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Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor currently Chair in Politics at the University of Hull, received his D. Phil. in political theory in 1991. In 1992-1995 he lectured at the Hebrew University Law Faculty. Founder and Director of the Medical Ethics Think-tank at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (1995-1998); member of the Israel Press Council (1997-2000); Chairperson of Library and Information Studies, University of Haifa (2000-2003); Founder and Director of the Center for Democratic Studies, University of Haifa (2003-2007). Raphael was Fulbright Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law and Dept. of Communication (1999-2000), and Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins University (2003-2004).

Biography

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Photography: Heidi Fancher, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael; 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.

Law is mainly concerned with the security of rights. It is conducive to liberty and security of the person. The dangers of law lie in its inflexibility, rigidity and stagnation.

- Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Academic Positions : Professor and Chair in Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK (2007 - ); pa/Fellow, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC (2007-2008); Visiting Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins (2003-2004); Associate Professor, University of Haifa, Israel (2002-2006), Founder and Director, Center for Democratic Studies (2003-2007), Chairperson, Library and Information Studies (2000-2003), Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication (1995-2002), University of Haifa; Visiting Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Law and Department of Communication (1999-2000); Founder and Director, Think-tank on Medical Ethics, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Israel (1995-1998); Lecturer, Hebrew University Law Faculty, Israel (1992-1995).

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