PhD Students

Roy Zilber | Technological Power

Roy is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Direct Ph.D. Program for Excellent Students at School of Political Science, Government, and International Relations.
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Shiri Kadishson Yanay | Behavioral Measures of Mass Polarization

This research examines mass polarization in the United States by analyzing electoral behavior across multiple geographic levels.
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Francesca Fassbander | Environmental Peacebuilding and Environmental Warfare in the Middle East

Currently, Francesca investigates the cultural, psychological, and gendered drivers behind environmental warfare.
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Maayan Ben Porat - The Money Trail: Foreign Funding to US Universities

In an era of global ideological shifts, this study explores the covert influence of authoritarian regimes on US universities.
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Petr Pesov | Conflicts as Processes: An Attempt at an Interdisciplinary Modern Conflict Typology

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Petr is working on defining armed conflicts according to the processes that cause escalations between groups.
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Max Goetz | Non-Domestic Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights in Comparative Perspective

My dissertation examines the dynamics of international reparation claims through a comprehensive analysis of all relevant cases since 1950.
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Or Rappel-Kroyzer | Civil War memory in California; Pivotal Elections and voter knowledge

Or is a PhD student in history, a fellow at the Center for the Study of the USA with the Fulbright Program, and a member of the research group.
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Idan Franco | Unfamiliar and surprising trends in the political behavior of minority groups.

Idan is interested in minority political behavior, populism, and their counterintuitive intersection, with a geographical focus on the United States.
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Sharon Lili Elhadad | Politics, Heath Policy & Economics

Sharon’s dissertation research focuses on Food Safety Regulations, Health Policy, Public Health, and Public Policy.
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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.
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Lior Yoffe | Politics and Company norms in the Global Cyber Arena

My research focuses on the behavior of Western cyber companies and the way it changed over time to incorporate geopolitical considerations and norms …
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