The professionalization of politics and public life requires constant training and updating. People who make political decisions and administer the State, as well as those who want to analyze and advise in this field, must have specialized training and be aware of topics such as history, law, economics, administration and protocol. In addition, they must have essential skills today, such as leadership, communication, crisis management and mastery of new technologies.

The content of this course deals with issues of race and power In this class we will study the history and relationship of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism. We will examine the origins of both movements and the history of their conflict. Significant attention be given to the conflict over Palestine which culminated in the Nakba and the establishment of Israel in 1948, as well as the decades of war, protest and occupation which followed.