Tamar Meisels

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Tamar Meisels
Alma mater Tel Aviv University (B.A., L.L.B., and M.A.); Balliol College, Oxford University (Ph.D in Political Theory, 2000)
Occupation(s)Professor of Government and Policy; political theorist
Employer Tel Aviv University
Notable workThe Trouble with Terror: Liberty, Security and the Response to Terrorism (Cambridge University Press 2008)

Tamar Meisels is a Professor of Government and Policy in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University, and a political theorist. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Her father, Andrew Meisels, is a descendant of the Meisels family and was a foreign correspondent, author, and broadcaster. Her mother, Martha Meisels, was a consumer affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post . [5] [6] [7]

She earned a B.A., LL.B., and M.A. at Tel Aviv University, and a Ph.D. in Political Theory at Balliol College, Oxford University, in 2000. [8] She works on the political theory of territorial rights, liberal nationalism, and the philosophical questions surrounding war and terrorism. [9]

Meisels is known for advocating a consistent and strict definition of terrorism, which she defines as "the intentional random murder of defenseless non-combatants, with the intent of instilling fear of mortal danger amidst a civilian population as a strategy designed to advance political ends." [10]

She has written on the complexities of applying international law to terrorists, who are neither soldiers nor civilians. [11]

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References

  1. Avery Plaw (2008). Targeting terrorists: a license to kill?. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN   9780754645269 . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. Daniel A. Bell, Avner De-Shalit (2003). Forms of justice: critical perspectives on David Miller's political philosophy. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780742521797 . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  3. Mark Bevir (2010). Encyclopedia of Political Theory. SAGE. ISBN   9781412958653 . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  4. Meisels, Tamar (September 2006). "The Trouble with Terror: The Apologetics of Terrorism–a Refutation". Terrorism and Political Violence. 18 (3): 465–483. doi:10.1080/09546550600752030. S2CID   143391009.
  5. Bushinsky, Jay (April 16, 1997). "Andrew Meisels dies at 64". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  6. "'Post' columnist Martha Meisels dies at 57". The Jerusalem Post. July 26, 1995. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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  9. "Do Israeli jails prepare prisoners for peace?", Josh Spiro, Jewish Post
  10. "The Trouble with Terror: The Apologetics of Terrorism—a Refutation", Tamar Meisels, Terrorism and Political Violence, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2006, pp. 465–83
  11. "Targeted Killing" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine , Alia Brahimi, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War, February 10, 2009