Young Ambassadors: Youth Exchange and the Special Relationship between Germany and the State of Israel

Dr. Simone Heil

doi:10.5771/9783845232690

Summary

Diese innovative politikwissenschaftliche Studie ist die erste gründliche empirische Untersuchung des deutsch-israelischen Jugendaustauschs. Neben einer Archiv- und Zeitungsrecherche (Zeitfenster 1965-67, 1972/73, 1990/91, 2000), umfasst der Datensatz 130 qualitative Interviews mit sechs verschiedenen Interessengruppen in Deutschland und Israel. Die Untersuchung konzentriert sich auf die Schüleraustauschprogramme zwischen den Partnerstädten Köln-Tel Aviv und Bremen-Haifa.

Innerhalb des Fachbereichs der auswärtigen Kulturpolitik verfolgt die Arbeit die Zielsetzung, die Verflechtung der besonderen Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Israel und dem Jugendaustausch zu analysieren. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Verflechtung zwischen der politischen Makroebene und der Jugendaustausch Mikroebene aufgrund des allmählichen Normalisierungsprozesses zwischen den beiden Staaten mit der Zeit abgenommen hat.

Das Buch zeigt nicht nur neue empirische Forschungsfelder für Wissenschaftler auf, die am internationalen Jugendaustausch interessiert sind, sondern ist auch äußerst relevant für Praktiker, die im deutsch-israelischen Jugendaustausch tätig sind.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2011
Copyright Year: 2011
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-6671-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-3269-0
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 351
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 4
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Foreword No access Pages 5 - 6
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Table of Contents No access Pages 7 - 11
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List of Abbreviations No access Pages 12 - 14
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Acknowledgements No access Pages 15 - 16
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1. Political Importance of the German-Israeli Youth Exchange No access Pages 17 - 18
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2. Executive Summary No access Pages 18 - 25
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3. Plan of the Book No access Pages 25 - 25
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1. Foreign Cultural Policy No access Pages 26 - 29
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2. 1. Ontology – Philosophical-Sociological Roots of Constructivism No access Pages 29 - 30
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  2. Constructivist Approach in IR No access Pages 30 - 34
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  3. Different Strands within IR Constructivism No access Pages 34 - 35
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  4. Methods used by Constructivists No access Pages 35 - 36
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  5. Rationalism vs. Constructivism in IR No access Pages 36 - 38
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  6. Agent-Structure Debate No access Pages 38 - 40
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  7. Lack of Research – Blueprint for Action No access Pages 40 - 43
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  8. Application of Constructivist Theory to German-Israeli Relations No access Pages 43 - 47
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3. The Special Relationship Theory No access Pages 47 - 52
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1. 1. Political Relations No access Pages 53 - 54
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  2. Cultural Relations No access Pages 54 - 54
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  3. Town Partnerships: Municipal Foreign Policy No access Pages 54 - 56
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    1. International Youth Exchanges in General No access
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    2. German-Israeli Youth Exchange No access
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    1. International Youth Exchanges in General No access
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    2. German-Israeli Youth Exchange No access
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    1. Selectivity No access
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    2. Differences between German-Israeli Exchange and Other Exchanges No access
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    3. Motivation No access
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    4. Preparation No access
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    5. Finances No access
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    6. Reaction No access
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    7. Political Mission No access
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    8. Political Importance No access
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    9. Political Impact No access
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    10. Relations between Germans and Israelis No access
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    11. Role of the Holocaust No access
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    12. Role of the Middle East Conflict No access
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    13. Change of View of the Other Country No access
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    14. Participants as Multipliers No access
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    15. Importance of Exchange Experience for the Individual Biography No access
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    16. Impact of Youth Exchange on Politics No access
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    17. Contribution No access
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1. Aims of the Research / Research Questions No access Pages 95 - 96
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2. 1. Exploratory Qualitative Research Design No access Pages 96 - 97
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  2. Sampling Strategy No access Pages 97 - 101
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  3. Sample No access Pages 101 - 103
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3. 1. Primary Sources: Semi-Structured Interviews No access Pages 103 - 104
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  2. Design of the Interview Guide No access Pages 104 - 105
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    2. Selectivity No access
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    4. Difference between the German-Israeli Exchange and Other Exchanges No access
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    5. Motivation No access
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    6. Finances No access
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    8. Political Mission No access
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    10. Holocaust No access
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    11. Middle East Conflict No access
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    12. Political Impact No access
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    13. Relations between Germans and Israelis during Exchange Program No access
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    14. Change of View of the Other Country No access
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    15. Participants as Multipliers No access
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    16. Importance of Exchange Experience for the Individual Biography No access
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    17. Impact of Youth Exchange Level on Political Level No access
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    18. Personal Outcome No access
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    20. Further Comments No access
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  2. Retrospective Interviews No access Pages 119 - 121
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  3. Secondary Sources: Archival Documents and Newspaper Articles No access Pages 121 - 124
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5. 1. Transcription No access Pages 124 - 124
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  3. Selection of Materials No access Pages 125 - 128
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  4. Generation of Coding Frame No access Pages 128 - 131
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  5. Test and Modification of Coding Frame No access Pages 131 - 131
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  6. Main Coding No access Pages 131 - 132
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  7. Quality Control No access Pages 132 - 133
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1. Cologne-Tel Aviv Town Partnership No access Pages 134 - 139
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2. 1. Historical Development of Town Partnership No access Pages 139 - 142
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  2. Development of Youth Exchange between the Cities No access Pages 142 - 143
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  3. Status of Youth Exchange within Town Partnership No access Pages 143 - 145
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3. German-Israeli Relations 1965-67 No access Pages 145 - 156
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4. German-Israeli Relations 1972-73 No access Pages 156 - 166
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5. German-Israeli Relations 1990-91 No access Pages 166 - 177
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6. German-Israeli Relations 2000 No access Pages 177 - 181
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1. Selectivity No access Pages 182 - 190
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2. Differences between the German-Israeli Exchange and Other Exchanges No access Pages 190 - 194
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3. Motivation No access Pages 194 - 197
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5. Finances No access Pages 200 - 207
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6. Reaction No access Pages 207 - 212
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7. Political Mission No access Pages 212 - 222
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8. Political Importance No access Pages 222 - 227
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9. Political Impact No access Pages 227 - 236
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10. Relations between Germans and Israelis No access Pages 236 - 241
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11. Role of the Holocaust No access Pages 241 - 249
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12. Role of the Middle East Conflict No access Pages 249 - 259
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13. Change of View of the Other Country No access Pages 259 - 261
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14. Participants as Multipliers No access Pages 261 - 264
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15. Importance of Exchange Experience for the Individual Biography No access Pages 264 - 270
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16. Impact of Youth Exchange on Politics No access Pages 270 - 277
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17. Contribution No access Pages 277 - 282
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1. Summary No access Pages 283 - 285
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2. 1. Selectivity No access Pages 285 - 287
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  2. Differences between German-Israeli Youth Exchange and Other Exchanges No access Pages 287 - 288
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  3. Motivation No access Pages 288 - 289
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  9. Political Impact No access Pages 295 - 297
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  10. Relations between Germans and Israelis No access Pages 297 - 298
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  13. Change of View of the Other Country No access Pages 303 - 305
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  15. Importance of Exchange Experience for the Individual Biography No access Pages 306 - 309
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3. 1. Strengths No access Pages 314 - 316
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1. Secondary Literature No access Pages 319 - 330
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2. Notes from Conferences No access Pages 330 - 331
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3. Newspaper Articles No access Pages 331 - 343
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