William M. Batkay
Office Address: 107 Dickson Hall, Montclair
State
University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043
Office Telephone:[973] 655-7579
E-mail: batkayw@mail.montclair.edu
CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
EDUCATION
PhD in Political Science: Columbia University,
1972
MA in Political Science: Columbia University,
1967
East European Studies Certificate: Institute
on East
Central Europe,
Columbia University, 1967
BA: Fordham University, 1965
"Marking Birth of Jewish State: Agudas Achim Examines Growth of Liberal Judaism in Israel," Sullivan County (New York) Jewish Star, May 1991/Iyar 5751:4,13.
"To 'The Embattled Humanist at His Word Processor': Relax, Things Have Been Worse, And They're Not as Bad as You Think Now," the Aegis: Publication of the Institute for the Humanities, Montclair State college, Spring 1991.
"Things Your Mother Never Told You About Critical Thinking," Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, Newsletter of the Institute for Critical Thinking, Montclair State College, May, 1990.
"Some Considerations on the Role of a Ruling
Party in a Semi- Traditional Society: the Unified Party in Hungary, 1922-
1926," The Montclair Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Vol.I, No.1 (Fall 1972):3-17.
"Persistence and Flexibility: An Anthropological Perspective on the American Jewish Experience, ed. by Walter P. Zenner, and Between Two Worlds: Ethnographic Essays on American Jewry, ed. by Jack Kugelmass: A book review," Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Review, 14/1-2 (1992):72-73.
"The Other Jews: The Sephardim Today, by
Daniel J. Elazar: A book review," Jewish
Folklore and Ethnology Review, 13/1 (1991):25.
"Hungary and the Jews: Policy and Legislation, 1920-1943, by Nathaniel Katzburg: A book review," American Historical Review, February 1983.
"The Hungarian Valmy and Saratoga, by Aladar Urban: A translation," in a future volume of War and Society in East Central Europe, Brooklyn College Press, in press.
"The War Industry of the War of Independence, by Joseph M. Borus: A translation," in a future volume of War and Society in East Central Europe, Brooklyn College Press, in press.
Nov. 1991 "Religious Judaism and
Socio-Political Cleavage
in Israel," Annual Meeting of the Society for
the Scientific Study of Religion, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Nov. 1989 With Maurie Sacks, "Marginality
and Impotence:
The Political Defeat of an Urban Folk
Environment," Annual Meetings of the American
Anthropological Association, Washington, DC.
Oct. 1988 "Orthodox Judaism and
Socio-Religious Conflict
in Contemporary Israel," Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dec. 1988 "The Conservative Rabbinate
and Zionism: A
Reappraisal," Twentieth Annual Conference of
the Association for Jewish Studies, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Nov. 1987 "Israel and American
Jewish Identity," Annual
Meeting of the American Anthropological
Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Oct. 1987 "Israel, Jewish Denominations,
and American
Jewish Identity," Annual Meeting of the Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Louisville, Kentucky.
Dec. 1986 "Authenticity and Power:
Religious Challenges
to Orthodox Judaism in Israel," Annual Meeting
of the American Anthropological Association,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nov. 1986 "Conservative and Reform
Judaism in Israel: The
Search for Legitimacy," Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Washington, DC.
Apr. 1982 Trianon: Cause or Effect--Hungarian
Domestic
Politics in the 1920's," University Symposium
and Conference on Hungarian Culture and
History, sponsored by the American Hungarian
Educators' Association, Montclair State
College.
Apr. 1976 "Authoritarian Politics
and the Role of the
overnment Party in Hungary in the Interwar
Period," First Annual Conference of the New
England Slavic Association, University of
Connecticut at Storrs.
Apr. 1976 "Authoritarian Politics
in a Semi-Traditionalist
Society: The Case of Hungary in the Interwar
Years," New Jersey Political Science
Association Convention, Montclair State College.
Summer 1987 $2000 Summer Stipend for research
project on
"Israel, Jewish Denominations, and American
Jewish Identity".
1981
6 SH released time for translation of
Hungarian-language book chapter on Hungarian
law codes.
1977
6 SH released time for research for a scholarly
article on Hungarian politics in the 1920’s.
Fall 1979 One semester sabbatical
leave, for curriculum
research on East European film.
B. INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR PARTICIPANT:
June 1996
CIEE: Council on International Educational
Exchange, Second International Faculty
Development Seminar, "Hungary and East
Central Europe: A Region in Transition,"
International Studies Center, Budapest
University of Economic Sciences, Budapest,
Hungary.
C. ChautauQua Short Course Participant:
October 1991
Participant in weekend-long
Chautauqua Short Course on
Revolution in Eastern Europe, led
by Professor Vladimir Tismaneanu of
the University of Maryland Poltical
Science Department, Temple
University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
1990
Literature Panel: Approaches to Gyorgy Konrad’s
The Case Worker, Fifteenth Annual Conference of
American-Hungarian Educators Association,
Montclair State College.
1988
Panel on Judaism: Change and Identity, Annual
Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study
of Religion, Chicago, Illinois.
E. Professional Meetings, Chair and Discussant:
1981
Panel on Hungarian-Russian Relations in Modern
History, Fifteenth Annual Duquesne University
History Forum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
F. Professional Meetings, Discussant:
1976
Panel on Ethnic Identity and Maintenance in
Soviet and Non-Soviet Settings, Fifth Conference
on Baltic Studies, Columbia University.
G. Professional Meetings, Invited Participant:
1983
Roundtable conference to discuss methodology,
collaborative structure, and organization of The
Laws of Hungary Project (see under Translations,
above), Lorand Eotvos University, Budapest,
Hungary.
1980
Symposium on Making of the Post World War I
Peace: A Case Study on Trianon, Graduate School
and University Center of the City University of
New York, New York.
H. CRITICAL THINKING WORKSHOP, participant
1990
Introduction to Critical Thinking, Institute for
Critical Thinking, Montclair State College.
1974 Nominated for election to Executive Committee of the American Association for the Study of Hungarian History.
March 1996 "Commentary on Weekly Torah [Bible] Reading," Saturday afternoon service, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey.
December 1995 "Commentary on Weekly Torah Reading,"
Saturday afternooon service, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey.
October 1995 "Personal Experiences as a Jew in Hungary,"
monthly Friday havurah service, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey.
December 1994 "Jews and Politics--the U.S. Elections," monthly havurah service, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey.
January 1991 "Recent Events in the Middle East and USSR and American Jews," Temple Beth Shalom, Clifton, New Jersey.
April 1990 "Jews and Turks in Bulgarian History," Bul- garian Civililization Week, Montclair State
College.
April 1990 "Critical Thinking and I; or, how I fell into
critical and am still bemused by what I found
there," Fellows' Forum, Institute for Criti- cal Thinking, Montclair State College.
October 1989 Participant in roundtable discussion on "Communism in Crisis," sponsored by History and Political Science Departments, Montclair State College.
April 1989 "The Palestinian Declaration of Independence and the Future of Israel," Temple Beth Sha lom, Clifton, New Jersey.
October 1988 "The Palestinian Uprising and the Future of Israel," Temple Beth Shalom, Clifton, New Jersey.
April 1988 "Centrality of Israel to Conservative Juda ism," Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey.
October 1985 "South Africa, Israel, and the United States: Relations Under Stress," Jewish Center of West Orange.
April 1985 Participant in panel discussion on United States Foreign Policy in Central America, sponsored by Latin American Student Organiza tion, Montclair State College.
March 1985 "Jewish Affairs Abroad," Y Schneider Reti-
rees, YM-YWHA of North Jersey, Paterson, New Jersey.
March 1983 "Israel and the Palestinians: The Struggle Over Land," Middle Eastern Students Organiza tion, Montclair State College.
December 1982 Participant in roundtable discussion "From Brezhnev to Andropov," School of Humanities and Social Science, Montclair State College.
September 1981 Featured participant in panel discussion on Bulgarian Culture and History, Bulgarian Fes tival, Montclair State College.
March 1974 Participant in panel discussion on "Racism: A Comparative Perspective," Montclair State College.
Fall 1974 "Post-World War I Politics in Hungary," graduate seminar in East European History, columbia University, New York.
Fall 1972 "American Politics and Government," American Language Program, Columbia University, New York.
L. Consultative Services:
1991 Evaluator of article submitted to Czechoslo- vak and Central European Journal, New York, New York.
1989 Reviewer of three applications for funding, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, New York, New York.
1981 Expert Witness on East European political and social life at hearings to consider political asylum applications from Polish refugees, Federal District Court, Newark, New Jersey.
M. CURRENT/PAST Professional Organization MEMBERSHIPs:
American Anthropological Association.
Jewish Studies Association.
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
American Association for the Study of Hungarian History.
Baltic Studies Association.
Society for Political and Legal Anthropology.
American-Hungarian Educators Association.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.
American Political Science Association.
APSA Section on Religion and Politics.
APSA Section on West European Politics.
American Translators’ Association.
V. COURSES TAUGHT
American Government and Politics
Comparative Politics
Contemporary West European Politics
Directed Study
Government and Politics of the East European States
Government and Politics of the Post-Soviet States
International Relations
Introduction to Politics
Politics of the Developing Areas (graduate)
Selected Topics in Political Science
VI. CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNIVERSITY:
A. Service On College-Wide Bodies:
1. Chair:
1992-1996 Personnel Advisory Committee, Political Sci- ence Department.
1984-1990 Political Science Department.
2. Representative:
1986 Co-chair, Break-Out Session on Politics: Egalitarian or Elitist, Third Annual Presi- dential Fall Symposium.
1992-1996 Political Science Department Representative to Local 1904, American Federation of Teach ers.
1985-1990 Joint Advisory Boards, Legal Studies and
Paralegal Programs.
1984-87 At-Large Representative, All-College Curricu- lum Committee.
1984 Academic Subcommittee, Inauguration Committee to plan inauguration convocation for Presi dent Donald Walters.
1983 Executive Committee, Latin American Studies Program.
1980-83 Personnel Advisory Committee, Political Sci- ence Department.
1980-83 Curriculum Committee, Political Science De- partment.
1977-83 Executive Committee, Russian Area Studies Mi- nor Program, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
1975 Preparedness Committee, Local 1904, American Federation of Teachers.
1975 Expanded Executive Council, Local 1904, American Federation of Teachers.
1975 Negotiating Team, Council of New Jersey State College Locals, American Federation of Teach ers.
1974 Personnel Advisory Committee, Political Sci ence Department.
1973 Public Administration Minor Committee, Po litical Science Department
B. Symposium/Conference/Lecture Organizer, Coordinator or Chair:
1988 Organized lecture presentation by Rabbi Leonid Feldman, well-known former Soviet re fusenik, on religious and ethnic situation in the Soviet Union.
1979 Organizer and co-chair, Symposium on American Diplomacy in a Changing World.
1979 Organizer and co-chair, Symposium on American eeds and the American Election.
1979 Co-organizer and coordinator, one-day confer ence on employment opportunities in public administration, Political Science Department.
C. HONORS PROGRAM RECRUITMENT
1990 Invited participant, Honors Program Recruit- ment Dinner, Montclair State College.
VII. CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY:
1989 to Invited Interviewer, Fulbright Selection Com- 1994 mittee for New Jersey, Fulbright Teacher Ex- change Program, interviews held at Montclair State College.
1988 Invited Participant, Conference on Zionist Thought Within the Conservative/Masorti Move-
ment, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York City.
1987 to Member, MERCAZ, The Movement to Reaffirm Con- present servative Zionism, United Synagogue of Amer ica.
1987 Invited participant on two-week Young Leader-
ship Mission to Israel, sponsored by MERCAZ and The United Synagogue of America.
1987 Member, Congregational Choir, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey.
1986 Interviewed by staff writer for the News, Paterson, New Jersey, for an article on President Reagan's bombing of Libya,
published on April 16, 1986.
1985-86 Member, Parent-Teacher-Student Organization, Career Day Planning Committee, Montclair High
School, Montclair, New Jersey.
1985 Member, Steering Committee, New Jersey Jewish Faculty Network.
1983-86 Member, New Jersey Jewish Faculty Network.
1983 Representative of Board of Trustees, Congre- gation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, New Jersey, at Conference on The Future of the American Synagogue, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City.
1981-83 Co-editor, Kol Emunah, monthly congregational bulletin, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Mont- clair, New Jersey.
1975-76 Volunteer, Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, Montclair, New Jersey.
VIII. PAST/PRESENT PUBLIC ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:
American Art Pottery Association
American Civil Liberties Union
American Museum of Natural History
ARZA, Association of Reformed Zionists in America
Association on American Indian Affairs
Audubon Society
B'nai B'rith International
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, NJ
Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, NJ
Delaware County (N.Y.) Historical Society
Jewish Museum, NY, NY
MERCAZ, American Conservative Zionist Organization
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair Historical Society
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA
The Nature Conservancy
Newark Museum
Save the Children Federation
Temple Agudas Achim, Livingston Manor, NY
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
WNYC Radio, NY, NY
World Jewish Congress
YIVO, Jewish Institute for Social Research,
NY, NY