Liran Harsgor
Senior Lecturer l University of Haifa
Political behavior, electoral politics, generational gaps, gender and politics, Israeli politics
liran.harsgor.com
- Had a great time presenting my project with @ayakter.bsky.social on public opinion, voting behavior and party positions in Israel at @vanderbilt.edu. Thanks to @noamlupu.bsky.social and the department of political science for hosting me this week!
- Reposted by Liran HarsgorThe year 2024 confirmed a global environment defined by: ↔️ pronounced political fragmentation 🗳️ heightened electoral activity 📈 + a deepening wave of autocratisation that continued a 25-year trajectory. ⬇️ Read the 2025 yearbook now! buff.ly/lSheCuB
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- Reposted by Liran Harsgor💻 Attending the @ecpr.bsky.social webinar on #Israel's domestic political landscape after the #Gaza war tomorrow? 📘 Get up to speed on Israel's political developments + data in the latest report for PDY from @liranharsgor.bsky.social and @roizur.bsky.social. ➡️ bit.ly/48uS83v
- Reposted by Liran HarsgorWriting about Israel is emotionally challenging, but equally important to me. Thanks, @liranharsgor.bsky.social for inviting me to collaborate on this @pdyearbook.bsky.social report. Hopefully, next year's report won't have such a somber tone. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Writing a report about Israeli politics in 2024 for @pdyearbook.bsky.social was quite a challenge. Luckily, I had @roizur.bsky.social as a collaborator. We hope this report helps make sense of an extremely difficult period in the country’s history. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Do voters strategically attempt to affect the identity of the next prime minister? In a new paper at @ejprjournal.bsky.social, we show they do! Using @cses.bsky.social and German surveys, we find when and how "formateur optimization" is more likely to occur @ortuttnauer.com doi.org/10.1017/S147...
- Looking forward to have your submissions of gender-related papers to our section on elections, parties and voters at the #ECPG26. Deadline: November 7 💪
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- My 12yo in the protests today, calling for a deal for the release of the hostages and ending the war in Gaza. I'm so proud of her.
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- Reposted by Liran HarsgorI have a new article out at @polstudies.bsky.social. In "Electoral Hope", I make the case that supposedly irrational "wishful thinking" is actually a crucial part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. OA link: doi.org/10.1177/0032...
- Yesterday I presented a new paper with Maria Grasso and @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social at #EPSA25 in the beautiful (and hot) city of Madrid. Great panel, lovely place, and nice people around. See you next year at EPSS!
- Reposted by Liran Harsgor🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵
- Delighted to organize and chair this panel tomorrow. Promising research on cohorts, voting for radical right parties and satisfaction with democracy, with some really fascinating findings. ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
- Back to London after four days full of inspiring discussions on gender and generational gaps (and lots of coffee...) Thank you to all the participants! It's been a pleasure directing this workshop 🤓 #ecprjs25 @ecpr.bsky.social
- Having a paper accepted to @bjpols.bsky.social while in London is a perfect match 🎉
- Summarizing Israeli politics in 2024 feels less like covering a year and more like telling the story of a decade, just in fast forward... @roizur.bsky.social
- Party switching is one of the most impactful things MKs do, sometimes reshaping Israeli politics (hi Idit Silman). Csaba Nikolenyi's book dives into this fascinating topic, and I had the pleasure of reviewing it for Israel Studies Review. www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
- מאמר חדש בספר ה"בחירות בישראל" עם @yanivshapi.bsky.social @ayakter.bsky.social תומכי אילו מפלגות מסכימים ביניהם, ועל אילו נושאים? אילו מהנושאים השפיעו יותר על ההצבעה בבחירות 2022? והאם בעשור האחרון ניכרת מגמה של קיטוב אידאולוגי גובר בין המפלגות או דווקא יציבות יחסית?
- מאמר מעניין על המעטפות הכפולות בבחירות וכיצד הן מתפלגות בין ישובים וסקטורים שונים בישראל. אלה נתונים ייחודיים ששופכים אור על שיעור ההצבעה בישראל
- My kids are supposed to dress up like scientists for school. I've tried to convince them that political scientists are scientists too. No luck so far 🤷♀️
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- זה היה מטופש להעלות את אחוז החסימה. @razeiz.bsky.social ואני כתבנו על זה ב2013: העלאה של אחוז חסימה יוצרת תמריץ ליצירה מלאכותית של גושי ומערכי מפלגות בינוניות... לאחר הבחירות מפלגות אלו יכולות לחזור ולהתפצל, להיעלם בבחירות עוקבות >>
- Thank you to the editors of Research & Politics for selecting my article for your 2024 collection! This paper has inspired much of my current research and has significant implications for the region’s future. It’s nice to see it acknowledged in this way.
- Four review requests in three days. Are editors clearing their desks before holidays?🤔
- On my way back from Oxford... I had a great time participating in the @genelectnet.bsky.social conference. I heard about very inspiring research today. Thank you 🙏
- Reposted by Liran HarsgorWe (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social & Noam Titelman) are organising a workshop on polarisation and democratic decline in March/April at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social. Please share and apply! www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res... @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social
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- With attention on Gaza and the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, don’t forget: the future of the region lies in the West Bank. Extreme religious right-wing groups push for settlement expansion, while Israeli politicians and the public largely avoid confronting them. This is where the focus must be.
- מה הבעיה בשיח הציבורי בישראל? הסכמים תמיד נתפסים כבחירה של ישראל. יש דיון, בעד ונגד, צריך לשכנע במטרות ובנחיצות, צריך להעביר בכנסת ובממשלה (נניח). מלחמה? היא תמיד מלחמת אין ברירה. היא נכפית עלינו. לא צריך לשכנע את הציבור שצריך לצאת למלחמה. לא צריך לשכנע שצריך להמשיך בה.
- 🔔New paper on party surrogation! What does it mean to feel represented by a party you didn’t vote for? In Party Politics with Liron Lavi, we explore the concept of Party Surrogation through a cross-country and individual-level analysis using @cses.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1354...
- Four days to go! We’re looking for research on gender gaps in political behaviour with a focus on temporal perspectives. Whether your work examines changes or trends over time, across the lifecycle, between generations—or all of the above—we’d love to see it. Please submit!
- 📣Cfp: Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour: Unravelling Age, Period, and Cohort Dynamics ECPR Joint Sessions | 20-23 May 2025 | Prague Workshop directors: Maria Grasso & myself We’re looking forward to your submission on this important topic! ecpr.eu/Events/Event... Deadline: November 21
- 📣Cfp: Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour: Unravelling Age, Period, and Cohort Dynamics ECPR Joint Sessions | 20-23 May 2025 | Prague Workshop directors: Maria Grasso & myself We’re looking forward to your submission on this important topic! ecpr.eu/Events/Event... Deadline: November 21
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