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About

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I am a political scientist who focuses on regulation, governance, and public policy. 

 

Since 2023, I have been a member of the ERC advanced research project REGTRUST, led by Prof. David Levi-Faur, and a visiting fellow of the Chair of Empirical Theory of Politics at LMU Munich, hosted by Prof. Christoph Knill.

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Previously, I was a PhD Researcher at the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I conducted research on regulatory discretion using computational text analysis tools. 

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My dissertation examined how legislatures shapes the discretion of bureaucrats to create regulations and how the latter eventually make regulations. Through this investigation, I uncovered the complex dynamics between legislative bodies and non-elected bureaucrats in making regulations.

My work has been published in several journals, including Public Administration, Regulation & Governance, Law & Policy, and The Theory and Practice of Legislation.

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These achievements have been recognized through the reception of two international awards for early career scholars: the 2023 Giandomenico Majone Prize in the field of regulation and the 2022 Rudolph Wildenmann Prize in political science.

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Academic Education

2017-2023: Ph.D. in Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

2015-2017: M.A. in Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

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2012-2015: B.A. in Political Science and Communication, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Professional Experience

Since 2023: visiting researcher at the Chair for Empirical Theories of Politics, LMU Munich

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Since 2023: Postdoctoral researcher at the department of Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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2015-2020: Editorial assistant in Regulation & Governance

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2018: Exchange Stay at the University of California, Berkeley

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2017-2018: Research assistant of Prof. Yoram Haftel at the department of International Relations, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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2013-2018: Research assistant of Prof. David Levi-Faur at the department of Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Awards and 
Fellowships

Awards

2024: Jacob and Genia Horniker Prize

A prize for an outstanding doctoral dissertation by the Hebrew University (equivalent to summa cum laude)

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2023: Giandomenico Majone Prize

Best Paper Award for an outstanding paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on Regulatory Governance by an early career scholar

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2022: Rudolf Wildenmann Prize

Best Paper Award for an exceptional paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops by an early career scholar

Fellowships

2024-2026: Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 

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2024-2026: Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Sciences (Declined)

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2024-2025: Rothschild Fellowship (Declined during shortlist)

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2019-2022: The Hebrew University President’s Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Students

 

2020-2022: The Hebrew University Center for interdisciplinary Data Science Research PhD Fellowship 

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2018-2021: The President of Israel’s Scholarship for Excellence and Scientific Innovation

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2015-2020: Advanced Graduate Program (Telem) Scholarship, the Hebrew University’s Political Science Department

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