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About Keith Kahn-Harris

Keith Kahn-Harris is honorary research fellow at the Centre for Religion and Contemporary Society, Birkbeck College. He is the author (with Ben Gidley) of Turbulent Times: The British Jewish Community Today (Continuum, July 2010). He has written widely on Israel, Jewish affairs and politics. His website is here

Articles by Keith Kahn-Harris

Saturday 24th December

2011, a year between worlds

Keith Kahn-Harris, 24 December 2011

A profusion of innovative projects guided by an ethic of collaboration holds out the possibility of creative responses to today's multiple crises, says Keith Kahn-Harris.

Sunday 18th September

Jews, Gypsies and Travellers: a particular empathy

Keith Kahn-Harris, Simone Abel, and Shauna Leven, 18 September 2011

The legal eviction from their land of a large community on the edge of London raises disturbing questions about deep-rooted discrimination that Jewish historical experience can help to address, say Keith Kahn-Harris, Simone Abel & Shauna Leven.

Tuesday 6th September

The dinner-party revolution

Keith Kahn-Harris, 6 September 2011

The dinner-party is a symbol of complacent presumption, the last occasion to be associated with genuine dialogue or the jolt of rethinking. But it’s possible to renew the ritual in surprising ways - and really caring about the food is just the start, says Keith Kahn-Harris.

Wednesday 22nd June

Naming the movement

Keith Kahn-Harris, 22 June 2011

The early 21st century is marked by a profusion of initiatives that bring people together to discuss and explore big questions. It amounts to a great river of change - but to realise its potential the movement needs a formal designation, says Keith Kahn-Harris.

Monday 23rd May

A war of rhetoric: the Israel-Palestine vortex

Keith Kahn-Harris, 23 May 2011

A fevered dispute in the media contest over Israel-Palestine is an object lesson in the deformities of internet-fuelled public debate on this issue, says Keith Kahn-Harris.

Sunday 22nd August

In search of an Israeli left

Keith Kahn-Harris and Joel Schalit, 22 August 2010

The disconnection between the international left and its counterparts in Israel has become near total, to the detriment of the causes that both espouse. But a situation with complex roots can be remedied by looking more closely at the work of people on the ground, say Keith Kahn-Harris & Joel Schalit.

Thursday 10th June

Israeli post-democracy: origins and prospects

Keith Kahn-Harris and Joel Schalit, 10 June 2010

Many voices warn that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is corroding the country’s democracy. Now, a worrying onslaught by Israel’s right-wing government on domestic dissenters raises further concerns. But the two issues are distinct as well as linked, say Keith Kahn-Harris & Joel Schalit: for the challenges to Israel’s democracy also have deep internal roots that must be identified if they are to be overcome.

Friday 9th January