המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה | |
Formation | 1991 |
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Founder | Arye Carmon |
Legal status | nonprofit organization |
Headquarters | West Jerusalem, Israel |
President | Yohanan Plesner [1] |
Website | en.idi.org.il |
The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI; Hebrew: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה), established in 1991, is an independent research center that believes it can strengthen the foundations of Israeli democracy from its base in West Jerusalem. [2]
The Israel Democracy Institute was founded in 1991 by Arye Carmon, the first president, and Bernard Marcus. [3] It aims to bolster the values and institutions of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.[ clarification needed] [4] [5] The non-partisan think tank was awarded the Israel Prize for by the State of Israel. [6]
In 2014, Yohanan Plesner was appointed president. In 2018, Yuval Shany was made vice president of research. [7]
The institute formerly published the online journal HaAyin HaShevi'it (The Seventh Eye). [8]
In 2009, IDI was awarded the Israel Prize for its "lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel. [9] [10] In the University of Pennsylvania's 2014 Global Go To Think Tanks Report, it was ranked the 23rd best think tank in the Middle East and North Africa. [11]
The Israel Democracy Institute is funded by charitable donations, which totaled $8,989,254 in 2017. This mostly came from American billionaire Bernard Marcus. Its budget is published yearly in its annual report. [12]