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\n Roy Zilber | Technological Power<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
Roy is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Direct Ph.D. Program for Excellent Students at School of Political Science, Government, and International Relations.<\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Shiri Kadishson Yanay\u00a0|\u00a0Behavioral Measures of Mass Polarization<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
This research examines mass polarization in the United States by analyzing electoral behavior across multiple geographic levels.\n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Francesca Fassbander | Environmental Peacebuilding and Environmental Warfare in the Middle East<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
Currently, Francesca investigates the cultural, psychological, and gendered drivers behind environmental warfare.\n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Maayan Ben Porat - The Money Trail: Foreign Funding to US Universities<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
In an era of global ideological shifts, this study explores the covert influence of authoritarian regimes on US universities.<\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Petr Pesov | Conflicts as Processes: An Attempt at an Interdisciplinary Modern Conflict Typology<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
Using an interdisciplinary approach, Petr is working on defining armed conflicts according to the processes that cause escalations between groups.\n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Max Goetz | Non-Domestic Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights in Comparative Perspective<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
My dissertation\u00a0examines the dynamics of international reparation claims through a comprehensive analysis of all relevant cases since 1950.\n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Or Rappel-Kroyzer |\u00a0Civil War memory in California; Pivotal Elections and voter knowledge<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
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.<\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Idan Franco | Unfamiliar and surprising trends in the political behavior of minority groups.<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
Idan is interested in minority political behavior, populism, and their counterintuitive intersection, with a geographical focus on the United States. \n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Sharon Lili Elhadad | Politics, Heath Policy & Economics<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
Sharon\u2019s dissertation research focuses on Food Safety Regulations, Health Policy, Public Health, and Public Policy.\n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Omer Solodoch | Politics, Law & Society<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
I analyze the variation in birthright citizenship law both in terms of its antecedents and in terms of its consequences for democracy.<\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Lior Yoffe | Politics and Company norms in the Global Cyber Arena<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
My research focuses on the behavior of Western cyber companies and the way it changed over time to incorporate geopolitical considerations and norms …\n <\/div>\n READ MORE<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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