The Israel Democracy Institute (Hebrew: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה) was established in 1991 as an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank located on the seam between academia and government. Its main objective is to serve as a forum for research, debate and reform of Israeli democratic institutions. The Institute is the premier nongovernmental agent of change in the Israeli body politic.
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Israel Democracy Institute (Hebrew: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה) was established in 1991 as an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank located on the seam between academia and government. Its main objective is to serve as a forum for research, debate and reform of Israeli democratic institutions. The Institute is the premier nongovernmental agent of change in the Israeli body politic. IDI drives the process of Israel's transition from formal to substantive democracy. It's mission is to strengthen the moral, normative, structural and functional foundations of
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
, the homeland of the Jewish people. Recognizing the Arab and other minorities as vital components of Israeli society, IDI aims to foster solidarity while embracing pluralism. Drawing on both Jewish tradition and the universal legacy of humanism, it seeks to generate the ideas, promote the values, and shape the institutions that will ensure Israel's future as a vibrant, participatory democracy.
The Israel Democracy Institute was founded by
Arye CarmonDr. Arye Carmon is the current President of the Israel Democracy Institute . He has founded the Institute in 1991 along with American businessman Bernard Marcus, as an independent think tank dedicated to promoting and strengthening democracy and democratic values in Israel.Arye Carmon was born in...
(current President) and Bernard Marcus as an independent think tank dedicated to promoting and strengthening democracy and democratic values in Israel. It places high value upon research from both the Israeli domestic and international academic communities. IDI's Senior Research Fellows include Professors Asher Arian, Avraham Ben-Bassat, Tamar Hermann, Eyal Naveh, Eli Shaltiel, Yuval Shany and
Anita ShapiraAnita Shapira is an Israeli historian. She is the founder of the Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, a Ruben Merenfeld Professor of the Study of Zionism and head of the Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism at Tel Aviv University...
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Awards
In 2009, the Institute was awarded the
Israel PrizeThe Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is largely regarded as the state's highest honor. It is presented annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Knesset chairperson, and the...
for its "lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.