Biography
Dr. Carmon is one of Israel's foremost experts on political reform. In 1991, he founded the Israel Democracy Institute to strengthen the structural and moral foundations of Israeli democracy. Under his leadership, IDI has become a leading think tank with a reputation among policymakers for non-partisanship, professionalism and actionable policy recommendations. A charismatic visionary, Dr. Carmon has promoted democracy and political education in the classroom and on the board of numerous national institutions and government committees. He has published and lectured extensively on education, Israeli-Diaspora relations and the Holocaust. Dr. Carmon earned his B.A. and M.A (with distinction) from the Hebrew University, and his Ph.D. in European History and Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 2009, the State of Israel recognized Dr. Carmon's greatest contribution to Israeli state and society, awarding IDI the prestigious Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
email: carmon.arik@idi.org.il
Select Publications
Arye Carmon. Reinventing Israeli Democracy. The Israel Democracy Institute. Jerusalem, 2009
Arye Carmon, 2001. 'Policy Think-Tanks: The Experience of the Israel Democracy Institute',
Israel Affairs 7(4): 65–78.
Arye Carmon, 2000. 'Towards an Inclusive Definition of Jewishness', Israel Studies 5(1): 355–360.
Arye Carmon, 1993. 'Fostering Israel's Age of Reform', Journal of Democracy 4(3): 114–123.
Arye Carmon, 1993. 'Political Education during a Crisis of National Identity', in: Larry Diamond and Ehud Sprinzak (eds.), Israeli Democracy under Stress, Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers: 293-308.
Arye Carmon, 1988. 'Teaching the Holocaust in Israel: The Dilemma as a Disturbing Reality and Pedagogical Concept', in: Alan L. Berger, Zev Garber, and Richard Libowitz (eds.), Methodology in the Academic Teaching of the Holocaust, Lanham: University Press of America.
Arye Carmon, 1980. 'Problems in Coping with the Holocaust: Experiences with Students in a Multinational Program’, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences 450(1): 218–226.
Arye Carmon, 1979. 'Teaching the Holocaust as a Means of Fostering Values', Curriculum Inquiry 9(3): 209–228.
Arye Carmon, 1979. 'Die Erziehung zu Werten in der Schule: Ein Unterrichts projekt Holocaust', Neue Sammlung, 2: 172–189.
Arye Carmon, 1978. ‘The Diverse and Changing Fortunes of the University of Heidelberg under National Socialism’, Minerva 16(4): 516–545.
Arye Carmon, 1977. 'Die Einfuehrerprinzips in die deutsche Universitat', Neue Sammlung, 6: 553–574.
Arye Carmon, 1976. 'The Impact of the Nazi Racial Decrees on the University of Heidelberg', Yad Vashem Studies 11: 131–163.