אתר אישי

פרופ' מדזיני ארנון


קורות חיים

השכלה אקדמית

         שנים 

                 מוסד ומחלקה

     תואר

 

1999 - 2000

Oregon State University, Department of Geosciences, Oregon, USA (with Aaron T. Wolf, Ph.D.).

   פוסט-דוקטורט

1995 - 1998

SOAS University, Geography department, London.

   דוקטורט

1992 - 1995

SOAS University, Geography department, London.

     מ.א.

1981 - 1983

אוניברסיטת חיפה, החוג לגיאוגרפיה.

     מ.א.

1978 - 1981

אוניברסיטת חיפה, החוג לגיאוגרפיה והחוג לימודי ארץ-ישראל.

     ב.א.

מומחיות אקדמית

בדואים ונוודות, בעיות מים במזה"ת ונהרות בינלאומיים, גיאוגרפיה חברתית, גיאוגרפיה חברתית כלכלית ופוליטית של ישראל והמזה"ת, גיאוגרפיה פוליטית, גיאוגרפיה רגיונלית, גיאוגרפיה של ארץ ישראל, גיאוגרפיה של גבולות, גיאוגרפיה של המזרח התיכון, הוראת הגיאוגרפיה, יישומי מחשב בהוראת הגיאוגרפיה, מפות פוליטיות, מפות תפיסתיות, נושאי מים בינלאומיים


Nomads & Bedouin, Water issues: Water in the Middle East, International Rivers., Social Geography, Economics, Political and Social Geography in Israel and the Middle East., Political Geography, Regional Geography, Geography of the land of Israel, Border Geography, Geography of the Middle East, Geography education, Integrating Computers in Teaching of Geography., Political Maps, Cognitive maps, Intentional Water Issues

הוראה

במכללת אורנים

  • · גיאוגרפיה חברתית כלכלית ופוליטית של ישראל.

    · "אין לי ארץ אחרת".

    · גיאוגרפיה רגיונלית של ישראל.

    · גיאוגרפיה אזורית של המזה"ת.

    · המים המזה"ת בישראל: עבר, הווה, עתיד.

    · גבולות ישראל.

    · ישומי מחשב בגיאוגרפיה.

רשימת פרסומים

נושאי תיזה

עבודת הדוקטורט ( .Ph.D. / D.Sc) - בעברית ובאנגלית

ארנון, מ. (1998), נהר הירדן: המאבק על מים וגבולות: 1920-1967, אוניברסיטת לונדון.

 Medzini A. (1998), “The River Jordan: The Struggle for Frontiers and Water: 1920-1967, Thesis submitted for the degree of doctor of philosophy, University of London.

עבודת תיזה למאסטר (.M.Sc. / M.A) - בעברית ובאנגלית

מדזיני, א. (1983), התיישבות הבדואים בגליל כתוצאה מהתיישבות ספונטנית ומדיניות מכוונת ממשלתית, אוניברסיטת חיפה, הפקולטה למדעי החברה והמתמטיקה.

Medzini, A. (1983), Expansion of Bedouin Settlement in Galilee, resulting from spontaneous occupation and planned government policy, M.A. thesis, University of Haifa.

 מדזיני א., (1993), נהר הפרת: ניתוח של מערכת נהר משותפת במזה"ת, אוניברסיטת לונדון.

Medzini, A. (1993), The Euphrates River: An Analysis of a Shared River System in the Middle East. M.A. Thesis submitted to School of Oriental and African Studies, Geography department, University of London

ספרים - כתיבה או עריכה

מדזיני, א. (1984). התיישבות הבדואים בגליל כתוצאה מהתיישבות ספונטנית ומדיניות מכוונת ממשלתית, מונוגיאוגרפיה מס' 1, החוג לגיאוגרפיה, אוניברסיטת חיפה.

Medzini, A. (2001). The Euphrates: A Shared River. SOAS Water Group of the School of Oriental and African Studies, The Center of Near and Middle Easten Studies, University of London. 

Medzini, A. (2001). The River Jordan: Frontiers and Water. SOAS Water Group of the School of Oriental and African Studies, The Center of Near and Middle Easten Studies, University of London.

מאמרים

כתבי עת מדעיים ומקצועיים או פרקים בספרים

מאמרים בכתבי עת מדעיים ופרקים מספרים עם שיפוט

1. Medzini Arnon. 2020: Zarzir: The social, localand political geography of a multi-tribe Bedouin locality in the Galilee, Horizonsin Geography, Vol. 98, pp. 33 ? 53 (Hebrew).

2.       Medzini Arnon & Lev Ari Lilach. 2018:"Can Borders, Walls and Fences Deter Forced Migration? Comparison ofFuture Policy Trajectories and Implications in Europe and Israel". EuropeanJournal of Geography, Volume 9, Number 2: pp. 81 - 99, June.

3.       Medzini Arnon. 2017: "The Role ofGeographical Maps in Territorial Disputes between Japan and Korea". EuropeanJournal of Geography, Volume 7, Number 5: pp. 44 - 60, February.

4.       Medzini Arnon. 2016: "Tribalism versuscommunity organization: Geography of a multi-tribal Bedouin locality in theGalilee". Studies in Political and Historical Geography, Vol.5, pp. 237-255. 

5.       Medzini, Arnon. 2016: "Life on the Border:The Impact of the Separation Barrier on the Residents of the Barta'a EnclaveDemilitarized Zone". Journal of Borderlands Studies, Vol. 31,No 4, pp. 401-425, Taylor and Francis Ltd, Published online: 16 Jun 2016:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08865655.2016.1188667.

6.Medzini, Arnon. 2016: “Borders, Names and Consciousness:How the Online Medium Has Changed References to Borders and Local Names onMaps”. Merhavim, vol. 7 —Studies in Geography of Israel and the Middle East. Eds. Yaron Balslev, Yossi Katz and Itzhak Schnell,Tel-Aviv University, pp. 265-286. (Hebrew).

7.Medzini, Arnon; Hagit Meishar-Tal; Yael Sneh. 2015: "Use of mobile technologiesas support tools for geography field trips", International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, Vol. 24, No 1,February, pp. 13-23, Taylor & Francis, Routledge.  (Published online: 6 November 2014; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2014.967514.

8.Meishar Tal, Hagit; Yael Sneh; Arnon Medzini. 2015:"Training teachers to use mobile technologies in learning outside theclassroom". Horizons in Geography, Vol. 87, pp. 112 ? 126(Hebrew).

9.Totry, Mary; Medzini, Arnon. 2013: "The Use ofCartoons in Popular Protests That Focus on Geographic, Social, Economic andPolitical Issues", European Journal of Geography (EJG),Volume 4, Issue1, pp. 20-33.

10. Medzini, Arnon.2012:  "Bedouin Settlement Policy inIsrael: Success or Failure?" Themes in Israeli Geography, SpecialIssue of Horizons in Geography. Editors:  Maos, J. O., & Charney, I., Vol. 79-80,pp. 37-48. (B). (Cited by 14).

11. Medzini,Arnon. 2012:  "The War of the Maps: The PoliticalUse of Maps and Atlases to Shape National Consciousness – Israelversus the Palestinian Authority", European Journal of Geography(EJG), Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 23-40.

12. Totry, Mary; ArnonMedzini. 2010: "Khandala—The symbol of identity and Palestinianresistance", Dvarim, No. 3, pp. 82-96 (Hebrew).

13. Medzini, Arnon. 2009: "PoliticalUse of Geographical Maps by Educational Systems for the Purpose of Constructingthe Students' National Identity: A Case Study of Israel and the PalestinianAuthority", The New Geography, Vol. 57, Special Issue, pp.51-55.

14. Medzini, Arnon. 2007:"Policy for settling the Bedouins in Israel: Success or failure?" OfakimB'Geographia, Pamphlet 68-69, pp. 237-251 (Hebrew).

15. Medzini, Arnon; Wolf,Aaron. 2004: "Towards a Middle East at Peace:Hidden Issues in Arab-Israeli Hydropolitics", Water ResourcesDevelopment, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 193-204.

16.      Kliot, Nurit; Medzini,Arnon. 1985: "Bedouin settlement policy in Israel, 1964-1984: Anotherperspective", Geoforum, Vol. 16, pp. 428-439. 

     מאמרים נוספים: 

    מדזיני, א. 1990: נהר הריין - נהר של שש ארצות, מסע אחר, מס' 17, עמ' 18-21. 

    מדזיני, א. 1997: התיישבות הבדווים בגליל. בתוך: שרה ומאיר אהרוני (עורכים), אישים ומעשים בגליל ובעמקים, עמ' 52-55, הוצאת מקסם בע"מ, תל-אביב. 

    מדזיני, א. 1998: הבדווים בגליל. בתוך: שרה ומאיר אהרוני (עורכים), אישים ומעשים בישראל, ספר היובל למדינת ישראל, חלק א', עמ' 135, הוצאת מקסם בע"מ, תל-אביב.

    מדזיני, א. 2015: "בין מזרח תיכון "חדש" ל"ישן"- מהם גבולות האזור?": "המזרח הקרוב- מגזין המזרח התיכון של ישראל". פורסם גם ב "חדשות מחלקה ראשונה" (22/09/2015): http://www.news1.co.il/Archive/0024-D-106106-00.html

    1.       Lev Ari Lilach; Medzini Arnon. 2023. “Forced migration and the city of Tel Aviv” In Immigration and Integration in Israel and Beyond, Hochman, O (ed.), transcript Verlag, pp. 173-192.

    2.       Medzini Arnon. 2022. “Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee”, In Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel, by Yoel Shalom Perez (Author), Judith Rosenhouse (Author), Indiana University Press, pp. 487-526. 

    3. Medzini, Arnon; Lev Ari Lilach. 2019. "Can Israel and Europe cope with forced migrants? Future policy trajectories and Implications." In Maria Josi Cano-Perez, Antonio Bernardo Espinosa Ramirez, Miguel Angel Esponosa Villegas and Tania Maria Garcia Arevalo (eds.), Intercultural Encounters in Multicultural Societies: Immigration, Multilingualism and Multiculturalism. Granada: Granada University Press, Collection Eirene, pp. 163-192.

    4. Medzini Arnon. 2017. Bedouin tribes in the Galilee—Historical and settlement background. In: Yoel Shalom Perez, Between the Sun and the Moon: Bedouin Folktales from North of Israel, Minerva Publishers, Jerusalem. pp. 759-793. (Hebrew).

    5.       Medzini, Arnon. 2012: "Using maps and atlases for shaping national consciousness: Israel vs. the .Palestinian Authority".  Siach mapot basichsuch hayisraeli-palestini (Map discourse in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict). Eds. Yitzhak Shanel & Efraim Lavie, Tami Steinmetz Center For Peace Research, Tel-Aviv University, pp. 57-78 (Hebrew).

    6. Medzini, Arnon; Wolf, Aaron. 2006: "The Euphrates river watershed: Integration, coordination, or separation?" The Multi-Governance of Water: Four Case-Studies.  Editors: Finger M., Tamiotti L. & Allouche J., Albany, NY: SUNY Press, pp. 103-146. (Cited by 8)).

    7. Medzini, Arnon; Wolf, Aaron. 2001: "The Euphrates river watershed: Integration, coordination, or separation?", The Multi-Governance of Water Through Four Case-Studies, Report for the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Commission on Economic, Environmental and Social Policy (CEESP) Working Group on Governance and Institutions. Editors: Finger M. & Tamiotti L., Geneva, pp. 85-120. (Cited by 45))

    8. Medzini, Arnon. 1998:  "Bedouin settlement policy in Israel - 1964-1996". Changing nomads in a changing world. Editors: Ginat. J. & Khazanov A.M., Brighton:  Sussex Academic Press, Great Britain, pp. 58-67.

    9. Medzini, Arnon. 1996: "Water conflicts in the Middle East". Water policy: Allocation and management in practice. Editors: Howsam. P. & Carter R.C. London: E & FN Epson, pp. 267-274.

    10. Medzini, Arnon. 1983: "Development of Bedouin settlement in the Galilee". The Lands of Galilee. Eds. Avshalom Shmueli, Arnon Soffer, Nurit Kliot. Published by the Ministry of Defense and the Society for Applied Scientific Research at the University of Haifa, pp. 549-564 (Hebrew).

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    השתתפות פעילה בכנסים מקצועיים:

    Date

    Conference

    Location

    Lecture/Discussion Topic

    8/2023

    The Migration Conference 2023

    Hamburg, Germany

    Is it just because of anti-migration border fences? Why do Israel’s border barriers work?

    Lilach Lev Ari and Arnon Medzini

    7/2022

    UGI-IGU

    Rennes, France

    The rising importance of cities in the integration of forced and undocumented immigrants:
    Urban Geography Teaching – The case of Tel Aviv

    7/2022

    UGI-IGU

    Sorbonne, Paris

    From punitive border policies to positive global mobility: Europe and Israel compared

    12/2020

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Haifa University

    Forced migration policy towards Europe and Israel: Is border fences and walls are the only option?

    10.2019

    The 3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographical Education:

     

    Northeast Asian History Foundation.

    Seoul - South Korea

    Invited Speaker:

    The Role of Geographical Maps in Territorial Disputes between Japan and Korea: The Geographic Education Perspective

     

    6.2019

    The Migration Conference 2019

    Department of Political Science, Bari, Italy

    From border walls to positive policy towards forced migrants: Europe and Israel compared

    Lilach Lev Ari & Arnon Medzini

    12/2019

    The 4th Asian Conference on Geography

    Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Geographic maps as perceptual and propagandist weapons in geopolitical struggles for the formation of national identity and the justification of territorial claims

    07.2018

    Association for Borderlands Studies 2nd World Conference 2018 (ABS2018)

    Vienna & Budapest

    How effective is Israel's anti-migration border fence?

    Lilach Lev Ari & Arnon Medzini

    01.2018

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

     

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    The new European walls and border fences deterring the entry of forced migrants: From multiculturalism to extreme nationalism

    12.2017

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Ben Gurion University

    Influence of Tribal Structure on Local Council Operations

    7.2017

    British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Conference 2017: Movement and Migration in the Middle East.

    University of Edinburgh, UK

    Can the New Border Fences Deter Middle East Refugees from Immigrating to Europe?

    Lilach Lev Ari & Arnon Medzini

    5.2017

    Encuentros Interculturales en Sociedades Multiculturales:

    Inmigiration, Multilinguismo  y  Multiculturalidad

    University of Granada, Spain

     

    Invited Speaker:

    New borders – New Policy: Can they prevent the entry of "them" – the illegal migrants?

     

    2.2017

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

     

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    Tribalism versus community organization: Political geography of a multi-tribal Bedouin locality in the Galilee.

    12.2016

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Tel-Aviv University

    Globalization vs. Preserving National States: Can building barriers, fences and walls constitute a real solution for the problems of global migration?

    Arnon Medzini & Lilach Lev Ari

    9.2016

    EUROGEO 2016: Geographic Information: for a better world.

    Malaga, Spain

    The Role of Geographical Maps in Territorial Disputes between Japan and Korea: The Geographic Education Perspective.

    6.2016

    The third Annual International Conference on Demography and Population Studies, Panel on the Current Refugee and Migration Crisis in the Mediterranean Basin

    Athens, Greece

    New borders – New Policy:  Can they prevent the entry of forced migration?

    Lilach Lev Ari & Arnon Medzini

     

    5.2016

    The 4th Ruppin International Conference
    On Immigration and Social Integration: 
    "The Changing Face of Migration: Future Challenges for Societies"

    Ruppin Academic Center

    Will Barriers, Fences and Walls Actually thwart Desperate Illegal Migrants in the Future?

     

    Lilach Lev Ari & Arnon Medzini

    5.2016

    15th Border Regions in Transition (BRIT) "Conference Cities, States and Borders: From the Local to the Global"

    HafenCity University Hamburg and S?nderborg University in Denmark

    Can Israel actually cope with illegal migration from Africa and with its implications for the city of Tel-Aviv?

     

    Arnon Medzini & Lilach Lev Ari

    2.2016

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    How maps work politically and influence our

    Understanding of the world

    1.2016

    EUBORDERSCAPES Conference III, "Borders capes and Beyond: Change and Continuities in Thinking, Writing, Making Borders"

    Barcelona, Spain

    The new borders: Walls, barriers and fences - Can they prevent the entry of desperate illegal migrants?

    Lev Ari Lilach & Medzini Arnon

    12.2015

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Hebrew University - Jerusalem

    The use of maps as a tool for strengthening national identity in territorial struggles

    8.2015

    International Geographical Union (IGU) Regional Conference

    Moscow State University

    Geographic maps as perceptual and propagandist weapons in geopolitical struggles for the formation of national identity and the justification of territorial claims

    8.2015

    International Geographical Union (IGU) Regional Conference

    Lev Ari Lilach & Medzini Arnon

     

    Moscow State University

    Can massive barriers prevent the Immigration of hungry immigrants from Africa (and the Middle East) into Europe?

    4.2015

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    How border conflicts are made apparent in digital maps as compared to traditional maps

    12.2014

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    University of Haifa

    Traditional Middle East vs. New Middle East: Why must we change the definition of the Middle East region in teaching geography

    7.2014

    MEITAL National Conference

    Levinsky College of Education

    (+Meishar Tal, Hagit & Yael Sneh)

    Educational fieldtrip integrating mobile technologies

    6.2014

    ABS (Association for Borderlands Studies) 2014 World Conference

     

    Joensuu, Finland & St. Petersburg, Russia

    Can massive border fences help make good neighbors?
    The impact of the separation barrier
    on residents of the Barta'a enclave demilitarized zone.

    4.2014

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim




    Oranim Academic College of Education

    The Teaching of Geography vs. the "New Middle East"

     

    4.2014

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

    Arnon Medzini, Yael Sneh, Hagit Meishar Tal

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    Developing mobile supported learning activities for educational trips

    12.2013

    Israeli Geographical Association  Annual meeting

    Bar-Ilan University

    Can massive border fences help make good neighbors?
    The impact of the separation barrier
    on residents of the Barta'a enclave demilitarized zone.

    8.2013

    International Geographical Union Commission on Geographical Education (IGU – CGE)

    Kyoto, Japan

    Use of Location-Based Technologies as Support Tools for Geography Field Trips.

    3.2013

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

     

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    The Smartphone as a tool for creating and utilizing geographic information in learning outside the classroom - Geolocation

    12.2012

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Ben Gurion University

    The Smartphone as an Aid in Teaching Geography

    8.2012

    International Geographical Union Commission on Geographical Education (IGU – CGE)

    Freiburg, Germany

    The Smartphone as an Aid in Teaching Geography.

    10.2011

    Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

     

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    Khandala vs. Srulik as symbols of national identity.

    6.2011

    European Association of Geographers – EUROGEO

    Athens, Greece

    The War of the Maps: "Political Use of Maps and Atlases to Shape National Consciousness – Israel vs. the Palestinian Authority".

    12.2010

    Cartography and Map Discourse in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    Tel-Aviv University

    Maps and atlases as ideological tools: Israel vs. the Palestinian Authority

    12.2009

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    University of Haifa

    Upgrading the attractiveness of geography studies using educational G.I.S. applications

    9.2008

    MEISAI: The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel

    Ben Gurion University

    Identity symbol: Khandala and Palestinian resistance

    5.2007

    Faculty of Advanced Studies, annual conference on Myth, Language and Memory in Shaping Consciousness in Israel

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    Cartographic use of maps and names in creating affinity for a place

    4.2007

    Association of American Geographers (AAG)

    San Francisco, CA, USA

    Can a massive separation wall create better neighboring relations? The case study of Israel's Separation Wall in the West Bank.

    12.2007

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Tel-Aviv University

    Towards tagging geography studies as a leading discipline in the field of computerized education in Israel

    6.2005

    Annual Conference on International Relations

    Ankara, Turkey

    A Wall, a Fence, an Obstacle or a Seam Zone Area: A Political-Geographical Review of the Construction of the Dividing Fence between Israel and the Palestinian Authority

    4.2005

    Seventh Annual Conference on Research, Study and Creativity at Oranim

     

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    Learning in a computerized environment: Research on the computerized classroom

    5.2004

    Israel Political Science Association (ISPSA)

    Topic: From Basel to Geneva: Nationalism, Identity and Sovereignty

    Ben Gurion University

    That's not how you build a wall: Historical, geographic, security and political survey of building the separation barrier

    12.2003

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Bar Ilan University

    Wall, fence, barrier or seam line space: Geographic/political review of dividing Israel

    7.2003

    Annual Conference on International Relations

    Ankara, Turkey

    The Possibility of Shortage of Water among the Members of the Euphrates Drainage Basin

    4.2003

    MEITAL-Inter-University Center for e-Learning (IUCEL)

    Topic: Computerization in academic teaching

    Bar Ilan University

    Digital classroom project

    9.2002

    Middle Eastern Studies

    Mainz, Germany

    Evaluating water balances in Israel – rethinking”

    12.2001

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Tel-Aviv University

    Electronic databases as tools in teaching geography. Jerusalem: a computerized geographical view

    12.2000

    AGWSE Annual Meeting

    Las Vegas, USA

    (Medzini+ wolf)

    A connection between the Litani and the Jordan? Research and implications across hostile borders

    5.2000

    American Water Resources Association

    Anchorage, Alaska

    The influence of extreme environment on Israel's water economy

    12.1999

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Hebrew University

    Computerized course in climate theory

    12.1999

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Hebrew University

    Means for improving geography teaching methods by building internet sites on topics of study

    5.1999

    Conference on: Water in Israel—Where is it headed?

    Oranim Academic College of Education

    The balance of water in Israel

    12.1998

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Bar Ilan University

    Changes in the geography of the Middle East: The third river in Iraq—economic development program or strategic plot

    9.1998

    Rainwater Utilization

    Xuzhou University, China

    The Euphrates river: Managing water flow of a trans-boundary river

    9.1998

    Rainwater Utilization

    Xuzhou University, China

    Towards the 21st Century: Uncertainty, and water policy in Israel as an industrialized, semi-arid country

    12.1997

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Ben Gurion University

    Use of databases for geography on the internet

    12.1996

    Israeli Geographical Association Annual meeting

    Tel-Aviv University

    Teaching geography using the internet

    9.1995

    Water Policy: Allocation and Management in Practice

    Cranfield University, England

    Water conflicts in the Middle East

    6.1995

    Changing Patterns of Nomads in Changing Societies

    University of Haifa, Israel

    Bedouin settlement policy in Israel: 1964-1994

    7.1993

    EUROMES Conference

    Warwick University, England

    Hydropolitics along the Euphrates River