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RAPHAEL COHEN-ALMAGOR
BA MA DPhil (Oxon); Educator and Researcher; Educ.: DPhil, Oxford University, UK, 1987-1991; MA
Political Science, Magna cum Laude 1985-1987, Tel Aviv University, Israel; BA Political Science, Sociology
and Anthropology, Magna cum Laude 1983-1985, Tel Aviv University.
Nationality: Israeli, British.
Academic Positions:
United Kingdom: Professor and Chair in Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy and International
Studies (2007 - );
Israel: Associate Professor (2002-2007), Senior Lecturer (1995-2002), Department of Communication
(1995-2006) Faculty of Law (1995-1999) Information Studies (2000-2006), University of Haifa; Adjunct
Lecturer, Hebrew University Law Faculty (1992-1995).
USA: Fellow, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC (September
2007- July 2008); Visiting Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins School for Advanced Studies and Institute for
Policy Studies (2003-2004); Visiting Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Law and
Department of Communication (1999-2000); Visiting Fellow, The Hastings Center, New York
(January-February 1994 and March 1999).
The Netherlands: Visiting Scholar, Department of Metamedica, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije
Universiteit, Amsterdam (July-August 1999; April 2002).
Leadership:
-Founder, The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance
Organization in Israel (1982), Secretary General (1983-1985) and Chairperson (1985-1987) of this
organization;
Think-tank on Medical Ethics, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (1995-
1998);
Library and Information Studies, University of Haifa (2000-2003);
Center for Democratic Studies, University of Haifa (2003-2007),
http://cds.haifa.ac.il/
(Acting) Deputy Dean for Research, University of Hull (2008-2009);
Equality and Diversity Champion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Hull (2012-2015).
Middle East Study Group, University of Hull (2008 - ),
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/me-study-group.aspx
Director of Research, School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies (2015 - );
Other Public Responsibilities:
Member, The Israel Press Council (1997-2000);
Member, International Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy (2001 - );
Advisor to The American Biographical Institute (ABI) Research Board of Advisors (2002 - );
Member, Public Committee on the Dying Patient, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem (2000-2002)
(appointed to draft Israel’s Dying Patient Law);
Advisor to The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2001-2002);
Advisor to INTAS (International Association for East-West Scientific Co-operation) Young Scientist

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Fellowships (2002-2003);
"Crossing Borders", The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv University
(2006);
Consultant, Israeli Parliament (education, health, and legislative committees) (2000-2007);
Advisor to the British Council, Israel (2006);
Review Committee of the Israel Council for Higher Education proposal to open a BA program at the
Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (2006-2011);
Advisor to German-Israel Foundation (GIF) (2008, 2013);
Advisor to ESRC (2010);
Advisory Board, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy, Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa (2009-2011);
Advisor to The Israel Ministry of Science and Technology (2010);
Advisor to The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England (2010);
Advisor to The Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
(2010);
Advisor to The Israel Ministry of Health (2013).
Advisor to European Research Council (2013 - );
Advisor to Marquis Who's Who (2013 - ).
Advisor to Research Foundation - Flanders (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO)
(2014).
Inaugural Member of the Advisory Committee, Initiative on Youth-oriented Online Hate, Berkman
Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University (2014 - ).
Personal Blog:
Israeli Politics, http://almagor.blogspot.com/
Other Organizations:
Oxford University Alumni Association (1992 - ); International Political Science Association (IPSA) Study
Group on Democratization in Comparative Perspective (1993 - ); The Israel Association for Canadian
Studies (1995 - ); The UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen
(1998 - ); International Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy (2001 - ); Institute of
Communication Ethics, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom (2005 - ); Institute of Applied Ethics,
University of Hull (2007 - ); Association for Israel Studies (2008 - ); Association of Internet Researchers
(2008 -); The Internet Society (2008 -); Chevening Alumni Alliance (2010 - ); Fulbright Alumni
Association (2010 - ); European Association of Israel Studies (EAIS) (2011 - ); Centre for End of Life
Studies, University of Hull (2013 - );
Hon/Fellow:
-2012);
Editorial and Advisory Boards:
Editorial Board, Ethical Space: International Journal of Communication Ethics,
http://www.communicationethics.net/espace/ (2003 - ).
Advisory Board, European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, https://www.ffri.hr/phil/casopis/ (2005 - ).
International Editorial Board, Science and Engineering Ethics,
http://www.springerlink.com/content/120482/?MUD=MP (2005 - ).
Honorary Editorial Board, Medicolegal and Bioethics, http://www.dovepress.com/medicolegal-and-
bioethics-journal (2010 - ).
Editorial Board Pain & Therapy http://www.springer.com/springer+healthcare/journal/40122 (2014 - )
Books:
Author:
Middle Eastern Shores (poetry, Hebrew, 1993);
The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance (1994; Hebrew 1994, 2nd ed. 1999);

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Speech, Media and Ethics (2001, 2nd ed. 2005; Turkish 2003);
The Right to Die with Dignity (2001);
Euthanasia in the Netherlands (2004, 2005);
The Scope of Tolerance (2006, 2007);
The Democratic Catch (2007, Hebrew);
Voyages (poetry, Hebrew, 2007).
Confronting the Internet's Dark Side: Moral and Social Responsibility on the Free Highway (2015).
Editor:
Basic Issues in Israeli Democracy (Hebrew, 1999);
Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Tolerance: Essays in Honor and Memory of Yitzhak Rabin (2000);
Medical Ethics at the Dawn of the 21st Century (2000);
Challenges to Democracy: Essays in Honour and Memory of Isaiah Berlin (2000);
Moral Dilemmas in Medicine (Hebrew, 2002, 2004);
Israeli Democracy at the Crossroads (2005);
Israeli Institutions at the Crossroads (2005);
Public Responsibility in Israel (with Asa Kasher and Ori Arbel-Ganz, Hebrew, 2012).
Articles:
Published numerous articles and book chapters in the fields of political science, law, Israeli Studies,
philosophy, ethics (business, media, medical), education, sociology, and history in journals and books in
many countries, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Formosa, France,
Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, The Netherlands,
Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. Some of them were also translated into other languages,
including Chinese, Spanish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Russian, Romanian and Turkish.
Courses taught (selective list):
- “Bioethics – End of Life Decision Making”;
- “Boundaries of Freedom of Expression: Practical and Legal Aspects”;
- “Boundaries of Freedom of Expression: Theoretical Aspects”;
- “Comparative Politics” (core);
- “Hate, Violence and Pornography: Legal, Political and Ethical Considerations”;
- “Human Nature, Society and the State” (core);
- “Is There A Limit? Violence and Crime on the Internet”;
- “Key Skills in Politics” (core);
- “Media, Violence and Pornography”;
- “Political Thought from Plato to Marx” (core);
- "Terrorism, Media and the Internet";
- “The Arab-Israeli Conflict” (core);
- “The Internet Revolution”;
- “The Right to Die with Dignity and the Right to Live with Dignity”;
- "The Theatre of Terror: Relationships between Media, Terror and Government";
- “Themes in Media Ethics” (core);
- “Themes in Medical Ethics and Law” (core);
- "There Is A Limit: Violence and Pornography in Communication and the Internet".
- “Peace Building in Israel and Palestine”.
Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships:
The European Project, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Volkswagen Foundation (1992-1998)
(1,500,000 German Marks);
The Van Leer Medical Ethics Think-tank (1995-1998) ($30,000).
Fellow, The 21st Century Trust, London (1994 - 1998) ($10,000).
Visiting Fellow, The Hastings Center, New York (to work on my books on media ethics and medical
ethics, January-February 1994 and March 1999) ($5,100).

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Faculty Enrichment Award and two Research Awards granted by the Canadian Government, to
conduct research in Canada on the right to die with dignity, ethics in the media, hate speech and Canadian
constitutional law (Summer 1995, Summer 1998, Summer 2002) ($10,000).
The Yigal Alon Scholarship (“Milgat Alon”) (1995-1998) ($200,000).
Grant, The University of Haifa, to organize and international conference in memory of Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin (January 1997) ($30,000).
Visiting Scholar, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford (August-October 1997).
British Council Chevening Scholarship, media ethics research. All Souls College residency, Oxford.
Sponsor: Professor GA Cohen (offered for 12 months; took 3 months - August-October 1997) ($5,000).
Grants, Stifterverband fur die Deutsche Wissenschaft; The British Council; TEVA, and The Israel
Cancer Association, Medical Ethics at the Close of the 20th Century (January 1998) ($7,000).
The Israeli Ministry of Science (1998) ($35,000).
The Fulbright – Yitzhak Rabin Award (1999-2000) ($50,000).
The Israel Ministry of Science (2001) ($8,000).
Residency Fellowship, The Rockefeller Foundation Center, Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio, Italy (February
2002). http://www.rockfound.org
The Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences Scholarship (summer 2002).
Senior Fellowship, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University (2003-2004).
Residency Fellowship, The Bogliasco Foundation, Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy (Fall 2005).
http://www.liguriastudycenter.org/
USA-Israel Cultural Fund, The American Embassy, Tel Aviv (2006) ($5,000).
The 1970 Trust, England (2006) (£6,000).
Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007-2008) ($90,000).
Grants, The Middle East Study Group (2013) (£70,000).
AHRC Research Network: Crossing Over – New Narratives of Death, PI Dr David Kennedy (2013-
2015) (£33,000), http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/english/research/research-themes/modern-and-
contemporary-lit/projects/crossing-over-network.aspx
Grant, Sponsoring three MA Scholarships in Middle East Studies (2014-2015) (£30,000).
The 1970 Trust, England (2013-2015) (£9,000).
Grant, Sponsoring the MESG (2014-2016) (£20,000).
Entries in Books of Distinction:
Entry in Outstanding People of the 20th Century, First Edition, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge,
England (1999), p. 119.
Entry in Who's Who in the World, 16th Edition, Marquis Who's Who (1999), p. 319; 19th Edition (2002),
p. 403; 24th Edition (2006); 28th Edition (2011); 29th Edition (2012); 31st Edition (2014); 32nd Edition
(2015); 33rd Edition (2016).
Entry in Asia/Pacific Who’s Who, Vol. IV, Rifacimento International, India (2002), p. 492; Vol. V (2005);
Vol. VI (2006), pp. 218-219; Vol. VII (2007), pp.
Entry in The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, Vol. 11, American Biographical Institute
(2003), p. 37.
Entry in Asia – Men & Women of Achievement, Reguerdon and Co., India (2003), p. 68.
Entry in Contemporary Who's Who, American Biographical Institute (2002-2003), p. 85; (2003-2004).
Entry in Reference Asia: Asia's Who’s Who of Men and Women of Achievement, Revised edition, Rifacimento
International, India (2003).
Entry in American Biography (2004).
Entry in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 5th Edition, Marquis Who’s Who (2004-2005).
Entry in Biography Fame International, Special Issue, Vol. VII (2004).
Entry in the Contemporary Who's Who of Professionals, American Biographical Institute (2004/2005).
Entry in Asian/American Who’s Who, Vol. IV, Rifacimento International, India (2005).
Entry in Biography Today, Vol. III, Rifacimento International, India (2005).
Entry in The Contemporary Who's Who of Professionals, American Biographical Institute (2005).
Entry in Distinguished and Admirable Achievers, 2nd ed. 2005, South-Asia Intl. Publication Company (2006).
Entry in Afro-Asian Who's Who, Vol. I, Rifacimento International, India (2006).
Entry in The Dictionary of International Biography, Vol. 36, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge
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Entry in Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21th Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
(2014).
Entry in Leading Professionals of the World, International Biographical Centre (2014).
Entry in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21th Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge,
England (2015).
Avocations:
Politics, sports, arts.
Office: School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies, The University of Hull, Cottingham
Road, Hull, HU6 7RX United Kingdom. E-mail: r.cohen-almagor@hull.ac.uk
Further information:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/rca
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Cohen-Almagor
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