TY  - JOUR
TI  - Societal Security: A New Conceptual Framework to Analyse Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Politics in Israel
AB  - Haredi (ultra-orthodox) political parties in Israel, namely Yahadut HaTora and Shas, have been constantly affecting the domestic political agenda. Despite already flourished literature that covers the various roles these parties play; security dimension is yet to be addressed so far. This paper aims to analyse the Haredi politics in Israel in the identity-security nexus by questioning the political reflections of the Haredi parties’ persistent attachments to the security language in four core topics which are the Haredi educational autonomy, the exemption of religious school (yeshiva) students from the army service, the conversion to Judaism process (giyur), and the nationwide Shabbat regulations. By analysing the coalition documents that Haredi parties took part in, campaign posters of the 2013 and the 2015 elections, individual and institutional Haredi responses to certain crises regarding these topics, this paper claims that Haredi politics is organized by the articulation of identity-security concerns at varied levels.
AU  - Belder, Ferit
DO  - 10.33630/ausbf.1206745
PY  - 2023
JO  - Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi
VL  - 78
IS  - 3
SN  - 0378-2921
SP  - 561
EP  - 581
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1197484
ER  -