The Smart Family Institute of Communication The Harry S. Truman Inatitute The Department of Communication Swiss Center for Conflict Research The Many Faces of Public Opinion Conference in honor of Prof. Yaacov Shamir, upon his retirement Conference Chairs Prof. Tamir Sheafer Prof. Ifat Maoz Wednesday, January 2nd 2013, Beit Maiersdorf, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem All proceedings will be English
click the links to listen :Greetings 14:30-14:45 Prof. Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi, Dean, Faculty of Social Science Prof. Tamir Sheafer, Vice Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Head, Political Communication MA Program and Conference Chair Prof. Ifat Maoz, Director, Smart Institute, Swiss Center for Conflict Studies, and Conference Chair 16:00-14:45 -Keynote Panel Chair: Prof. Paul Frosh, Hebrew University Speaker: Prof. Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor, Vice-Provost for International Affairs, University of Michigan Attitudes toward Islam’s Place in Political Life Before and After the Arab Spring: Findings from the Arab Barometer Surveys :Respondent: Prof. Gadi Wolfsfeld, Hebrew University (Emeritus) and the IDC Prof. Moshe Maoz, Hebrew University 17:45-16:15- Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Chair: Prof. Menahem Blondheim, Hebrew University Speakers: Prof. Khalil Shikaki, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research - Is Public Opinion an Impediment to Peace? Prof. Galia Golan, Hebrew University (emerita) and the IDC – Public Opinion, Conflict Resolution and Israeli-Arab .Peace-making Prof. Ifat Maoz, Hebrew University - Threat, Dehumanization and Jewish-Israeli Support for Retaliatory Aggressive .State Policies against Palestinians Respondent: Prof. Mark Tessler, University of Michigan 18:15-19:30- Public Opinion, Media, Politics and Elections Chair: Prof. Tamir Sheafer, Vice Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Head, Political Communication MA Program and Conference Chair :Speakers Prof. Yariv Tsfati, Haifa University - Media Framing as a Potential Mediator between Partisan Selective Exposure and Political Polarization Dr. Shira Dvir, Netanya Academic College and Prof. Yaacov Shamir, Hebrew University - Testing our Quasi-Statistical Sense in Public Opinion Perception Dr. Mina Zemach, Dahaf Institute – Things You Wanted to Know About the 2013 Election Polls. in Hebrew Prof. Elihu Katz, University of Pennsylvania and Hebrew University - Some Problems with the Presidential Debates 2012
19:30- Evening Reception and Greetings Chair: Prof. Tamir Sheafer Speakers: Prof. Menahem Blondheim, Head, The Truman Institute Prof. Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research EU Project Manager, Annika Khano, Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungDr. Tsfira Grebelsky, Ono Academic College Prof. Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor, Vice-Provost for International Affairs, University of Michigan Closing Words: Professor Yaacov Shamir, Hebrew University
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