Research and Teaching Expertise
-
Judaism
-
Public Policy
-
Israeli Politics
-
Comparative Politics
-
Citizenship Theory
-
Research Methods
-
Dr. Niva Golan-Nadir received her Ph.D. from the school of Political Science at the University of Haifa, where she further completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the division of Public Administration and Policy. She is currently a Research Associate at the Center for Policy Research, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, The University at Albany and at the Institute for Liberty and Responsibility at Reichman University. Her research focuses on a comparative analysis of enduring gaps between public preferences and legal-institutional arrangements in democracies. Her research interests also include: comparative politics, public administration, state-religion relations and Israel studies.
Her recent book, 'Public Preferences and Institutional Designs: Israel and Turkey compared' (2022, Palgrave Macmillan), has been awarded final list and honorary mention (second place) by the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies and Concordia University Library.
During the summer of 2024, she is a visiting scholar at the Taub Center for Israel Studies at New-York University. -
Doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12626
Golan-Nadir, Niva and Tom Christensen. (2023). “Collective action and co-production of public services as alternative politics: The case of public transportation in Israel.” Australian Journal of Public Administration. 82(1): 96-115. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8500.12578.
.Analysis. DOI:10.1002/epa2.1191
."Policy Entrepreneurship on the Street-Level: A Systematic Literature Review." European Policy Analysis. DOI: 10.1002/epa2.1187
Golan-Nadir, Niva, Nissim Cohen and Aviad Rubin. "Alternative Politics and Citizens’ Dissatisfaction with the Implementation of Policy." In: Issues of Governance in the Middle East: Perspectives and Analysis, Alexander Dawoody (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Accepted for publication.
Golan-Nadir, Niva. "State management of unpopular religious public policies in Israel: A comparative outlook." Israel Studies Review. 38(3): 51-74. Doi: 10.3167/isr.2023.380305.
Golan-Nadir, Niva. “Strategies to Legitimize and Enhance the Popularity of the Reform Marriage Ceremony Among Israeli-Jews: Organizational and Individual Outlooks.” Israel Studies Review. 38(3): 51-74. Doi: 10.3167/isr.2023.380305.
Book Review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Radical Hope: Poverty-Aware Practice for Social Work. Michal Krumer-Nevo, Journal of Social Work (2021). Doi: 10.1177/14680173211061785
Book review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Social Work and Society: Political and Ideological Perspectives. Sarah Pollock, Kate Parkinson and Ian Cummins (eds.), Journal of Social Work (2021). Doi: 10.1177/1468017321999505
Book: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Public Preferences and Institutional Designs: Marriage Regulation in Israel and Turkey. Palgrave Macmillan. (2021).
Book review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Advocacy Practice for Social Justice. Richard Hoefer, Journal of Social Work (2020). DOI: 10.1177/1468017320918753
Book review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Political Social Work: Using Power to Create Social Change. Sannon R. Lane and Susanne Pritzker, Journal of Social Work (2020) 20(1): 117-118. DOI: 10.1177/1468017319868572
Book review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Human Rights and Social Care: Putting Rights into Practice. Sam Smith, Journal of Social Work (2019) 19(5): 688-690. DOI:10.1177/1468017319863272
Golan-Nadir, Niva. "Marriage Regulation in Israel and Turkey: the interplay between institutional dynamics and public preferences", in: The Jarring Road to Democratic Inclusion: A Comparative Assessment of State–Society Engagements in Israel and Turkey, Aviad Rubin and Yusuf Sarfati (eds.), New York: Lexington Books, Ch. 8. (2016), ISBN: 9781498525077.
Book: Elbaz, Sagi and Niva Golan-Nadir (2018) Strategic Elites in Israel: The Contribution of Power in the Israeli Society. Jerusalem: Carmel Publishing. (in Hebrew)
Book review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Social change and social work: The changing societal conditions of social work in time and place. Timo Harrikari, Pirkko-Liisa Rauhala and Elina Virokannas (eds), Journal of Social Work (2016) 16(4): 510-511. DOI: 10.1177/1468017316633924.
Book review: Golan-Nadir, Niva. Policy and Social Work Practice. Tony Evans and Frank Keating (eds.) Journal of Social Work (2017) 17 (5): 628-629. DOI: 10.1177/1468017317706565.
-
Strategic Elites in Israel - Kan11
Marriage policy in Israel - Kan11
How Israel manages its democratic deficit
Public Preferences and Institutional Designs: Israel and Turkey Compared
הציבור תומך בשינוי דרמטי בנושאי דת ומדינה, אלה הסיבות שלא מאפשרות אותו
The local solutions to the relationship between religion and the state
The ‘co-production’ of public transport services on the Shabbat in Israel
Why Israelis do not believe in the Chief Rabbinate?
-
'The Friendly Faceoff,' Audioversity at Reichman University
Israelis have little trust in the Chief Rabbinate
Business people in peace processes
Bringing Online to the In-person: The Advantages of Using Interactive Web-based Teaching Apps in a P
Jonah Hoffman interviews Dr. Niva Golan - Nadir, AudioVersity, Reichman University
Who cares for the local elections?
The fight for democracy begins with the local elections
Teaching During Wartime: Institutional Adjustments with A Flexible Classroom Teaching Approach