The Trump Phenomenon, Social and Policy Implications
BMI, in association with the School for Social and Policy Studies, held a workshop in order to understand the social and political aspects of the recent presidential elections in the USA .
Leading scholars and professionals shared their views and insights on the topic.
Agenda
16:15 Gathering
16:30 Greetings: Prof. Raanan Rein, Vice President of Tau Prof. Itai Sened, Chair of the Department of Public Policy, Founding Head, School of Social and Policy Studies
16:40-17:10 Keynote Lecture: William T. Bianco, Department of Political Science, University of Indiana – Bloomington View Presentation
17:10-18:00 Panel #1: Towards a Civil and Substantive Electoral Discourse
Should election procedures and rules evolve to adapt to the new forms of communication which contribute to an angry and negative public discourse?
Moderator: Ophir Pines Paz, Former Minister of Interior and Head of the Institute for Local Government, Department of Public Policy
Participants:
Dr. Daniel Dor, Department of Communication, TAU
MK. Nachman Shai, Head of Knesset Lobby for Israel-U.S. relations
Ms. Allison Kaplan Sommer, Columnist, Haaretz newspaper
18:00-18:50 Panel #2: From Alienation to Involvement
The Brexit referendum and the U.S. elections suggest that increasingly large segments of society feel estranged from the decision makers and the centers of power. Can policies that better engage alienated elements of society be designed?
Moderator: Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, Former Ambassador of Israel to USA and President Emeritus of Tel-Aviv University
Participants:
Prof. Gil Troy, Presidential Historian, McGill University, 2015 fellow, Brookings Institute and political commentator
Dr. Eilon Schwartz, Director of Shaharit, Creating Common Cause
Steven Miller, Professional & Political consultant for the Presidential PAC, 2016
Karen Umansky, Ph.D. Student, TAU Department of Public Policy View Presentation
18:50: Closing Remarks: Prof. Alon Tal, Visiting Professor, Department of Public Policy, TAU
