Curriculum Vitae

Comparative ethnic relations, nationalism, management of ethnic conflicts, immigration, minority leadership

Comparative politics, democracy, political sociology

Israeli society, Jewish ethnicity in Israel, Arab-Jewish relations in Israel, divisions and conflicts in Israel

Ph.D., Sociology, UCLA, 1973

M.A., Sociology, UCLA, 1968 ("High Pass")

B.A., Psychology and Sociology, Bar Ilan University, Israel, 1965 ("Magna Cum Laude")

Visiting Research Professor, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast, Summer 2017

Israel Institute Visiting Professor, Department of Near and Middle East Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 2016-17

Visiting Scholar, Taub Center for Israel Studies, New York University (NYU), 2015-16

Israel Institute Visiting Professor, Taub Center for Israel Studies, New York University NYU, fall 2014

Visiting Research Fellow, Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, 2011-12

Researcher, University of Haifa, since 2012

Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, since October 1, 2011

Visiting Professor in the Sociology Department and Research Fellow in the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University, 2010-11

Senior Research Fellow, Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC, 2009-10

Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, 2006-09

Visiting Professor in the Sociology Department, University of Michigan, 2004-05, fall 2005

Visiting Professor in University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), spring 2005

Visiting Research Fellow, European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Flensburg, Germany, summer 2001

Research Fellow, Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, Tel Aviv, spring 2001

Visiting Research Fellow, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin, Germany, summer 1997

Visiting Skirball Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Oxford, spring 1997

Academic Adviser to the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, 1996-2000

Visiting Professor, Sociology Department and Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University, fall 1992, spring and summer 1994

Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1990-2011

Research Fellow, Annenberg Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1989-90

Visiting Professor, Sociology Department and Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University, 1987-89

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1983-90

Part-time Senior Lecturer, Tel-Aviv University, 1979-84

Visiting Professor, Sociology Department, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1980-81

Visiting Research Fellow, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg, Germany, summer 1983, summer 1996, summer 1999

Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1978-83

Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1974-77

Acting Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, University of Washington at Seattle, 1971-73

Instructor, California State College at Los Angeles, 1967-68 and San Fernando Valley State College, Fall 1968

Research Officer, Research Division, Israel Defense Forces, 1964-66

Member of The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 2021

Award of The Sami Michael prize, 2019

Israel Institute, 2014, 2016-17

Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen’s University Belfast, Summer 2017

Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, 2011-12

Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University, 2010-11

United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC, 2009-10

Israel Prize for Sociology, February 2008

Slovak Academy of Sciences, a study visit, October 1998, 2000

Estonian Academy of Sciences, a study visit, September 1998, 2000

Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Haifa, 2002 and various previous years

European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Flensburg, Germany, Summer 2001

Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, Tel Aviv, Spring 2001

Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg, Germany, Summer 1983, Summer 1996, Summer 1999

Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin, Germany, Summer 1997

Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Oxford, Spring 1997

Ministerium fur Wissenschaft und Forschung Baden-Wurttemberg, July-September 1996

The Schuman Centre, European University Institute (IUE), Florence, November 1994

Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Liaison Office, Trip to the Commonwealth of Independent States, September 1993

Canadian Embassy, Cultural Affairs Section, Faculty Enrichment Award, Canada, August 1992

Deutsches Institut Fur Internationale Padagogische Forschung (DIPF) (German Institute for International Educational Research), Frankfurt, July-August 1990

Annenberg Research Institute (Philadelphia), 1989-90

British Council Scholarship, March 1986

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service), July-September 1983

The Ford Foundation (USA), 1980/81

The National Science Foundation (USA), 1969/70

Institute for Social and Labor Research, Tel-Aviv University, Fall 1970

Israel Science Foundation, 2020-23

Neubauer Family Foundation, 2016-18

PEF (Israel Endowment Funds), 2002, 2015

Pratt Foundation, 2015

Israel Institute, 2015

Alan B. Slifka Foundation, 2006-15

Fohs Foundation, 2009-15

Rich Foundation, 2013-15

Orni and Chen Petrushka, 2012-15

Revson Foundation, 2012

Cohen Foundation, 2012

Bronfman Foundation, 2012

Yad Hanadiv Foundation, 2009-11

Beracha Foundation, 2009, 2011-12

PEF (Public Endowment Fund-Israel), 2003, 2005

President's Office, University of Haifa, 2004-07

Israel Foundations Trustees (Israel's Ford Foundation), 1985, 1988, 1995, 2002

Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1985, 1991, 2003

The Edelstein Foundation, 2002

National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa, 2001

The Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, various years

The Ministry of Science and the Arts, the State of Israel, 1995

The NIWANO Peace Foundation (Japan), 1995

The Jaffe Foundation, 1989-90

Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center, 1985

Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, 1975-85

Institute for Research and Development of Arab Education, University of Haifa, 1976

Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1970

Institute for Social and Labor Research, Tel-Aviv University, 1970

The Ford Foundation (USA), 1969-70

Member of the International Advisory Board of the Journal Nations and Nationalism, 2003-2009, 2017-present

Member of the Global Forum of the Global Forum of the National Library of Israel, 2014-present

Member of the MA Committee and Steering Committee of the Master's Program in Peace and Conflict Management Studies, 2012-2014

Member of the editorial board of Race and Social Problems, 2009-present

Member of the editorial board of Hagira (Immigration) (Hebrew), 2012-present

Member of the editorial board of the Journal Hagar, 2000-present

Member of the editorial board of the Journal Sociologia Yisraelit (Israeli Sociology) (Hebrew), 1996-2000, 2008-present

Member of the Organizing Committee of the Annual Conference of the Association for Israel Studies, 2010-11, 2011-12

President of the Israeli Sociological Society, 2008-10

Head of Master's Program in Peace and Conflict Management Studies (in English), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, 2009-10

Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, 2006-09

Member of Board of Governors, University of Haifa, 2006-09

Member of the Appointments Committee of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, 2001-04

Head of the Departmental Doctoral Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1995-2001

Member of the Departmental Doctoral Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1985-2001

Member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Promotion of Research, Literature and Arts, 1986-present

Member of the University Senate, University of Haifa, 1975, 1997-2000

Member of the University Steering Committee, University of Haifa, 1997-2000

Member of the Steering Committee of the Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, 1997-2000

Member of the Inquiry Committee for the Accreditation of the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Mikhlala Leminhal, Israel, 1994-95

Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1983-86

Graduate Advisor, Sociology Program, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa, 1983-86

Director of the Arabs in Israel Section, the Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, 1976-92

Member of the editorial board of the Journal Israel Social Science Research, 1983-90

Member of the Committee on Terms in Sociology of Israel's National Academy of the Hebrew Language, 1993-2004

Chair of the Committee of Yitzhak Rabin Award to MA Theses and Doctoral Dissertations, 2003, 2004

Organizer and Chairman of the International Conference on Multiculturalism and Democracy in Divided Societies, Center for Multiculturalism and Educational Research, University of Haifa, 1999

Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Haifa, 1995

Member of the Council of the University Research Authority, University of Haifa, 1995-97

Member of the Appeals Committee of the University Appointments Committee, University of Haifa, 1994-97

Member of the editorial board of the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1993-96

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Second International Congress on Prejudice, Discrimination and Conflict, Jerusalem, 1992-94

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, 1992-2000

Member of the Scientific Committee of the First International Congress on Prejudice, Discrimination and Conflict, Jerusalem, 1990-91

Member of the Academic Committee of the Institute for Israeli Arab Studies, 1987-92

Chairman of the annual conference of the Israeli Sociological Society, 1985

Member of the Steering Committee of the Institute for Study and Research of the Kibbutz and the Cooperative Idea, University of Haifa, 1984-85

Member of the Central Committee of the Israeli Sociological Society, 1982-85

Member of the editorial board of the journal Megamot: Behavioral Sciences Quarterly (Hebrew), 1983-87

Member of the Academic Council of the International Center for Peace in the Middle East, 1982-85

Member of the Inter-University Seminar on Arab-Jewish Relations, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, 1982-83

Chairman of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Social and Mathematical Sciences, University of Haifa, 1979, 1982-86

Member of the academic council of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center, 1979-present

Presenter of papers in numerous invited colloquia, departmental seminars, panels, etc.

Referee of journal articles, research proposals, book typescripts, master and doctoral theses

Public speaker on research related topics