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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Personal Details

(For Aug. 25, 2008 - July 31, 2009 see: "Contact Me" on this site)

Home Address: 4A Mem Gimmel St., Petach Tikva 49204, ISRAEL

Work Address: Dept. of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, 52900 Ramat Gan, ISRAEL

Telephone: Home - +972-3-9226288 Fax - +972-3-9234511 Cell-Phone - +972-52-3410163 Work - +972-3-5317651

e-mail: WILZIS@mail.biu.ac.il

Birthplace: New York, U.S.A. Birthdate: May 25, 1949

Family Status: Married + 2 children

Higher Education: B.A. 1971 - City College of New York, Political Science PhD 1976 - Harvard University, Government

Employment History and Dates of Promotion in Rank (Bar-Ilan University)

Chairman (Oct. 2004 - Sept. 2007): Department of Political Studies.

Vice Chairman (Oct. 2002 - Aug. 2004): Department of Political Studies, in charge of Public Communications Program: B.A., M.A. & PhD.

Assoc. Professor (Dec. 1993 - present): Department of Political Studies (also, Titular Head of the department's B.A., M.A. & PhD Public Communications Program, Oct. 1998 - Sept. 2002).

Chairman (Oct. 1991 - Sept. 1996): Division of Journalism & Communications Studies (professional, certificate program).

Senior Lecturer (Oct. 1985 - Nov. 1993): Department of Political Studies (full-time), and Division for Journalism & Public Communications (half-time adjunct).

Lecturer (Oct. 1979 - 1985): Department of Political Studies (full-time) & Div. of Pub. Comm. (half-time adjunct, 1981 - 1985).

Senior Instructor (Oct. 1977 - 1979): Department of Political Studies (3/4 time) & Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of the Social Sciences (1/4 time).

Other Significant Academic/Professional Work

Visiting Professor (Sabbatical leave from Bar-Ilan U; Sept. 2008 - June 2009): Program for Judaic Studies, Brown University, as Schusterman Foundation Visiting Israeli Scholar. In addition to four, semester courses taught, 7 public lectures were presented in Providence and 21 public lectures around the U.S. on various campuses (e.g. U of Penn, Bryn Mawr, Case Western Reserve U, Rice U, Florida Atlantic U, Haverford) and Jewish community groups (e.g. Albuquerque NM, Columbia SC, Toledo OH, Chicago IL, New York NY).

Adjunct Professor (Oct. 2001 - present): Dept. of Communications (regularly, 1/2 time; 2004-2007, 1/4 time), Netanya College, ISRAEL.

Chairman, Program Approval Committee (March 2005 - Jan. 2006): Israel Council of Higher Education (Yosh MALAG), for Ariel College, Mass Communications Program. Chairman: Final Certification Committee (Summer 2006 - present)

Editorial Board Member (Oct. 2001 - present): POLITIKAH: Journal of Political Science and International Relations (Leonard Davis Institute, Hebrew University, Jerusalem).

Head (Oct. 2001 - 2005): Center for International Communications & Policy (Bar-Ilan University).

Chairman (Oct. 2001 - Sept. 2004): Steering Committee, Division of Journalism and Communications Studies (Bar-Ilan University).

Member, Program Approval Committee (March 2002 - April 2003): Israel Council of Higher Education ( MALAG), for Lifschitz College, Mass Communications Program.

Chairman, Ministry of Education Steering Committee for Establishment of Communications Studies Programs in the Public Religious School System (Nov. 1996 - June 2000; from 2002 - present: Advisor for Program Implementation). Board of Trustees Member, Institute for Education and Communal Research, School of Education, Bar-Ilan University (1997 - 2007).

Columnist: (Nov. 1999 - Aug. 2000): "Ha'amud Ha'rishon" [Weekly Column: Internet Newspaper - Netking] (Dec. 1993 - June 1999): "Otot" [Monthly Column: Israel's Trade Journal of Journalism, Marketing and Advertising] (Nov. 1998 - Nov. 2000): "Ma Be'Petakh" [Weekly Column: Petach Tikva newspaper] (1993 - 1998): "Va'adim" [Monthly Column: Israel's Journal of Labor & Trade Unions].

College Program Academic Advisor (1994 - 1996): Emek Ha'yarden College (‘94-'96); "Orot" Teacher's College (‘96 - present); Judaea & Samaria College - "Ariel" (1999). Establishing programs in "Mass Communications".

Professional School Academic Advisor (1992 - 2001): "ABUDI" School of Advertising.

Grade School Advisor (1996; 1998): Establishing specialty programs in "Communications". "Alon" Elementary School, Bat Yam (1996); "Yarden" Elementary School, Tel Aviv (1997); "Bar-Ilan" Elementary School, Herzliya (1998).

Public Relations Consultant (March 1994 - June 1995): Holon Municipality - setting up public committees for improving the city's programs and image through public participation.

Visiting Professor (Sabbatical leave; Sept. 1989 - Aug. 1990): Dep't of Political Science, through the aegis of The Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies, Annual Distinguished Visiting Scholar for Israeli Affairs - San Diego State University. Taught four courses and gave weekly public lectures.

Special Research Assistant on Education (Sept. 1976 - Aug. 1977): Comptroller's Office, City of New York.

Series Lecturer (Oct. 1974 - Dec. 1976): Theodore Herzl Institute for Adult Education (New York City).

Teaching Fellow (Sept. 1973 - June 1976): Harvard University.

Visiting Lecturer (Jan. - June 1976): Suffolk University (Boston, MA).

Areas of Expertise

1) New Media (Internet, wireless telephony, digital communications, etc.): Evolutionary Development; Influence on Society and Politics.

2) Israeli Politics (especially Political Communication, Public Protest and Alternative Socio- Economic Systems).

3) Information (Post-Industrial) Society and Politics: Prediction, Planning & Public Policymaking.

4) Jewish Political Tradition

Courses Presently & Recently Taught

1) The Information Age: Communications, Politics & Society in the Future (B.A. elective course) - Bar-Ilan U. & Netanya College (in AY 2005-06, as a seminar).

2) Publications, Teaching and the Academic World (PhD workshop) - Bar-Ilan U.

3) Internet Revolution - Bar-Ilan U. (online M.A. elective course); Netanya College (B.A. seminar).

4) Introduction to Mass Communications (B.A.) - Bar-Ilan U. & Netanya College.

5) Zionism, Anti-Zionism and Post-Zionism: Israel - Past, Present, Future (B.A.) - Brown U

6) Prediction, Planning & Policymaking in the Information Age (B.A.) - Brown U

7) Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History, Politics, and Government (B.A. Seminar) - Brown U

8) Contemporary Social Issues in Israel (B.A. Hebrew language elective) - Brown U

Courses Previously Taught

1) Israeli Politics & Government (B.A. elective)

2) Intro to Government & Politics (B.A. required)

3) Western Democracies (B.A. required)

4) Research in Mass Communications (M.A. thesis preparatory seminar)

5) Selected Issues in American Politics (B.A. elective)

6) Extra-Parliamentary Behavior (B.A. seminar)

Professional Association Memberships

1) International Communication Association (ICA)

2) International Political Science Association (IPSA)

3) Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC)

4) Israel Communication Association (IsCA)

5) Israel Political Science Association (IsPSA)

6) World Future Society (WFS)

Public Service

2007 Best Article of the Year Award Judging Committee - ICA Political Communication Division, 2008.

Media Appearances: over the years, many interview appearances on Israeli radio and TV on a range of topics, as well as op-ed & analysis essays written for newspapers. I am also constantly being interviewed by the world press for background analysis of current events.

Blog Columnist (June 2005 - Sept. 2007): Writing a weekly blog "Higher. Education?" on my department's internet site, on important issues dealing with Israeli higher education:

Chairman (June 2005; 2006): Judges Committee, Annual Prize Competition, Israel Public Relations Association.

Head of Selection Committee (2004 - 2006): Yoav Prize (for outstanding research on Criticism of the Media), Israel Media Watch.

Chairman (1997-1999): Israel Political Science Association.

President (Synagogue) (1997-1999): Young Israel of Petach Tikva (Kaddish Luz). Chairman, Audit Committee (2000 - present); Chairman, Charity Committee (1995-1997); Vice President (1990-1991).

IDF Lecturer (1985-1999): Education Division, Lecturer's Bureau (Mador Hasbarah) - Reserve Army Duty.

Board Member (1977-1979): Board of Directors, AACI: Americans and Canadians in Israel.

National President (1977): North American Aliyah Movement.

Honors, Awards & Grants

1) Summa Cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa (City College of New York): 1967-1971.

2) Herbert Lehman Fellow (N.Y. State): 1971.

3) Woodrow Wilson Designate (U.S.A.): 1971.

4) Graduate Prize Fellow (Harvard University): 1971 - 1973.

5) National Council for Research and Development Grant (Israel): 1981.

6) Special University President's Research Grant for Outstanding PhD Supervision (2005)

Publications: Books

Academic Refereed:

1) Co-edited with Bernard Susser, Comparative Jewish Politics: Public Life in Israel and the Diaspora (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 1981). An anthology of academic articles on Judaism and Jewish/Israeli politics.

2A) Stiff-Necked People, Bottle-Necked System: The Evolution and Roots of Israeli Public Protest, 1949-1986 (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1990). Based on a daily survey of The Jerusalem Post's new items over a 38 year period, this book-length study describes the types, issues, levels of violence and other variables regarding Israeli protest. It then analyzes the underlying political, social, economic and cultural bases of the phenomenon, attempts to assess the level of protest success in Israel, and finally suggest measures to ameliorate the underlying problem of systemic ossification.

2B) Israeli Public Protest, 1949-1992 [Hebrew; revised, with an additional new chapter] (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 1992). This is a translation of the original English-language version, with some updating from 1986-1992. It also includes a completely new chapter on the historical and philosophical-theological roots of Jewish oppositionism from the Bible onwards.

3) WILDFIRE: Grassroots Revolts in Israel in the Post-Socialist Era (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1992). Given the general failures of Israeli protest, this study analyzes the next stage: alter-politics, i.e. the creation by the public of alternative socio-economic systems for "self-service" in order to bypass and also pressure the government into making necessary reforms. It suggests that Israel's transformation from Socialism to Capitalism did not emerge "ideologically" from the top, but rather practically and without conscious intent from the "bottom", i.e. the grassroots.

Academic Non-Refereed: 4) THE USEFUL GUIDE TO COMMUNICATIONS: A Handbook of Theory and Practice for Journalism, Advertising, and Public Relations [Hebrew] (Tel Aviv: Va'adim: 1994). This book is divided into two parts. The first, a general survey of Mass Communications theory; the second, through several hypothetical case studies, it offers a detailed empirical description of how Public Relations, Advertising and Journalism works in practice.

Non-Academic:

5) Mil'khamitz [Hebrew] (Tel Aviv: Kinneret Publishing, 1995; out of print). This is a storybook (94 pages) that indirectly teaches the world of business, advertising, marketing, etc. for children ages 8-12. It is about two children who decide to make some money selling homemade fresh juice during the summer, and the problems/challenges they encounter in setting up their "business" and running it: pricing, stocking, selling, advertising, marketing, hiring help, employer-employee relations, business ethics, etc.

Publications: Scholarly Articles & Book Chapters (by Subject Area)

Note: Starred items (*) appear in more than one category

Israeli Politics & Protest Activity

"Public Protest and Systemic Stability in Israel: 1960-1979," in Comparative Jewish Politics: Public Life in Israel and the Diaspora, eds. Sam Lehman-Wilzig & Bernard Susser (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 1981), pp. 171-210.
The first article outlining some of the main themes of protest and its impact on Israeli politics.

On Public Protest and their Economic Causes" [Hebrew], The Economic Quarterly [Hebrew], #114 (Sept. 1982), pp. 275-283. Co-authored (equal credit) with Meir Unger. A regression analysis of the economic factors underlying Israeli protest.

"Public Protests Against Central and Local Government in Israel, 1950-1979," The Jewish Journal of Sociology, vol. 24, #2 (Dec. 1982), pp. 99-115. Comparison of protest addressed to the two levels of Israeli government.

"The Israeli Protester," The Jerusalem Quarterly, #26 (Winter 1982), pp. 127-138. A profile and analysis of which type of Israeli participates in protest demonstrations.

"Thunder Before the Storm: Pre-Election Agitation and Post-Election Turmoil," in The Elections in Israel - 1981, ed. Asher Arian (Tel Aviv: Ramot Press, 1983), pp. 191-211. An analysis of whether protest is greater before elections or after the campaign is over.

"Public Demonstrators and the Israeli Police: The Policy and Practice of Successful Protest Control," Police Studies, vol. 6, #2 (Summer 1983), pp. 44-52. Based on research of police archival material, this study describes and analyzes the various police tactics used to "control" protest in Israel.

"Religious Protest and Police Reaction in a Theo-Democracy: Israel, 1950-1979," The Journal of Church and State, vol. 25, #3 (Autumn 1983), pp. 491-505. Co-authored with Giora Goldberg (equal credit). Reprinted (in Hebrew) in Crime and Social Deviance [Hebrew], vol. 12 (1984), pp. 23-31. An analysis of the level of religious protest violence and concomitant police reaction, i.e. do the Israeli police over-react or under-react to the violence level of religious protesters?

"The Economic and Political Determinants of Public Protest Frequency and Magnitude: The Israeli Experience," International Review of Modern Sociology, vol. 15 (Spring 1985), pp. 63-80. Co-authored with Meir Unger. An analysis of whether political or economic variables have a greater influence on Israeli protest frequency and magnitude.

"The Reactions of the Authorities to Israeli Public Protest" [Hebrew], Megamot [Trends], vol. 29, #2 (Aug. 1985), pp. 223-229. Co-authored with Giora Goldberg. An analysis of how the Israeli police react to the protest demonstrations of different religious factions, and also whether their being in the government has an effect on police reaction as well.

* "Conflict as Communication: Public Protest in Israel, 1950-1982," in Conflict and Consensus in Jewish Politics, eds. Stuart Cohen & Eliezer Don-Yehiya (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 1986), pp. 128-145. An analysis of the Israeli political system's ossification as a major factor in increasing public protest.

"Political Reform in Israel: Lessons from the American Experience" [Hebrew], in The Israeli Political System: Recommendations for Change [Hebrew], ed. Baruch Susser (Tel Aviv: 1987), pp. 62-79. A wide-ranging discussion of the elements of the American constitutional regime most appropriate for reforming the Israeli system and which aren't.

"Israeli Protest: Is It Successful?" [Hebrew] State, Government, and International Relations [Hebrew], Number 31 (Summer-Autumn, 1989), pp. 111-125. A quantitative (and methodologically somewhat novel) attempt to answer the extremely complex question of Israeli protest "success".

* "Protest, Television, Newspapers, and the Public: Who Influences Whom?" Political Communication and Persuasion, vol. 6, #1 (Fall 1989), pp. 21-32. Reprinted in: Herzog, H. & Ben Rafael, E. (eds.) Language and Communications in Israel (New Brunswick, London: Transaction Publishers, 2001), pp. 519-534. Based on a 52 day TV strike, this study analyzes the impact on protest group activity of lack of TV coverage. It attempts to determine whether newspapers or TV are more important in encouraging public demonstrations.

* "‘Am K'shey Oref': Oppositionism in the Jewish Political Tradition," JUDAISM: A Quarterly Journal, vol. 40, #1 (Winter 1991), pp. 16-38. A large scale study of the Jewish heritage's approach regarding opposition to political authority in all forms - from verbal argument, to protest, to rebellion, all the way to revolt. This is a modified English version of the first chapter in the Hebrew-language book (1992).

"May'avdut Le'herut: Israeli Grassroots Revolts Against the Paternalistic Socialist System," SHOFAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, vol. 10, #1 (Fall 1991), pp. 11-22. An introduction to the main themes of the book WILDFIRE.

"Loyalty, Voice, and Quasi-Exit: Israel as a Case Study of Proliferating Alternative Politics," Comparative Politics, vol. 24, #1 (Oct. 1991), pp. 97-108. This article offers a new variation of Hirschman's "Exit, Voice and Loyalty" theory, based on the Israeli case.

"Copying the Master? Patterns of Israeli-Arab Protest, 1950-1990," Asian & African Studies, vol. 27, (1993), pp. 129-147. An analysis of the paradox inherent in the Israeli-Arab sector learning and copying protest patterns of activity from the Israeli-Jewish sector, in order to demand greater socio-economic equality.

"Expanding the Extra-Parliamentary Repertoire: Public Attitudes to Alternative Systems and the Use of Them" [Hebrew], Medinah, Memshal, Ve'yakhasim Bein-le'umiyyim, Number 39 (Summer 1994), pp. 31-60. (Co-authored with Gila Kurtz) Based on a large scale public opinion poll, this study analyzes what the Israeli public feels about the "alter-politics" phenomenon in which they are the central actors.

"Israeli Democracy: How Democratic? How Liberal?" in Fundamental Issues of Israeli Democracy [Hebrew], R. Cohen-Almagor, ed. (Tel Aviv: Sifriat Hapoalim, 1999), pp. 265-284. This essay discusses the non-equivalence of "democracy" and "liberality", arguing that Israel is a "nation-state" in the original ethnic meaning of the term - just as legitimate as contemporary "liberal" democracies.

* "The Paradox of Israeli Civil Disobedience and Political Revolt in Light of the Jewish Tradition," Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Tolerance, R. Cohen-Almagor, ed. (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000), pp. 114-132. This essay describes and analyzes the strange situation in which the left-wing secular camp and the right-wing religious camp approach the issue of civil disobedience and potential revolt from a position directly opposite to what each side should be arguing given its general philosophical stance. Reasons for this confusion are offered.

Political Communications & New Media

Founder and Editor-in-Chief, PATUAKH: Ktav et Le'politikah, Tikshoret, Ve'khevrah [PCS: Journal of Politics, Communications, and Society], published from 1992-2003. * "‘Demoskraty' in the Mega-Polis: Hyper-Participation in the Post-Industrial Age," in The Future of Politics, ed. William Page (London: Frances Pinter, 1983), pp. 221-229. Reprinted in World Future Society Bulletin (Summer 1983). A forecast and discussion of how modern communications technologies will enable greater citizen participation in the political process.

"Israel," MASS MEDIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST: A Comprehensive Reference Guide, Y.R Kamalipour & H. Mowlana, eds. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994), pp. 109-125. (Co-authored with Amit Schejter) A survey of the mass media scene in Israel in the early 1990's.

* "Protest, Television, Newspapers, and the Public: Who Influences Whom?" Political Communication and Persuasion, vol. 6, #1 (Fall 1989), pp. 21-32. Reprinted in: Herzog, H. & Ben Rafael, E. (eds.) Language and Communications in Israel (New Brunswick, London: Transaction Publishers, 2001), pp. 519-534. Based on a 52 day TV strike, this study analyzes the impact on protest group activity of lack of TV coverage. It attempts to determine whether newspaper or TV coverage is more important in encouraging public demonstrations.

"Israel's 1992 Media Campaign: Towards the Americanization of Israeli Elections?" in Israel at the Polls, 1992, D.J. Elazar & S. Sandler, eds. (Lanham MD: Rowman Littlefield, 1995), pp. 251-280. A description and analysis of several political campaign elements that were imported from the U.S. into the Israeli election campaign.

"The Media Campaign: The Negative Effects of Positive Campaigning," Israel Affairs, vol. 4, #1 (Fall 1997), pp. 167-186. In light of the Rabin assassination and ensuing public antipathy to conflict rhetoric, this article analyzes why the Netanyahu campaign won despite its being more "negative" in tone than the Peres campaign.

"The Pendulum, the Slope and the Mediacracy: Yediot Akhronot vs. Maariv - Past, Present, and Future" [Hebrew], Qesher 25 (May 1999), pp. 6-19. This article first describes the longstanding acrimonious relationship between Israel's two leading popular newspapers with its increasingly negative effects, and then suggests a novel way to ensure better and more ethical reporting.

* "The Tower of Babel vs the power of babble: Future political, economic, & cultural consequences of synchronous, automated translation systems (SATS)," new media & society, vol. 2, #4 (Dec. 2000), pp. 467-494. A predictive analysis of automated translation systems: the difficulties still to be overcome and how such translation systems will eventually cause a revolution in our lives from the political, social, economic and especially cultural-linguistic standpoints.

"National vs. Global Public Discourse in the Era of Multi-Channelism: The Introduction of Commercial and Cable Television in Israel as an Empirical Test of Habermas' Theory," in Beyond Public Speech and Symbols: Explorations in the Rhetoric of Politicians and the Media, C. de Landtsheer & O. Feldman, eds. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2000), pp. 100-119. (Co-authored with Mira Moshe) Using a new "Funnel Model" of public discourse, this study empirically tests whether and to what extent the legislative goals regarding the introduction of commercial TV channels in Israel were perceived to have been achieved.

"LA BELL(E) EPOQUE? A Comparison of Party Platform and TV Propaganda Ideology in the 1999 Israeli Elections," Israel Affairs, vol. 7, #2&3 (Winter/Spring 2001), pp. 245-268. (Co-authored with Atara Faran-Frankel) In an age when political ideology is in decline in Israel, this study analyzes the extent to which the political parties presented their official political platform in their own TV commercials.

"An Exploratory Model of Media-Government Relations in International Crises: U.S. Involvement in Bosnia, 1992-1995," in Media and Conflict: Framing Issues, Policy Making, Shaping Opinions, E. Gilboa, ed. (Ardsley, NY: Transnational, 2002), pp. 153-173. (Co-authored with Yaeli Bloch) This is a pioneering study regarding the relationship between the media and foreign policy making during times of crisis (neither war nor peace); it is based on American involvement in the Bosnian conflict.

"Political Ill-Health Coverage: Professional-Ethical Questions Regarding News Reporting of Leaders' Ailments," Journal of Health Communication, vol. 8, #1 (January-February 2003), pp. 59-77. While there have been several studies describing the media's (lack of) coverage of ill leaders, this exploratory study looks systematically at the ethical and professional dilemmas facing journalists regarding the issue of political leaders' ill health - mental and physical.

"Whose News? Does Gender Determine the Editorial Product?" European Journal of Communication, vol. 18, #1 (March 2003), pp. 5-29. (Co-authored with Aliza Lavie) Based on a survey of 41 Israeli newspaper editors and 90 students of mass communication, all of whom were asked to rate the newsworthiness of different items, this article analyzes whether and to what extent men and women use different criteria to determine newsworthiness.

"The Natural Life Cycle of New Media Evolution: Inter-Media Struggle for Survival in the Internet Age," new media & society (co-authored with Nava Cohen-Avigdor) (Dec. 2004, vol. 6, #6), pp.707-730. This article appeared earlier in Hebrew in PATUAKH: Journal of Politics, Communications & Society, vol. 5 (2003), pp. 64-113. Based loosely on the evolutionary cycle of biological life, a 6-stage model of new media development is offered with special emphasis on the competitive relationship between old and new media.

"Worth an Agora? 2003 E-lection Party Sites and Public Discourse," Israel Affairs, vol. 10, #4 (Summer 2004), pp. 242-262. This quantitative study analyzes four Israeli news portal forums as well as the political parties' own sites to discern the level and quality of election discourse.

"The Method is the Message: Explaining Inconsistent Research Findings in Gender & News Production Research," Journalism: Theory, Practice, and Criticism, vol. 6, #1 (Feb. 2005), pp. 69-92. (Co-authored with Aliza Lavie) This study discusses the problems inherent in relying solely on either qualitative or quantitative methodologies in testing for gender content bias in news editing.

"The Editorial Gap Between Ideal and Real: Do Television News Editors/Journalists Broadcast What They Believe Their Audience Wants?", in Changing Media Markets in Europe and Abroad: New Ways of Handling Information and Entertainment Content, Angela Schorr and Stefan Seltmann, eds. (Lengerich/Berlin, Germany: Pabst Science Publishers, 2006), pp.127-147 (co-authored with Tiki Balas). This study tests the gap between what editors want to provide, what they manage to provide, what they think the audience wants and what the audience thinks it gets - and suggests reasons for the gaps.

"Under Fire: Framing Classic and 'New Patriotism' in Israel's Elite and Popular Press during the El-Aqsa Intifada and the World Trade Center Terror Attacks," in T. Pludowski, ed. Terrorism, Media and Society (Torun, Poland & Spokane, WA: Collegium Civitas Press & Marquette Press, 2006), pp. 177-196. (co-authored with Mira Moshe) This study analyzes how the Israeli press described and compared "patriotism" regarding an internal and external terror phenomenon, focusing on the question of whether the "frame" was traditionally patriotic or something newer and different.

"The Media in the 2006 Israeli Elections: Who's Manufacturing Consent? Framing the Spin-Doctors," Israel Affairs, vol. 13, #2 (April 2007), pp. 418-442. (Co-authored with Dr. Atara Frenkel-Faran) While several studies have looked at the phenomenon of political "spin", this study is the first to ask how the press itself relates to the phenomenon of which it is an integral part - through content analysis of Israeli press coverage on the topic during the 2006 election campaign.

"Media Functioning during a Violent International Crisis: Differences between Elite and Popular Press Coverage of American Policy in Bosnia (1992-1995)," in Media and Political Violence, H. Nossek, A. Sreberny, P. Sonwalker, eds. (NJ: Hampton Press, 2007), pp. 119-142. (co-authored with Yaeli Bloch-Elkon). To what extent do the popular and the elite press differ in their coverage of international crises, especially during the three different stages of a crisis? This article provides answers based on a content analysis of two elite and two popular American newspapers regarding the Bosnian crisis.

* "The End of the Traditional Printed Newspaper: Factors of On-Line Journalism that Threaten Traditional, Printed Journalism" [Hebrew] in T. Schwartz-Altschuller, ed., dot.com Journalism: Internet Newspapers in Israel (Jerusalem and Beersheva: Israel Democracy Institute and Burda Center, Ben-Gurion University, 2007), pp. 199-242. This article presents over 20 contemporary factors - indigenous and exogenous to the newspaper world - that ineluctably will lead to the almost total demise of print newspapers in the coming two decades. The implications for the field of journalism - news organizations and news reporters/commentators - are discussed as well.

"RARE TO MEDIUM: A Full Taxonomy of Elements for Assessing How Well (Done) the Internet's Unique Capabilities are Currently Exploited by e-Magazines," in The Toronto School of Communication Theory: Interpretations, Extensions, Applications, Rita Watson & Menachem Blondheim, eds. (Jerusalem: The Hebrew University Magnes Press and Toronto University Press, 2007), pp. 272-304. (co-authored with Nava Cohen-Avigdor) A list of approximately 100 variables is presented, through which one can study the extent to which online papers and magazines utilize the capabilities of e-publishing.

"Information Processing of Advertising Among Young People: The Elaboration Likelihood Model as Applied to Youth," Journal of Advertising Research, vol. 47, # 3 (Sept. 2007), pp. 326-340. (Co-authored with Dr. Tali Harari-Teeni & Dr. Shlomo Lampert) This study tested whether the adult ELM model (central and peripheral routes to ad perception) is relevant to youth as well, regarding the three main age groups: 4-7, 8-11, 12-15.

"The Importance of Product Involvement for Predicting Advertising Effectiveness among Young People," International Journal of Advertising (with Dr. Tali Harari-Teeni & Dr. Shlomo Lampert), vol. 28, #2 (May 2009), pp. 203-229. This study investigates the role of product involvement in advertising information processing among young people, aged 4-15, in tandem with three other relevant variables: age group, type of argument, and character attractiveness.

"Hard News, Soft News, General News: The Necessity and Utility of an Intermediate Classification," Journalism: Theory, Practice, and Criticism (with Dr. Michal Seletzky) (forthcoming 2009). This study - based on interviews with Israeli editors and journalists, and a complementary list of news criteria that they helped to develop - argues and then proves the necessity of adding an intermediate news category between the traditional extremes of "hard" news and "soft" news.

Future Technology & Society

"Science Fiction as Futurist Prediction: Alternative Visions of Heinlein and Clarke," The Literary Review, vol. 20, #2 (Winter 1977), pp. 133-151. This essay compares the very different underlying socio-political philosophies of two of science fiction's giants, arguing that Clarke's is far more suited to the challenges that lie ahead in space exploration.

"Frankenstein Unbound: Toward a Legal Definition of Artificial Intelligence," FUTURES: The Journal of Forecasting and Planning, vol. 13, #6 (Dec. 1981), pp. 442-457. This article offers a jurisprudential approach - based on ancient and modern law - for dealing with future legal questions regarding artificially intelligent entities.

* "‘Demoskraty' in the Mega-Polis: Hyper-Participation in the Post-Industrial Age," in The Future of Politics, ed. William Page (London: Frances Pinter, 1983), pp. 221-229. Reprinted in World Future Society Bulletin (Summer 1983). A forecast and discussion of how modern communications technologies will enable greater citizen participation in the political process.

"Social Cleavages in Israeli Society in the Twenty-First Century and their Effects on Police Work" [Hebrew], Policing Israel in the Twenty-First Century, vol. 1 (Jerusalem: Jerusalem Center for Israeli Affairs, 1997), pp. 89-113. An analysis of the main cleavages in Israeli society and how they might affect the role of the police in the future.

Judaic Studies

"Proto-Zionism and its Proto-Herzl: The Philosophy and Efforts of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer," Tradition, vol. 16, #1 (Summer 1976), pp. 56-76. A description and analysis of modern Zionism's first Ashkenazi Rabbi to propound the legitimacy of Zionism and also actively work for the cause - fifty years before Herzl.

"The House of Rothschild: Prototype of the Transnational Organization," Jewish Social Studies, vol. XL, #3-4 (Summer-Fall, 1978), pp. 251-270. While the transnational corporation is usually considered a distinctly modern phenomenon, already in the early 19th century one can discern most the main elements in the way the Rothschild banking family conducted its business, explaining to a large extent its huge success.

Significant Articles Published in Non-Refereed Journals & Anthologies

1) "Will Cities Become Obsolete?" Telecommunications Policy, vol. 5, #4 (Dec. 1981), pp. 326-328.

2) "Jihad in the Holy Land: The 1981 Elections to the Tenth Knesset," Forum (Fall/Winter 1982), pp. 187-200.

3) "Teledemocracy from the Top," Telecommunications Policy, vol. 7, #1 (March 1983), pp. 5-8.

4) "Dizengoff Democracy," Midstream, vol. 30, #8 (Oct. 1984), pp. 16-20.

5) "Israel: The End of Ideology?" Midstream, vol. 31, #2 (Feb. 1985), pp. 29-33.

6) "Hollow at the Core: Manifestations of Israeli Ideological Decay," Forum (Spring 1985), pp. 25-32.

7) "Turning Point," Present Tense (March/April 1988), pp. 15-19.

8) "Israel: Between the Book and the Sword," Midstream, vol. 35, #1 (Jan. 1989), pp. 15-19.

9) "What is Jewish Heroism?" Midstream, vol. 35, #6 (June/ July, 1989), pp. 21-25.

10) "Israel: Red is Dead," Midstream, vol. 35, #9 (Nov. 1989), pp. 9-12.

11) "Dawks and Hoves: The Ornithology of Israeli Politics," Midstream, vol. 36, #1 (Jan. 1990), pp. 10-13.

12) "The Jewish Political Tradition," Midstream, vol. 36, #2 (Feb.-March 1990), pp. 31-33.

13) "Israel's Grassroots Libertarian Revolution," The Freeman, vol. 40, #4 (April 1990), pp. 144-148.

14) "Israel: Vision, Division, Revision," Midstream, vol. 36, #5 (June-July 1990), pp. 25-28.

15) "For the sin of ultra-orthodox bashing," SH'MA, 20/396 (Sept. 7, 1990), pp. 119-121. Reprinted in Hebrew in the Bulletin of Bnei Akiva Graduates from Central Europe (Dec. 1990).

16) "A Thorn of Crowns: Temple and Priesthood Restored," Midstream, vol. 37, #4 (May 1991), pp. 36-38.

17) "Multimedia in Education: Benefits and Challenges" [Hebrew], in Education and the Challenge of Time, Eitan Paldi, ed. (Tel Aviv: Ramot Publishing, 1997), pp. 320-327.

18) "Public Relations in the Future," Dibur Eem Ha'tzibur [Talking to the Public] [Hebrew], ed. Aviva Rosen (Tel Aviv, Pecker Publishing, 2000), pp. 196-216.

19) "Babbling Our Way to a New Babel: Erasing the Language Barriers," The Futurist, vol. 35, #3 (May-June, 2001), pp. 16-23.

20) "Past Imperfect: Ancient Legal Codes and Future Transbeman Law - Precedents, Problems & Paradoxes," Journal of Personal Cyberconsciousness, Vol. 2, #3 (3rd Quarter, 2007): http://www.terasemjournal.org/pc0203/lw1.html.

Book Reviews in Academic Journals:

1) Gideon Aran, Eretz Yisrael: Bein Dat Upolitikah (The Land of Israel: Between Politics and Religion), reviewed in ISRAEL: State and Society, 1948-1988 - Studies in Contemporary Jewry, vol. 5, ed. Peter Medding (Jerusalem: Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 1989), pp. 325-328.

2) Gadi Wolfsfeld, The Politics of Provocation: Participation and Protest in Israel (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1989), reviewed in Studies in Contemporary Jewry, vol. 8, eds. J. Frankel, P. Medding, & E. Mendelsohn (Jerusalem: Jerusalem Institute for Contemporary Studies, 1992).

3) Ehud Sprinzak, The Ascendance of Israel's Radical Right (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), reviewed in Studies in Contemporary Jewry, vol. 10 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994), pp. 428-430.

4) Rafi Cohen-Almagor, The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance: The Struggle Against Kahanism in Israel (Gainesville, FL: Univ. Of Florida Press, 1994), reviewed in Studies in Contemporary Jewry, vol. 11, ibid. (1995), pp. 340-343.

5) Reuven Kaminer, The Politics of Protest: The Israeli Peace Movement and the Palestinian Intifada (Brighton, UK: Sussex Academic Press, 1996), reviewed in Studies in Contemporary Jewry, vol. 16, ibid. (2001), pp. 381-383.

6) Dan Caspi and Yehiel Limor, The In/Outsiders: Mass Media in Israel (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1999), reviewed in Megamot, vol. 41 (4), May 2002, pp. 657-659. [Hebrew]

7) Yoram Peri, Telepopulism: Media and Politics in Israel (Stanford: Stanford U Press, 2004), reviewed in Middle East Journal, vol. 58, #4 (Autumn 2004), pp. 691-692.

8) Yael Yishai, Civil Society in Israel (Jerusalem: Carmel Publications, 2003), reviewed in Megamot [Hebrew] (2006).

9) Gabriel Weimann, Terror on the Internet: The New Arena, The New Challenges (Washington, DC: The Washington Institute of Peace Press), reviewed in Misgarot Media, vol. 1, #1 [Hebrew] (Fall 2007), pp. 199-203.

10) Tal Samuel-Azran & Dan Caspi (eds.), New Media and Innovative Technologies (Beersheva and Mevasseret Tzion: Burda Center for Innovative Communications - Ben-Gurion University; Tzivonim Publishing, 2008), reviewed in Megamot [Hebrew] (forthcoming, 2008/09) Doctoral Dissertations & Masters Theses Supervised (Completed) [Unless otherwise indicated, all works were undertaken in the Dept. of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University - in Hebrew]

Doctoral Dissertations:

A) Yigal Aricha, Chief Justices of the Supreme Court - Decision and Policy Making: Three Chief Justices of the Supreme Court - Agranat, Sussman, Landau - Comparative Portraits (1989)

B) Yehiel Limor, The Israel Press Council as a Mechanism of Self-Regulation: A Barking and Biting Two-headed Dog, or a Fig Leaf and Public Relations Device? (2001) (co-supervised with Dr. Dinah Goren)

C) Mira Feuerstein, Media Literacy in Support of Critical Thinking (2002) (University of Liverpool) (in English)

D) Aliza Lavie, Israeli Radio: The Influence of Editorial Decision-Makers' Gender on News and Current Events Programs - Interviewer Gender and Gender Orientation of Program Topics (2002) (co-supervised with Dr. Dinah Goren)

E) Tiki Balas, A Comparison Between Editors' News Selection Criteria and Viewers' Uses and Gratifications of Israeli News and Current Affairs Programs on Public and Commercial Television (2003) (co-supervised with Dr. Dinah Goren)

F) Yaeli Bloch, The Press, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Crises: U.S. Policy in Bosnia (1992-1995) (2003) (co-supervised with Dr. Yehudit Auerbach)

G) Michael Widlansky, PLO Broadcast Media in the Palestinian State-Building Process: Patterns of Influence and Control (2004) (in English)

H) Tali Te'eni-Harari, The Elaboration Likelihood Model for Children: Persuasion and Attitude Change Routes at Various Cognitive Development Stages and Levels of Involvement (2004) (co-supervised with Dr. Shlomo Lampert)

I) Atara Frankel-Faran, Cyber-Anarchism: Anarchic Aspects of the Internet (co-supervised with Prof. Bernard Susser) (2005)

J) Tamar Dotan, Regulating Global Environmental Change: The Formation, Development and Expansion of the World Biological Diversity Regime (2005)

K) Nava Cohen-Avigdor, Utilizing the Special Abilities of the Internet in Women's Journalism: An Analysis of the Penetration/Growth Stages of e-Magazines and the Self-Defense Stage of Print Magazines (2005)

L) Michal Seletzky, Components of Successful Public Relations for Business and Public and Non-Profit Organizations: Factors Influencing Israel's National Daily Newspapers to Publish Press Releases Dealing with ‘Soft' and ‘General' News (2007)

M) Tsuriel Rashi, Communication and Journalistic Ethics in Judaism: The Public's "Duty to Know" - Theory and Practice (co-supervised with Dr. Moshe Hellinger) (2007)

Masters Theses:

1) Dov Levitan, Operation "Magic Carpet" as an Historical Continuation of Jewish Emigration from Yemen since 1882: A Socio-Political Analysis of the Immigration and Absorption of the Yemenite Jews in Israel in Modern Times (1983)

2) Daniel Berdugo: The Police Reaction to Demonstrations in Israel and Subsequent Press Coverage (1987)

3) Nehemia Rodrig, Nuclear Images in the Media: A Comparative Content Analysis of Israel and Egypt, 1969-1984 (1987)

4) Aliza Lavie, Public Agenda Setting Among Female and Male Editors in Israel's Press (1997)

5) Yigal Shemesh, "Whistle-Blowing" Methods Exposing Corruption in Public and Private Administration: The Interrelationship Between Organization and "Whistle-Blower" - An Analysis Using a Theoretical Integrative Model (1997)

6) Nava Cohen-Avigdor, Women Politicians (Compared to Men) in Israeli Women's Magazines: The Way they were Portrayed During the Knesset Election Years 1959, 1977, 1996 (1998)

7) Michal Seletzki, The Adaptation of Daily Newspapers to the Challenge of Multi-Channel Television, and Their Success in Avoiding a Drop in Readership: Design, Content and Marketing Changes in Israeli National Newspapers, 1989-1994 (1998)

8) Eynat Covasniano, The Information Sources of Soft News in the Israeli Press: Professional Journalism or a Tool for External Public Relations? (1998)

9) Ohad Maor, Foreign News? Coverage of Five Ethnic Conflicts in the Israeli Press (1999)

10) Nava Sharvit, Cross-Ownership, Objectivity, and Balance in Israeli Newspaper Reporting: How Yediot Ahronot, Ma'ariv and Ha'aretz Report on Media Companies Owned by the Conglomerates "Yediot Tikshoret" and "Hachsharat Hayeshuv", 1992-1996 (1999)

11) Tali Harari, Changes in Advertising in Children's Magazines, 1956-1996 (1999)

12) Edith Manosevitch, Balance in Israeli News Reporting of Controversial Issues (1999)

13) Naomi Itshayek, Changes in Israeli Values as Reflected in Upper Level School Newspapers, 1948-1997 (1999)

14) Nitzan Erez, How Does the Length of a Television News Item Influence Viewer Memory? (1999)

15) Nurit Milman, The Audience's Trust in the Media: The Level of Credibility (or Lack of It) Felt by Israelis Towards the Media and its Causes (2000) (co-supervised with Dr. Mira Moshe)

16) Keren Wiener, The Effect of Israeli Internet Use on Leisure Time Activity (2000)

17) Merav Bar-Magen Rosenberg, The Reflection of Israeli Society Value Change in Print Advertisements in Israel Since the Country's Establishment (2000)

18) Lizi Reuveni, Changes in the Amount of Coverage in the Israeli Press of Israeli Prime Ministers' Health Condition, 1963-1996 (2000)

19) Esther Avraham, The Text of Israeli Songs as a Means of Communication Reflecting Events and Changes in Israeli Society During the Years 1948-1999 (2001)

20) Merav Blum-Gross, Stages of in the Decoding Level of Non-Verbal Messages Transmitted via Body Language, as a Function of Age, Gender and Professional Inclination, in Ages 5-25 (2001)

21) Drora Navon, Setting the Public, Media and Political Agenda on the Local Level (2001)

22) Tamar Dotan, Conditions and Characteristics of the Development of International Regimes for Managing International Ecological Problems (2001) (pre-Doctorate, M.A. Thesis Equivalency)

23) Eran Kendel, The Uzi Meshulam Sect as a Case Study of Interaction Between Terror and Media (2001)

24) Dror Zorea, Types of TV Programs and their Influence on the Exposure Level of Accompanying Ad Commercials (2001)

25) Gad Shabbat, The Political Agenda-Setting Function of the Media: Social Issues in the Media and in the Israeli Parliament (2001) (co-supervised with Dr. Yehiel Limor)

26) Gilad Katz, The Evolution of Revisionist Columnists' News Commentary from the 1920s to the 1990s (2001)

27) Ronit Lelzer, The Shas Party's Use of Customers' Club Strategy (2002)

28) Smadar Salton, Cross-Ownership and TV Criticism in the Israeli Press: Does the Criticism Reflect the Critics' Opinions or the Economic Interests of the Newspapers, 1993-1998 (2002) (co-supervised with Dr. Yehiel Limor)

29) Sharon Kidon, The Correlation Between the Level of Local Adaptation of Multinational Brand Advertising and Viewer Empathy Towards Them (2002)

30) Dganit Akel-Edelstein, News Coverage of Israel's President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Country's Print Media: 1948-1997 (2002)

31) Dorit Goldberger, The Post-Zionism Debate in the Israeli Press (2002) (co-supervised with Dr. Tirzah Hechter)

32) Galit Abadi, Characteristics of Benefits and Presentation Style in Advertising Promises Adapted to Age Group Stages of Children's Cognitive Development (2002)

33) Dafna Zak-Teller, Religious Advertising - Examining the Way to the Heart of the Religious Consumer: The Values Governing the Advertising Promise in Advertisements Published in the Religious Press Compared to the Advertising Promise in Secular Press Advertisements (1997-2001) (2003)

34) Dorit Dayan, Ethnic Stereotyping in Israeli Advertising, 1950-2000 (2003)

35) Avi Somekh-Harel, Spokesmanship and the Press: Balance in Local Reporting of Educational Issues in Israel (2003)

36) Yael Levi, The Position of Israeli Secular and Religious Youth Towards Various Issues in the Israeli Reality: Films Made in Secular and Religious Public High-Schools, 1998-2001 (co-supervised with Barry Kinori) (2004)

37) Yoav Weinman, The Use of Sports Metaphors in the Israeli Press, 1949-2003: The Expression of Political Discourse Popularization? (co-supervised with Dr. Hagai Harif) (2004)

38) Ziva Kantor, Changes in the Visual Design of Daily Newspapers in Israel, 1948-1998, as a Reflection of Changes in the Mass Media and Society (co-supervised with Prof. Yehiel Limor) (2005)

39) Matan Neuerman, Intra-Organizational Communication: Is Informational "Push" or "Pull" More Efficient? (co-supervised with Dr. Ruth Amir) (2005)

40) Tsuriel Rashi, Theoretical Perspectives of Mass Communication in the Jewish Halakha and Tradition (co-supervised with Dr. Moshe Hellinger) (pre-Doctorate, M.A. Thesis Equivalency) (2005)

41) Yona Maor, "Body Discourse" - Female Body Image in Israeli Media Discourse: Evolution of the Slimness Ideal, 1967-2002 (co-supervised with Prof. Gabi Bar-Haim, Netanya College) (2005)

42) Nitza Chen, "Rebellious Children": Parental Perception of Value Messages in the Adolescent Television Series "The Rebels" (co-supervised with Tali Harari-Te'eni) (2005)

43) Dikla Yehoshua-Steinberg, How Parents Perceive their Young Children's Viewing of Kids' TV Programs (co-supervised with Tali Harari-Te'eni) (2005)

44) Anat Kundel, The Reality TV Program "A Star is Born": The Correlation between Audience Perceptions and Attitudes, and the Level of Viewing Involvement (co-supervised with Dr. Netta Hailan) (2005)

45) Leah Kurzweil, "What a Holiday I Have": Profile of Israeli National and Religious Holidays in Children's and Teenagers' TV Programs, 1980-2004 (co-supervised with Dr. Aliza Lavie) (2006)

46) Pninit Ravitch, Differences in Israeli Local Government Internet Sites, 2004: To What Extent do the Online Services Offered Fulfill the Medium's Potential and Meet the Public's Expectations? (2006)

47) Sarit Aharonovitch, A Comparison of Press Coverage of the First and Second Intifadas (co-supervised with Dr. Yaeli Bloch-Elkon) (2006)

48) Yosefa Benayim, Gender Differences in Presenting Television News in Israel (co-supervised with Dr. Aliza Lavie) (2007)

49) Shani Zur, Product Placement Effectiveness among Youth (co-supervised with Dr. Tali Teeni-Harari) (2007)

50) Sara Rael, The Image of the Single Woman on Israeli Television (co-supervised with Dr. Linda-Renee Bloch) (2007)

51) Shimrit Hollander, Simulations of Nationalism: Is The Cup "Ours" or Is It "Theirs"? The Maccabi Tel-Aviv Basketball Team as a National Symbol

Doctoral Dissertations & Masters Theses Supervised (in progress - after approval of research proposal, unless otherwise noted) [All in the Dept. of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University - in Hebrew]

Doctoral Dissertations (after approval of the proposal)

Barry Kinori, A Typology of Quality Television Programming and Viewing Variables

Aya Tzlil, Analyzing the Existence and Extent of Political Propaganda's Characteristics in Official Israeli Maps: 1956 - 2007

Masters Theses (in progress)

Hedva Gabai, Local Newspapers in Israel: Comparison between Print and Online (co-supervised with Dr. Nava Cohen-Avigdor)

Cobi Yaacobi, Elections and the Internet's Public Sphere as Reflected in U.S., British, Canadian and Israeli e-Communities

Ofer Bernstein, American Comics: Adolescent Political Socialization and Representation of Political Personalities (co-supervised with Dr. Orit Galili)

Ella Yarnitzki-Caspi, Viral Marketing: The Online Epidemic (co-supervised with Atara Frankel-Faran)

Anat Strum, Who Needs Politics? Political and Social Expressions of Israeli Teenagers in Blogs (co-supervised with Atara Frankel-Faran)

Noam Hadad, A Comparison of Radio Coverage of the Post-2006 Election Coalition Negotiations: Galei-Tzahal and Reshet Bet (co-supervised with Atara Frankel-Faran)

Conferences Organized

June 1998: Bar-Ilan University, Annual Conference of the Israel Political Science Association (chief organizer as Chairman of the IsPSA).

Dec. 19-20, 2005: Bar-Ilan University, Higher Education and Society, Dec. 19-20. (National conference on the role of Israeli academia vis-à-vis social problems and segments of Israeli society.)

Papers Presented at Academic Conferences

1) "Frankenstein Unbound: The Computer/Criminal in the Cyborg Age," International Conference Apollo Agonistes: the Humanities in a Computerized World, 19-21 April 1979, State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A.

2) "The New Conservatism: A Successful ‘Failure' or a Failed ‘Success'?" Annual Conference of the Israel Association for American Studies, 1 July 1979, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

3) "Will Cities Become Obsolete?...Thoughts on Urbanism in the Cybernetic Age," The American Metropolis, Annual Conference of the Israel Association for American Studies, 31 March - 2 April, 1981, Ashkelon, Israel.

4) "Thunder Before the Storm: Pre-Election Agitation and Post-Election Turmoil," Annual Conference of the Israel Political Science Association, 5 April 1982, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel.

5) "Philosophical Implications of Artificial Intelligence," Philosophy, Science, and Technology, Annual Conference of Israel Philosophical Association, 11-12 April 1982, Technion University, Haifa, Israel.

6) "‘Demoskraty' in the Mega-Polis: Hyper-Participation in the Post-Industrial Age," The Future of Politics, International Biannual Conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, 6 - 9 June 1982, Stockholm, Sweden.

7) "Teledemocracy from the Top: Why Politicians Should Encourage the Cybernetic Mega-Polis," Communications and the Future, International Biannual Conference of the World Future Society, 18 - 22 July 1982, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

8) "Public Protest as a Function of Blocked Political Communication: Some Methodological Solutions to a Data Void," XIV International Political Science Association World Congress, Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 1988, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

9) "May'avdut Le'herut: Israel's Grassroots Revolt Against Paternalism, Socialism, and Centralism," Association of Israeli Studies annual conference, Gratz College, Philadelphia, PA, June 10 - 11, 1990.

10) "Copying the Master: Patterns of Israeli-Arab Protest, 1950-1990," International Conference on The Arab Minority in Israel: Dilemmas of Political Orientation and Social Change, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, June 3 - 4, 1991.

11) "Trends in Israeli Society over the Next Thirty Years," Opening Lecture of the Annual Conference of the Israeli Association for Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, June 8, 1992.

12) "Multimedia in Education: Benefits and Challenges," Third National Conference of Teachers and Educators in Israel, Jerusalem, March 26-28, 1996.

13) "Newspaper Agenda-Setting in Israel: A Comparison between Editors' and Readers' Issue Salience and Newsworthiness Criteria," German-Israel Foundation (GIF) Conference on Mass Communications, Berlin, June 26-28, 1996.

14) "Civil Disobedience and Political Revolt: Similarities and Differences Between the Jewish and Western Political Traditions," International Conference on Ethics, Law and Communication in an Era of Political Violence and Extremism: An Examination of the Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance in Liberal Democracies, Haifa University, Jan. 28-31, 1997.

15) "The Power of Babel: Socio-Cultural, Economic and Political Effects of Automatic, Simultaneous Translation Systems," SASE 1998, 10th International Conference on Socio-Economics: Challenges for the Future - Structural Changes and Transformations in Contemporary Societies, Vienna International Center, July 13-16, 1998.

16) "A Double-Tiered Structure of Responsibility: A Reform Proposal for the Mass Media" [Hebrew], Conference on Ethics, Aesthetics and Law, Haifa University, March 23-25, 1999.

17) "The Tower of Babel vs. The Power of Babble: Future Political, Economic & Cultural Consequences of Simultaneous, Automated Translation Systems (SATS)," International Conference on Cyber-Society in the Future, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, England, July 5-7, 1999.

18) "The Modern Kratos of the Demos: Effective Citizenship Expansion of Democratic Practice and Creation of New Democratic Forms," Annual ISSEI Conference, Bergen Norway, Aug. 14-18, 2000.

19) "GOING WILDE [sic] in Israel: The Emergence of New Social Problems in the Wake of Peace," American Political Science Association annual conference (Association for Israel Studies Panel), Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2000.

20) "A Stiff-Necked People: Jewish Politico-Cultural Roots of Contemporary Israeli Public Protest," Israeli Studies Colloquium, Middle East Centre, St. Anthony's College, Oxford, England, Jan. 30, 2001.

21) "A Circular Model of New Media Development: The Internet as a Case Study," Israel Communications Association annual conference, Sapir College, Dec. 16, 2001. (Presented with Nava Cohen-Avigdor).

22) "Rare to Medium: On Measuring How Well (Done) the Internet's Unique Capabilities are Currently Exploited," 9th Biennial Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies, Hebrew University, June 30-July 3, 2002. (Presented with Nava Cohen-Avigdor).

23) "Re-Evaluating the Future: How and Why Future Generations Will Hold Completely Different Values and Norms," World Future Society annual conference, Philadelphia, PA, July 20-22, 2002.

24) "A Life Cycle Model of Media Development: The Internet as Case Study," Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC) annual conference, Miami Beach, Florida, August 8-10, 2002. (Presented with Nava Cohen-Avigdor).

25) "The Editorial Gap Between Ideal and Real: Do TV News and Current Events Editors Broadcast What They Would Like To?" Israel Communications Association 7th annual conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 13 April 2003. (Presented with Dr. Tiki Balas).

26) "UNDER FIRE: Framing Classic Patriotism and ‘New Patriotism' in the Israeli Press in the Shadow of the El-Aqsa Intifada and World Trade Center Attacks," Israel Communications Association 7th annual conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 13 April 2003. (Presented with Dr. Mira Moshe).

27) "High Tech Country, Low-Tech Election Campaign: The Role of the Internet in Israel's Knesset Elections, 2003," Association of Israel Studies annual conference, San Diego, CA, April 27-29, 2003.

28) "Hard Questions, Soft Answers for a Medium in Flux: Methodological Problems and Proposals for e-Journalism Research," Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR), colloquium on Internet Studies, Amsterdam, Holland, Sept. 16, 2003. Also presented at the 8th annual conference of the Israeli Communications Association, Netanya College, April 1, 2004 (with Nava Cohen-Avigdor).

29) "Political Agenda-Setting by the Media: Media Coverage and Parliamentary Activity on Social Issues," Israel Communications Association 9th annual conference, Ben-Gurion University, April 20, 2005 (with Prof. Yehiel Limor & Gadi Shabbat).

30) "Information Processing Among Children and Adolescents of Commercial Advertisements," Israel Communications Association 9th annual conference, Ben-Gurion University, April 20, 2005 (with Dr. Tali Harari-Teeni & Dr. Shlomo Lampert).

31) "Hard Questions, Soft Answers for a Medium in Flux: Methodological Problems and Proposals for e-Journalism Research," International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, New York City, May 26-30, 2005 (with Nava Cohen-Avigdor).

32) "Media, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy in International Crises: An Exploratory Model," International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, New York City, May 26-30, 2005 (with Yaeli Bloch-Elkon).

33) "When the Body Politico is Sick: Ethical and Cross-Cultural Issues Regarding News Coverage of Leaders' Ailments", ISERP Colloquium (Institute for Social and Economic Research & Policy), Columbia University (NYC), Feb. 16, 2006.

34) "Whose News is This? The Gaps between News Editors and Audience Doesn't Stop with the Traditional Media," Israel Sociological Association, Bar-Ilan University, Feb. 22-23, 2006 (with Tiki Balas, Nava Cohen-Avigdor & Gila Kurtz).

35) "Varieties and Virtues of Virtuality," Media Ecology Association Session - International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Dresden, Germany, June 19-23, 2006.

36) "Information Processing of Advertising Among Children," Instructional & Development Communications Division, Interactive Session - International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Dresden, Germany, June 19-23, 2006 (with Tali Teeni-Harari & Shlomo Lampert).

37) "Past Imperfect: Ancient Legal Codes and Future Transbeman Law - Precedents, Problems & Paradoxes," 2nd Annual Colloquium on the Law of Transbeman Persons, Florida, Dec. 10, 2006.

38) "The Importance of Product Involvement for Predicting Advertising Effectiveness among Youth," Israel Communications Association 11th annual conference, Open University, Raanana, March 29, 2007 (with Tali Teeni-Harari & Shlomo Lampert).

39) "Spinning Elections: Spin-doctors, Public Opinion and the Media in the 2006 Israeli Elections," World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) Regional Seminar - "Public Opinion, Communication, and Elections" - Hebrew University & Haifa University, June 26-29, Israel (with Atara Frenkel-Faran).

40) "Mind over Matter: Human History and the (S)urge to Virtu(re)ality," Colloquium Presentation for the Yale University Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Interdisciplinary Center For Bioethics, Jan. 23, 2008.

41) "Definitions, Measurement & Historical Analysis of Virtuality," Israeli Society for History & Philosophy of Science, 8th Annual Conference, March 16, 2008, Bloomfield Science Museum, Givat Ram Jerusalem.

42) "Spinning Elections: Spin-doctors, Public Opinion and the Media in the 2006 Israeli Elections," International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008 (with Atara Frankel-Faran).

43) "'General' News: The Necessity of Adding an Intermediate Category to 'Hard' and 'Soft' News," International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008 (with Michal Seletzky).

44) "Predicting the Successful Penetration of Press Releases into Newspapers: A Comparison of Two Unidirectional and Asymmetrical PR Models," Israel Communications Association 13^th annual conference, Emek Yizrael College, Israel, April 5, 2009 (with Michal Seletzky).

45) "Contemporary Israeli Trends in Light of Galut: Socio-Economic and Political Culture," Academic Conference: "Israel at a Crossroads," American University, Washington, DC, May 12, 2009.