The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions
In Collaboration With
The Azrieli Center for Israel Studies (MALI), The Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism
Workshop on: Multiple, Complex & Cascading Extreme Conditions
This workshop marks the launch of a pioneering field of inquiry into Extreme Conditions: Multiple, Complex & Cascading. Hosted by the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law Under Extreme Conditions, the event brings together early-career researchers and senior scholars to explore the intersections of armed conflict, natural disasters, pandemics, and socio-political upheavals. The workshop aims to lay the groundwork for this emerging field by integrating theoretical perspectives with in-depth case studies. Together, these approaches will help identify key challenges and generate new conceptual insights. Through discussions of both historical and contemporary examples, the workshop will help shape a forward-looking research agenda that addresses the complex and evolving nature of overlapping crises—and their far-reaching implications for democracy, governance, and the rule of law.
Program
Sunday, May 4 – 10:30 – 17:45
- 10:30 – Arrival and Registration
- 10:30 – 10:50 – Plenary: Workshop Agenda – Ido Rosenzweig
- 10:50 – 11:30 – Plenary: Brief Introduction to the Project – Amnon Reichman
- 11:30 – 12:40 – Plenary: Updated Review of Case Studies
- 12:40 – 13:15 – Lunch
- 13:15 – 14:00 – Exhibition Hall / Archive Visit
- 14:15 – 16:00 – Plenary: Updated Review of Case Studies [Continued]
- 16:00 – 16:15 – Break
- 16:15 – 17:45 – Plenary: Sources of Attraction to Leaders – Guest Lecture by Micha Popper
- 18:00 – Hotel Check-In
- 19:40 – Dinner at Sherman’s
- 20:45 – Informal Discussion on the Situation in Israel
Monday, May 5 – 09:00 – 16:45
- 08:00 – Breakfast at Sherman’s
- 09:00 – 09:45 – A Short Hike at the Cliff
- 10:00 – 10:30 – Plenary: Conclusions from Day One – Moderated by Eli Salzberger
- 10:30 – 12:00 – Plenary: Cascading emergencies: A framework and preliminary empirical evidence – Guest lecture (online) by Stefan Voigt and Christian Bjørnskov
- 12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch
- 13:00 – 14:45 –Plenary: Emergency Theory Meets Cascading/Complex Situations – Presentation and Discussion
- 14:45 – 15:00 – Break
- 15:00 – 16:00 – Plenary: Defining Cascading/Complex Extreme Conditions – Moderated by Yahli Shereshevsky
- 16:00 – 16:45 – Plenary: The Way Forward – Goals and Tasks – Moderated by Maya Mark
- 17:00 – Return Travel to the Central Region
