CV

Current Position

2024–2027 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow. Project: EUREG – Unveiling European Union Regulatory Design (EU Horizon Europe, 2021–2027). Chair of Empirical Theory and Research, Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science, LMU Munich (Host: Prof. Christoph Knill). Secondment: GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp (Host: Prof. Koen Verhoest).

2025–2028 - Package Leader and Consortium Member. Project: SUPA – Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies (EU Horizon Europe, 2021–2027). Department of Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Leader of Work Package 3: Legal Design and Endogenous Rule Growth.

Education

2017–2023 - Ph.D., Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dissertation: Regulating Discretion: The Institutionalization of Regulatory Discretion. Supervisor: David Levi-Faur. Committee: Christoph Knill, Edward C. Page, Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov, Shaun Bevan. Exchange Stay: University of California, Berkeley (Host: Prof. David Vogel), six months.

2015–2017 - M.A. (magna cum laude), Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Thesis: Between Law and Regulation: A Law-Centered Perspective on the Production of Regulations in Israel. Supervisor: David Levi-Faur.

2012–2015 - B.A., Political Science & Communication, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Prizes, Awards, and Honorable Mentions

  • 2024 - Jacob and Genia Horniker Prize. For an outstanding doctoral dissertation by the Hebrew University (equivalent to summa cum laude).
  • 2023 - Giandomenico Majone Prize. Best Paper Award, Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on Regulatory Governance (early career scholar).
  • 2022 - Rudolf Wildenmann Prize. Best Paper Award, ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops (early career scholar).
  • 2018 - Jonathan Fine Best M.A. Thesis Award. Honorable mention by the Israel Political Science Association.
  • 2018 - Jacques Nass Award for Outstanding Seminar Paper in Political Economy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Fellowships

  • 2024–2026 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (€200,000). European Commission.
  • 2024–2026 - Israeli Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Sciences (€80,000). (Declined)
  • 2024–2025 - Rothschild Humanities & Social Sciences Fellowship (€65,000). (Declined during shortlist)
  • 2019–2022 - Hebrew University President’s Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Students (€45,000).
  • 2020–2022 - Hebrew University Center for Interdisciplinary Data Science Research PhD Fellowship (€12,000).
  • 2018–2021 - President of Israel’s Scholarship for Excellence and Scientific Innovation (€45,000).
  • 2015–2020 - Advanced Graduate Program (Telem) Scholarship, Hebrew University Political Science Department (€55,000).

Grants

  • 2025–2028 - EU Horizon Europe, SUPA – Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies (work package leader, HUJI part €200,000).
  • 2020 - Heth Academic Center for Research of Competition and Regulation, Research Grant (with Yoav Mehozay).
  • 2020 - Aharon Barak Center for Interdisciplinary Legal Research, Hebrew University, Research Grant.
  • 2018 - Heth Academic Center for Research of Competition and Regulation, Research Grant (with David Levi-Faur).
  • 2018 - Aharon Barak Center for Interdisciplinary Legal Research, Hebrew University, Research Grant.
  • 2018 - Levi Eshkol Institute, Hebrew University, Research Grant.
  • 2018 - Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University, Travel Grant.
  • 2018 - International Association of Public Policy, Travel Grant.

Publications

A full list of publications - journal articles, book chapters, and Hebrew-language publications - is available on the Publications page.

Invited Talks, Seminars, and Workshops

  • 2026 - Simplifying Regulation. Chair of European Politics, Zeppelin University, Germany.
  • 2025 - Advancements in Text-as-Data Methods for Political Science. University of Milan, Italy.
  • 2025 - Dynamic Governance (with Bernardo Rangoni). Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy.
  • 2022 - Regulatory Discretion. Theories of Regulation and Governance Seminar (online).
  • 2020 - State of Emergency. Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, University of Haifa, Israel.
  • 2019 - Regulatory Expansion (with David Levi-Faur). Siemens-Colloquium, LMU Munich, Germany.
  • 2018 - Legislative Division of Labor. Center for the Study of Law and Society, UC Berkeley, USA.

Guest Editor

  • 2026– - Special issue on the simplification of EU regulation, Journal of European Public Policy (with Steffen Hurka and Brigitte Pircher).
  • 2019 - Special issue on legislation and regulation, The Theory and Practice of Legislation (with David Levi-Faur and Guy Mor).