Political Representation Discourse in Light of the Crisis of Democracy
RESEARCH WORKSHOP OF THE ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Political Representation Discourse in Light of the Crisis of Democracy
ISF Center of Excellence: Looking beyond the Crisis of Democracy: Patterns of Representation in Israeli Elections
Political Representation Discourse in Light of the Crisis of Democracy
(December 20-22, 2022)
PROGRAM
Tuesday, December 20
10:00-12:00 Keynote Lectures (room 527)
Chair: Michal Shamir, Tel Aviv University
Speakers:
Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University
Christopher Wlezien, The University of Texas at Austin
13:30-16:00 The ISF Research Center “Looking Beyond the Crisis of Democracy: Patterns of Representation in Israeli Elections” (room 527)
Speakers:
Michal Shamir, Tel Aviv University
Shaul Shenhav, The Hebrew University
Shira Dvir Gvirsman, Tel Aviv University
Discussants:
Wael Abu-‘Uksa, The Hebrew University
Yotam Margalit, Tel Aviv University
Jennifer Oser, Ben Gurion University
16:30-18:30 Roundtable on Political Representation and Elections in Israel (room 003)
(In honor of Prof. Michal Shamir upon her retirement)
Greetings: Hanna Lerner, Head of the School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University
Chair: Gideon Rahat, The Hebrew University
Panelists:
Ofer Kenig, Ashkelon Academic College and Israel Democracy Institute
Gal Levy, The Open University
Muhammed Khalaily, Israel Democracy Institute
Yael Shomer, Tel Aviv University
Alon Yakter, Tel Aviv University
Gideon Rahat, The Hebrew University
Wednesday, December 21
09:00-11:00 Workshop 1: Recent Conceptual and Empirical Developments in Political Representation (room 527)
Chair: Michal Shamir, Tel Aviv University
Fabio Wolkenstein, University of Vienna
Liron Lavi, Bar Ilan University
Reut Itzkovitch-Malka, The Open University
Naama Rivlin-Angert, Tel Aviv University
11:15-13:15 Workshop 2: Reciprocal Representation: Politicians, Constituents, and the Media (room 527)
Chair: Israel Waismel-Manor, Haifa University
Wouter van Atteveldt, Vrije Universtiet Amsterdam
Yael R. Kaplan, Haifa University
Israel Waismel-Manor, Haifa University
Eran Amsalem, The Hebrew University
Guy Mor-Lan, The Hebrew University
14:30-16:30 Workshop 3: New Frontiers in Representation Research (room 527)
Chair: Shira Dvir Gvirsman, Tel Aviv University
Stefaan Walgrave, University of Antwerp
Peter John Loewen, University of Toronto
Dror Markus and Guy Mor-Lan, The Hebrew University
Keren Tsuriel, Tel Aviv University
17:00-18:30 Roundtable: Representation in Israeli Politics – Insights from the Knesset (room 003)
Chair: Nahum Barnea
Roundtable discussion featuring journalists and Members of the Knesset.
Thursday, December 22
09:00-10:00 ISF Researchers Meeting
10:00-12:00 Workshop 4: Political Representation and The Crisis of Democracy (room 527)
Chair: Tamir Sheafer, The Hebrew University
Robert Rohrschneider, The University of Kansas
Jack Lucas, University of Toronto
Liron Lavi, Bar Ilan University
Shaul Shenhav, The Hebrew University