Social activism against the desecularization of non-religious state education in Israel: a social movement lens
Politics and Religion, V-18(2), 1-27. [2025]
אנגלית
This qualitative study investigates the growing social activism against "desecularization" (often termed Hadata or religionization) within the non-religious state education system in Israel. Using a social movement framework, the authors interviewed activists to understand their ideological motiv...
Analysis of media reporting on desecularization in non-religious public education in Israel
International Studies in Sociology of Education, V-33(3), 389-411. [2024]
אנגלית
This study explores the intense public and media debate surrounding the perceived process of religious penetration into Israel's non-religious (state) education system between 2010 and 2019. Through a systematic analysis of 228 media items, the authors examine how different social and political g...