About me

I’m a political scientist studying how democracy works in practice — from the way parliaments operate and parties compete, to how citizens think about representation and political opposition. My research has appeared in journals like the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and West European Politics.

I’m currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), where I lead a DFG-funded project on government-opposition relations and public attitudes. I was previously a guest scholar at the MZES between 2018 and 2023, with fellowships by DAAD, Max Planck Society’s Minerva Stiftung, and the Humboldt Foundation. I was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

My academic home for many years was the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I completed my BA, MA, and PhD in Political Science (and a BA in Philosophy, for good measure). It’s where I first got hooked on the puzzle of parliamentary opposition — why some opposition parties fight hard against the government while others quietly go along, and what that means for how democracy actually functions. During my studies I also spent time at the Israel Democracy Institute — Israel’s leading independent think-tank — working at the intersection of research and policy. That experience, writing for public audiences and engaging with policymakers directly, gave me an appreciation for what political science can and should communicate beyond the journal page.

Outside the office, I’m a proud father of three and a loving lesser-half to my wife. I love hiking and traveling and can’t wait for my children to grow up a bit more so I could do these things more frequently with them.

I try to be funny, perhaps too often. I succeed, perhaps too rarely.