Staff

  • Prof. Amnon Cavari

    Head of the Institute for Liberty and Responsibility, Reichman University

    Specializes in the political behavior of the public and elected officials, and public opinion in Israel and the United States.

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  • Prof. Asif Efrat

    Senior Research Fellow

    Professor at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy and advisor to the doctoral program in government. His research focuses on international relations, international law, and democratic backsliding.

  • Adv. Eti Scherf

    Executive Director

    LLB, Bar-Ilan University. Practiced law in the public and private sectors.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Anna Halstenbach

    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.

  • 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.

  • Doron Stern

    Research Assistant, Knesset Affairs

    M.A. Student in Government, specializing in Public Policy, Administration, and Political Marketing

Executive Board

  • Prof. Liza Ireni-Saban

    Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University
    Chair of the Board

    Her research focuses on disaster management and ethics, as well as ethics in government and public administration.

  • Prof. Boaz Ganor

    President, Reichman University

    Founder of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). Served as Executive Director of ICT and Dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • Prof. Yaniv Roznai

    Associate Professor and Vice Dean at the Harry Radzyner Law School, specializing in constitutional law, Reichman University

    Co-Chair of the Israeli Chapter of the International Association of Constitutional Law and Co-Founder of the Israeli Legislation Association.

Research Fellows

  • Dr. Orly Flakowicz Idan

    Vice Dean of Adelson School of Entrepreneurship; Head, International Entrepreneurship - Computer Science & Business tracks, Reichman University

    Specializes in psycholinguistics and the role of language in conflict and political discourse.

  • 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.

  • Dr. Niva Golan-Nadir

    Lecturer at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, and Research Fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, University at Albany, New York

    Her research areas include comparative politics, public administration, and religion-state relations.

  • Prof. Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler

    Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University

    Specializes in political behavior and political radicalism. Her research examines motivations for political extremism and violence.

  • Dr. Dana Wolf

    Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University

     Expert in international law, global crisis management, and international negotiation. Head of the Law and Security Division at the Lauder School of Government. 

  • Prof. Gadi Wolfsfeld

    Professor at the Sammy Ofer School of Communications and Head of the MA Program in "Communication and New Media

    Researches the role of communication in political conflicts and peace processes.

  • Prof. Moshe Maor

    Professor at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, and Head of the Specialization in Public Policy and Political Marketing

    Expert in disproportionate policy responses and government reputation management.

  • Prof. Alex Mintz

    Professor at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, and Head of the Doctoral Program in Government

    Director of the Laboratory for Computational Decision Making and Head of the Program in Political Psychology and Decision-Making (POP-DM).

  • Prof. Karine Nahon

    Dean of the Sammy Ofer School of Communication and Head of Data, Government and Democracy program

    Information scientist specializing in the politics of information. Affiliate Associate Professor at the Information School, University of Washington, and President of the Israel Internet Association.

  • 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.

  • Prof. Michal Reifen Tagar

    Senior Lecturer at the Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology and Head of the BA Program in Psychology at the International School, Reichman University

    Expert in political psychology and the psychology of intergroup relations among children and adults.

  • 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

  • Oved Yehezkehel

    Founder & Chairman at TARA Strategic Consulting

  • Dr. Adi Koll

    Dean Of Students, Reichman University

  • 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.