Program

Nativ

Ideological and Political Training
for Senior Officials in the Public Sector

A program that trains leaders among the liberal democratic camp in Israel, granting them tools to more effectively impact the public and political sphere.
The training program is based on shared theoretical and ideological study that aims to create a joint vision and language, and promotes coordinated interconnected action among actors and office-holders in various public systems.

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Vision

Connect senior leadership among the liberal democratic camp to a network with a shared orientation and vision, to effectively coordinate and promote a liberal democratic agenda in Israel, through various means and systems.

Goals

Develop leadership with a shared ideological language
that works toward a joint vision

Provide tools and leadership skill
to promote effective processes of change

Create a coordinated network of public officials
who work together collaboratively

About the Program

Program
Structure

  • The sixth cycle will open in October 2022 and will last a full academic year
  • 29 weekly meetings on Thursdays from 13:00-20:00 in Jerusalem
  • Four seminars: 2 two-day-long seminars and 2 three-day-long seminars
  • Activites in cooperation with the Alumni Network
  • Program fellows receive a monthly stipend of NIS 1,000

Qualifications
for
applying

1. Currently hold a mangerial position in one of the following realms:

  • The public sector
  • Local government
  • Civil society organizations, movements, or nonprofits
  • The private sector
  • Arts and culture
  • The media
  • Political parties

2. Individuals commited to working in the public or political sectors for the coming five years

3. Full Availability

4. Capacity to read and converse in English

5. Attendance of all program meetings and seminars

100
Lecturers

Nativ’s over 100 lecturers are experts in political thought and philosophy in Israeli academia, and policymakers with rich experience at the heart of various realms of public activity

Dr. Lee Kahaner

Oranim Academic College of Education

Dr. Ksenia Svetlova

Mitvim Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies

Dr. Kfir Cohen Lustig

Head of the Globalization and Sovereignty cluster, Van Leer Institute

Dr. Hillel Ben-Sasson

CEO, LDAN

Dr. Hagar Tzameret

Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem

Dr. Eli Kook

University of Haifa

Dr. Avner Inbar

Founder Molad Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy

Dr. Amir Fuchs

The Israel Democracy Institute

Dan Meridor

Former deputy prime minister and former minister of intelligence and atomic energy

Brigadier General (Res.) Assaf Orion

Senior Researcher, Institute of National Security Studies and former head of the IDF's Strategic Division

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