The Israel Democracy Institute aspires to promote and enrich public discussion on various government related issues at the top of the agenda of Israeli democracy through its publications series, which are the product of research papers and projects carried out by the IDI Fellows and research assistants.
The English language publications at IDI are divided into four primary areas: The Democracy Library Series, Policy Papers, The Army and Society Forum Series, and The Guttman Center Publications.
Originally published in Hebrew and translated into English, The Democracy Library Series is comprised of select publications that deal with burning issues at the heart of Israeli social and political discourse.
IDI's Fellows and research assistants conduct applicable research projects and produce Policy Papers based on their findings in an ongoing attempt to formulate possible courses of action for Israeli policy-makers. All the Policy Papers are written in Hebrew.
The Army and Society Forum Series brings together preeminent, influential figures from the military and civilian society to discuss matters on the seam between the army and society. Although the military and the civilian sector are profoundly interconnected, leaders on both sides of this complex equation rarely meet for joint discussion. IDI’s Army and Society Forum facilitates this exchange.
Since 2003, The Guttman Center for Applied Social Research at the Israel Democracy Institute has been auditing and evaluating democracy in Israel. The Center publishes a yearly "Israeli Democracy Index", which is presented to the President of Israel at the Annual President's Conference. The Index offers an evaluation of the quality of Israeli democracy based on objective parameters and public opinion polls.
Click here to view the 2009 IDI Publications Catalog