Shai wins award for public diplomacy doctoral thesis
09/21/2012 06:33
The MK’s thesis, which examines Israeli public diplomacy during the second intifada, will be published as a book.
Nachman Shai. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
MK Nachman Shai (Kadima) was awarded the 2012 Tshetshik Prize for Security
Studies on Thursday, for his doctoral thesis on public diplomacy.
Shai
received his doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in 2010, studying public
diplomacy in low-intensity conflict, his area of expertise after serving as IDF
spokesman during the Gulf War and several other high-ranking positions in the
Israeli media.
The MK’s thesis, which examines Israeli public diplomacy
during the second intifada, will be published as a book in the coming
months.
The Tshetshik Prize for Security Studies is awarded by Tel Aviv
University’s Institute for National Security Studies.
“The prize shows
the growing importance of public diplomacy,” Shai said. “Israel is exposed to a
battle for [the public’s] awareness.”
Shai added that, in order to win
the battle, long-term planning and creative thinking is
necessary.
“Israel has made progress in these areas, but is far from
exhausting its potential,” he added.