An academic lunchtime lecture with Alain Dieckhoff on The Jewish Diaspora and Israel, co-sponsored by the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies and Alliance.

About the Speaker:

Alain Dieckhoff is Head of The Political Science Department of Sciences Po. He holds degrees from the University of Paris X-Nanterre, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (IEP) and a Ph.D. in political sociology from the University of Paris X-Nanterre. He is a member of the editorial boards of Politique et sociétés, Maghreb-Machrek, Questions internationales and Israel Studies. In addition to his main research areas, which focus on politics, contemporary society and transformations of the state in Israel, he also works on the transformation of contemporary nationalism. His latest book is titled the "Routledge Handbook of Modern Israel" (2013).

513 Fayerweather Hall at Columbia University.

For more details, email aml2271@columbia.edu. RSVPs are appreciated, as a kosher lunch will be served.