PhD Students

Roy Zilber - Technological Power

Roy Zilber is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Direct Ph.D. Program for Excellent Students at Tel Aviv University's School of Political Science, …

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; counties, …

Francesca Fassbander - Environmental Peacebuilding and Environmental Warfare in the Middle East

Francesca’s research agenda explores both environmental peacebuilding and environmental warfare in the Middle East. Her first project, in …

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 U.S. universities through foreign …

Petr Pesov - Conflicts as Processes: An Attempt at an Interdisciplinary Modern Conflict Typology

Using an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing conflicts, Petr is working on defining armed conflicts according to the processes that cause …

Max Goetz - Non-Domestic Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights in Comparative Perspective

Max is a PhD student in Conflict Resolution, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Conflict and their Resolution, and a fellow at the Edmond …

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.

Idan Franco – Unfamiliar and surprising trends in the political behavior of minority groups.

Idan's dissertation research focuses on unfamiliar and surprising trends in the political behavior of minority groups in the USA.

Sharon Lili Elhadad – Politics, Heath Policy & Economics

Sharon’s dissertation research focuses on Food Safety Regulations, Health Policy, Public Health, and Public Policy. Research …

Lior Yoffe - Politics and Company norms in the Global Cyber Arena

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