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European Association of Israel Studies
European Association of Israel Studies
The EAIS is committed to rigorous academic scholarship about Israel and high quality research and teaching in this area, as well as increasing the breadth of study of this important part of the Middle East.
- 13th EAIS Annual Conference in Potsdam -
Navigating Dire Straits: Israeli Polity in the Times of Crises
Moses Mendelssohn Center/University of Potsdam - 14-16 September 2025Dear All,
We are pleased to invite you to the 13th EAIS Annual Conference on Israel Studies titled: „Navigating Dire Straits: Israeli Polity in the Times of Crises” hosted by the Moses Mendelssohn Center / University of Potsdam on 14–16 September 2025.
Please find attached the Call for Papers, which includes detailed information about the conference themes and submission guidelines. We welcome paper and panel proposals and look forward to your contributions.
Deadline for Submission of all proposals: April 14th, 2025.
🏆 Call for Nominations: 2025 EAIS Academic Award 🏆
The Award will recognize a distinguished scholar for outstanding contributions to Israel Studies. Nominations are open for works across disciplines, with special consideration for research on peace, conflict resolution, coexistence, and European-Israeli relations.
The award is open to EAIS members, and the 2025 edition will honor contributions from 2024. Submissions may include books, papers, edited volumes, or impactful academic initiatives.
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2025
📩 Submit nominations to info@israelstudies.eu
🔗 More details: https://israelstudies.eu/eais-academic-award/
- EAIS Graduate Workshop at the 2025 Max and Hilde Kochmann Summer School -
We are excited to announce the EAIS Graduate Workshop at the 2025 Max and Hilde Kochmann Summer School, hosted by the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK, from 29 June to 2 July 2025.
This summer school, organized by the Sussex Weidenfeld Institute of Jewish Studies in collaboration with the Center for Jewish Studies of the University of Graz and the European Association of Israel Studies (EAIS), offers PhD students a unique opportunity to present and discuss their research projects in Jewish history and culture, Holocaust studies, Israel Studies, and digital humanities. In 2025, the summer school particularly welcomes applications from scholars exploring the intersection between digital humanities and Holocaust commemoration and those engaged in Israel Studies.
Application Details:
Applicants must be PhD students when the Summer School begins. To apply, please submit:
All documents must be in English and submitted as a single PDF to Diana Franklin at: d.franklin@sussex.ac.uk
For enquiries please contact:
Gideon Reuveni g.reuveni@sussex.ac.uk
Katrin Steffen K.Steffen@sussex.ac.uk
For enquiries about the EAIS Graduate Workshop, please reach us at: info@israelstudies.eu
Application deadline: 19 January 2025
The event is supported by the Erasmus+ grant EUMES [2024-1-CZ01-KA220-HED-000256814], titled European Minorities in Urban Spaces: Mutual Recognition, Social Inclusion, and Sense of Belonging. The grant was awarded by the Czech National Agency (DZS) under the delegation of the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Union.
The 12th Annual Conference of EAIS is behind us and we are thrilled that we had such an intense three days of discussions and exchange of thoughts. It was the biggest event in the history of both EAIS and AIS. We want to thank all participants for their enthusiastic engagement, insightful discussions, and unwavering support. Your contributions made this event truly remarkable. We are also grateful to the Faculty of Arts of Charles University for hosting our conference and the Association for Israel Studies for co-organizing the event.
For the ones who couldn’t attend, you can take a look at a few snippets here and here.
Interview with Dr. Lea Taragin-Zeller [13.12.2024]
Interview with prof. Ronit Irshai and Dr. Tanya Zion-Waldoks [31.07.2024]
Interview with Ruth Halperin-Kaddari [17.01.2024]
