On the 19th January 2024 a cease fire process between Israel and Hamas started, which will hopefully end the fighting and human suffering, which has been ongoing since the bloody October 7 attacks by Hamas in 2023. In season 1 episode 9 we have talked about the challenges Humanitarian Organizations face in getting aid into Gaza and to other vulnerable people to alleviate human suffering. In this episode we will look at what impact the War in Gaza had on Israeli society and the state. Joining the show to discuss this topic is Prof. Ilan Baron, a Professor in International Political Theory and Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics. Prof. Baron's research explores different ways that we experience international politics in our everyday lives. To learn more about our guest visit Prof. Baron's website at https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/ilan-baron/

To lear more about the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society, and Politics, visit their website: https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/jewish-studies/

Literature mentioned in the episode:

- Baron, Ilan and Ilai Saltzman 2024. The Undoing of Israel: The Dark Future that Awaits After the War in Gaza. Foreign Affairs. 12th August 2024. Online at: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/undoing-israel [Last accessed: 22 Janaury 2025].

- Rabin, Ytzak 1996. The Rabin Memoirs, Expanded Edition with Recent Speeches, New Photographs, and an Afterword. The University of California Press.

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The peaceful transition of power is a hallmark of democracy. In January 2021 and 2023, the US and Brazil, respectively, both experienced post-electoral riots as supporters of the outgoing presidents ransacked government buildings. Four, respectively two years later Prof. Patrick Kuhn, a Professor of Comparative Politics at the School of Government, looks at the actions taken in those countries to hold the various actors accountable and what this tells us about the state of democracy in the United States and Brazil.

To learn more about Prof. Patrick Kuhn's research, visit his website at https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/p-m-kuhn/

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