Head of the Institute for Liberty and Responsibility, Reichman University
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Staff
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Adv. Eti Scherf
Executive Director
LLB, Bar-Ilan University. Practiced law in the public and private sectors.
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Dr. Omer Yair
Research Director and Research Fellow
Specializes in public opinion, political behavior, and political psychology. His research examines political groups and identities, political polarization, and intergroup competition, with emphasis on the Israeli case.
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Dr. Chaim Weizmann
Editor and presenter of the "DemocraTEAM" podcast
Lecturer in government, management, and public policy at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy. Specializes in political management, policy implementation, and Israel's governmental system.
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Dr. Shahaf Zamir
Director of Academic Affairs and Research Fellow
Lecturer in research methods at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy. Specializes in political parties, institutions, and comparative politics. His research examines the personalization of politics, online politics, and applied research in Israeli politics.
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Yair Amitai
Researcher
His research focuses on political polarization, voter behavior, and comparative politics, particularly the effects of affective polarization on voter-party relationships, representation, and political participation.
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Brit Basha
Director of Community and Outreach
MA in Behavioral Economics, Reichman University. Experienced in leading research projects with government ministries and public institutions. Currently researching rhetorical strategies in political leaders' speeches.
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Alexander Zaretski
Content Coordinator and Director of Digital Media
LLB, University of Haifa; MA student in Hebrew Literature, Ben-Gurion University. Content creator, publicist, and former attorney in private practice.
Research Assistants
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Shahaf Bauman
Research Assistant, Knesset Affairs
Undergraduate student in Government Studies with a focus on Data, Democracy and Government Systems, Reichman University -
Yonatan Etzion-Rosenberg
Research Assistant, Political Agenda
BA in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University. MA student (research track) in Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Anna Halstenbach
Research Assistant
PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Research Assistant and partner in a project examining the impact of democratic backsliding in Israel on public attitudes towards democracy and liberal values.
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Amir Tahori
Research Assistant, Knesset Work
Master's student in Financial Economics, Reichman University. BA in Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, worked as a strategic consultant in the business sector.
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Doron Stern
Research Assistant, Knesset Affairs
M.A. Student in Government, specializing in Public Policy, Administration, and Political Marketing
Executive Board
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Irina Nevzlin
President, Nadav Foundation
President of the Nadav Foundation and Chair of the Board of ANU – Museum of the Jewish People. Founder and Chair of IMPROVATE and author of the bestseller "The Power of Identity: Knowing Who We Are". BA and MA in Economics.
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Prof. Assaf Moghadam
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University
Head of the Specialization in Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence, Head of the International Track in Security Studies, and Head of the Program on Democratic Resilience and Renewal (PDRD) at the Lauder School of Government.
Research Fellows
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Dr. Yael Ben David
Taub Center, New York University
Expert in social and organizational psychology. Researches group dynamics in virtual and physical spaces, and escalation processes in political discourse.
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Prof. Karine Nahon
Dean of the Sammy Ofer School of Communication and Head of Data, Government and Democracy programInformation scientist specializing in the politics of information. Affiliate Associate Professor at the Information School, University of Washington, and President of the Israel Internet Association.
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Abraham Rami Ritov
Researcher
Focuses on the study of political institutions, electoral systems, and comparative politics. His work emphasizes the impact of electoral and governmental systems on political stability and democratic functioning.
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Dr. Daniel Rozenberg
Center for Policy Research, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Engaged in creating knowledge-intensive analyses in the social sciences and humanities, and computational processing of political discourse and thought.
Fellows
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Oved Yehezkehel
Founder & Chairman at TARA Strategic Consulting
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Dr. Shirley Avrami
Consultant and Lecturer on Governance Issues, and Independent Researcher
Served as Senior Professional Advisor to the Ministers of Labor & Welfare, director of the Knesset's Labor, Welfare & Health Committee, and director of the Research and Information Center of the Israeli Knesset.