MA Students

Olivier Kamouns, MA student (2023-present)

Thesis title: AI and Algorithmic Political Experiments.

Gabrielle Burack, MA student (2023-present)

Thesis title: AI, Cultural Antisemitism and US-Israel relations.

Shahar Grufy, MA student (2021-present)

Thesis title: US-Israel Relations, Israeli Hasbara and American College Campuses.

Idan Franco, MA student (2022-23)

Thesis title: Political Minorities and Conservative Voting.

Roee Braverman, MA student (2022-23)

Thesis title: Economic implications of Supreme Court Rulings in the United States from the 1970s until Today.

Ania Bessonov, MA student (2021-23)

Thesis title: Bigdata analysis and media framing during COVID-19 and the War in Ukraine.

Hila Osovski, MA student (2020-23)

Thesis title: Voting Behavior and Social Media Endorsements during US Midterm Elections to Congress.

Fred Hockney, MA student (2016-18)

Thesis title: Determining Group Differences in the 2013 Bundestagswahl.

Simone Lehman, MA student (2016-18)

Thesis title: A New Kind of Terror? Exploring and Understanding Current Trends in Terrorism in Israel in the Context of the Lone Wolf Debate.

Dor Gosher, MA student (2016-17)

Thesis title: I Will Take This to the Supreme Court! Or Will I? How Does Public Opinion Affect Agenda-Setting on the U.S Supreme Court?.

Yulia Gurelik, MA student (2015-17)

Thesis title: Legal Perspectives on Corporate Responsibility in the Case of Arad.

Romanos Kefalidis, MA student (2015-16)

Thesis title: Cyber Security in a Comparative Perspective.

Steven Robnak, MA student (2014-16)

Thesis title: Dictators, Jurisprudence and Personality: An analysis based on the Five Factor Model of Personality.

Efrat Lachter, MA student (2014-16)

Thesis title: Transitional Justice and Governance.

Leah Croughan, MA student (2014-16)

Thesis title: Sitting Ducks in a Fragmented Process: US Intelligence Infrastructure in a Paradigm Shift Towards a Unified Legal Definition of …

Suzanna Christiansen, MA student (2014-15)

Thesis title: International Law: Has the Iron Dome changed the legitimacy of response to rocket threats.

Brooklin Nash, MA student (2013-14)

Thesis title: Development, Democracy, and What Comes In-Between: The Current and Potential Role of Development-Oriented NGOs in Guatemala.

David Jensen-Lopez, MA student (2013-14)

Thesis title: Selling Mexico: An analysis of how the public perception of Mexico abroad affects economy and politics, with a particular focus on …

Alexandra Zaslav – MA Student (2012-13)

Alexandra’s research investigates conflict resolution capabilities within the field of dance, focusing especially on the effect of dance encounter …

Roey Shafrir, MA student

My research focuses on the effects of public opinion and political atmosphere on decisionmaking on the Israeli High Court of Justice regarding the …

Omer Solodoch – Politics, Law & Society

I analyze the variation in birthright citizenship law both in terms of its antecedents and in terms of its consequences for democracy. Research …

Sharon Alon, MA student (2011-13)

Thesis title: International Law, Targeted Killings and Judicial Decision Making.

Alexandru Bar, MA student (2013)

Thesis title: Communal Political Institutions in Jewish Communities.