Doctoral Students

Ilona Hillel Goldner

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Morality, society and political participation

Advisor: Prof. Pazit Ben-Nun Blum

Ilona.Goldner@mail.huji.ac.il

Refael Idan Afriat

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Beyond Budgeting: Financial Literacy Education and Democratic Perceptions

Advisors: Prof. Gidi Rahat, Prof. Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom

refael.afriat@mail.huji.ac.il

Ofir Agai

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Effectiveness in Reporting Regime Design: A Comparative Analysis of AML Regimes in Israel and the UK

Advisor: Prof. David Levi Paor

ofir.agai@mail.huji.ac.il

Amit Aisenman

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Skeptical Philosophy as a Socio-Political Problem: The Aberdeen Enlightenment and the Dynamics of Doubt

Advisors: Prof. Nicole Hochner, Dr. Yiftah Elazar

amit.aizenman@mail.huji.ac.il

Tom Alfia

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

The Raison D'être of Politics: Freedom in the Thought of Hannah Arendt

Advisors: Prof. Dan Avnon, Dr. Yiftah Elazar

tom.alfia@mail.huji.ac.il

Freedom is one of the central concepts of Hannah Arendt’s philosophy, however Arendt readers usually find it "more than ordinarily obscure".

Yair Amitai

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Ideology Vs. Emotions: How Affrctive Polarization Influences Voter Behavior and Ideological Polarization

Advisor: Prof. Orit Kedar

yair.amitai@mail.huji.ac.il

Eyal Benshimol

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Centralized and decentralized personalism versus collegiality in executive authorities - causes and results.

Advisor: Prof. Gidi Rahat

eyal.benshimol@mail.huji.ac.il

Ariel David

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Intertwined Eastern identity and the party system in Israel

Advisor: Dr. Gayil Talshir

ariel.david@mail.huji.ac.il

Keren Dinur

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

The influence of future perceptions on conflict reconciliation processes

Advisor: Prof. Dan Miodownik

keren.dinur@mail.huji.ac.il

Avital Friedman

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

The Balance of Power between the Parliamentary Party Group and Its Individual Representatives: A Cross-Country Analysis of Institutional Personalism in Parliaments

Advisor: Prof. Gidi Rahat

avital.friedman2@mail.huji.ac.il

Dan Glasserman

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

The effects of confrontation on members of advantaged groups

Advisors: Dr. Noam Gidron and Dr. Roni Porat

dan.glasserman@mail.huji.ac.il

Avishai Green

Doctoral student, Department of Political Science

Posting your values: the construction of political values in digital public spheres

Advisors: Prof. Limor Shifman, Prof. Shaul Shenhav

avishai.green@mail.huji.ac.il

Asaf Heiman

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Personal and group politics in local government in a comparative aspect between countries and between different cities

Advisor: Prof. Gidi Rahat

asaf.heiman@mail.huji.ac.il

Gilad Hurvitz

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

The Economic Manifestations of the Post-industrial Cleavage

Advisor: Prof. Orit Kedar

gilad.hurvitz@mail.huji.ac.il

Avi Lafaier

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

Political behavior of the expatriates of Amana communities

Advisors: Prof. Orit Kedar, Dr. Tristan Klingelhöfer

avilafaier@gmail.com

Bingchen LIU

Doctoral student, Department of Political Science

Personalization in Non-democratic regimes in the Middle East

Advisors: Prof.Gideon Rahat, Dr. Wael Abu- Uksa

bingchen.liu@mail.huji.ac.il

I'm a Chinese student who knows both Arabic and Hebrew. My research interests include Personalization, Israeli Arabs and Israeli politics, the relationships between China and the Middle East.

Ilya Lokshin

Doctoral student, Department of Political Science

Republican theory of freedom. A (very) tentative version of the title of the thesis: "Clearing the Ground a Little: Revisiting Republican Theory of Freedom".

Advisor: Prof. Efraim Podoksik.

ilya.lokshin89@gmail.com

Shoshanna Makover

Doctoral student, department of Political Science

From In Camera to On Camera: The Impact of Transparency on Knesset Committees

Advisor: Prof. Reuven Hazan

makovers@gmail.com

I am a doctoral candidate at the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University. My field of interest is the effect of transparency on the legislative power of Knesset Committees.