossi. (1996) "Arab-Americans in the 1990s: What Next for the Diaspora?" The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research (Tel-Aviv).