Amichai Magen

Amichai Magen

  • Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies, FSI
  • W. Glenn Campbell National Fellow, Hoover Institution (2008-2009)
  • CDDRL Affiliated Scholar, 2008-2009
  • CDDRL Predoctoral Fellow, 2004-2008

Biography

Amichai Magen is a Senior Lecturer (US Associate Professor), Head of the MA Program in Diplomacy & Conflict Studies, and Director of the Program on Democratic Resilience and Development (PDRD) at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University. His research and teaching interests address democracy, the rule of law, liberal orders, risk and political violence.

Magen received the Yitzhak Rabin Fulbright Award (2003), served as a pre-doctoral fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution. In 2016 he was named Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy, an award that recognizes outstanding thought-leaders around the world. Between 2018 and 2022 he was Principal Investigator in two European Union Horizon 2020 research consortia, EU-LISTCO and RECONNECT. Amichai Magen served on the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and is a Board Member of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) and the International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR). In 2023 he will join the Freeman Spogli Institute as its inaugural Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies.

publications

Journal Articles
October 2008

The Rule of Law and Its Promotion Abroad: Three Problems of Scope

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The Rule of Law and Its Promotion Abroad: Three Problems of Scope
Journal Articles
December 2007

Transformative Engagement Through Law: The Acquis Communautaire as an Instrument of EU External Influence

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Transformative Engagement Through Law: The Acquis Communautaire as an Instrument of EU External Influence
Journal Articles
April 2006

The Shadow of Enlargement: Can the European Neighbourhood Policy Achieve Compliance?

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The Shadow of Enlargement: Can the European Neighbourhood Policy Achieve Compliance?

In The News

Amichai Magen joins the Freeman Spogli Institute as its inaugural Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies.
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Meet Amichai Magen, Stanford’s Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies

In spring quarter, Magen, a scholar of law, government, and international relations, will teach “Israel: Society, Politics and Policy.”
Meet Amichai Magen, Stanford’s Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies
Iran Solidarity from Freedom House
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CDDRL Joins Call for Global Solidarity in Supporting the Iranian Struggle for Freedom

The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University is proud to join a coalition of nearly 500 experts, organizations, dignitaries, and heads of state calling on the international community to strengthen its support for Iranian pro-democracy protesters.
CDDRL Joins Call for Global Solidarity in Supporting the Iranian Struggle for Freedom
Amichai Magen joins the Freeman Spogli Institute as its inaugural Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies.
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Amichai Magen Selected as Inaugural Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies

Magen, a scholar of law, government and international relations, will arrive at Stanford in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Amichai Magen Selected as Inaugural Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies
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