The lecture series on political thought and intellectual history presents original research on the history of political thought and similar areas of research, on intellectual history and on political theory. This forum encourages researchers from outside of and within Hebrew University to present new research, normally before it is published, and to receive critical constructive feedback on it. The seminar strives to create a community of researchers and students who engage in the history of political thought and related disciplines.

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The Political Economy Speaker Series presents original research on questions at the intersection of political economy, political behavior and political sociology (broadly construed). This forum provides an opportunity to discuss cutting-edge work in progress. The Speaker Series brings together a community of faculty members and students who engage, from different theoretical and methodological perspectives, in the study of political economy and related subfields.

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The annual lecture on political philosophy in memory of Michael and Esther Avineri was established and initiated by Professor Shlomo Aivineri, who donated part of his 2013 Emet prize to establish the program in memory of his parents. The program annually invites one of the world’s leading thinkers in the discipline of political thought for a public lecture in which s/he will present the theory and will hold a class for advance students in the department.

The lecturers in this program have so far included Professor Michael Sandel (Harvard), Professor Klaus Offe (Berlin), and Professor Quentin Skinner (London).

In his opening lecture, Professor Avineri mentioned  that when his family immigrated to Israel in 1939 his parents lived through difficult times, but they never lost their optimism even when his father Michael, who had been an accountant in Poland, was working as a milkman, and his mother who had been the managerial secretary of an industrial factory was working as a housekeeper and waitress. “They always hoped for better days,” Avineri said. “My education was their first concern, they always supported me in my studies despite the harsh conditions”.

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The lecture series on political thought and intellectual history presents original research on the history of political thought, intellectual history and political theory. This forum brings together researchers from abroad, as well as scholars from the Hebrew University, to present new or unpublished research, and to receive critical constructive feedback on their work. We strive to create a community of researchers and students who engage in the history of political thought and related disciplines.

The Jerusalem Political Philosophy Forum is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers who’s work touches on the areas of political science, philosophy, law and economics. This lecture series places an emphasis on contemporary analytic political philosophy. Scholars from across the world are offered the opportunity to present their research.

The Political Economy Speaker Series presents original research on questions at the intersection of political economy, political behavior and political sociology (broadly construed). This forum provides an opportunity to discuss cutting-edge work in progress. The Speaker Series brings together a community of faculty members and students who engage, from different theoretical and methodological perspectives, in the study of political economy and related subfields.