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Publications Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Geneva to Disengagement to Kadima and Hamas Peaceworks, June 2007 "Self-Serving Perceptions of Terrorism Among Israelis and Palestinians" co-authored with H. Shikaki, Political Psychology, (2002). "Between Conflict and Reconciliation: Determinants of Reconciliation and Compromise Among Israelis and Palestinians" co-authored with H. Shikaki, Journal of Peace Research, (2002). The Anatomy of Public Opinion, co-authored with M. Shamir, (2000). The Dynamics of Israeli Public Opinion on Peace and the Territories, co-authored with M. Shamir (1993).

Jacob Shamir
Senior Fellow
Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program
October 2004–July 2005

Project Focus
Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Areas of Specialization
Middle East | Conflict Management | Media and Conflict | Public Opinion and Political Communication

Foreign Language: Hebrew

Phone: Main Institute Line (202) 457-1700

Background

Jacob Shamir is senior lecturer at the Department of Communication and Journalism at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served as the head of the Smart Family Foundation Communication Research Institute at Hebrew University from 1999 to 2002, and has held professorships and lecture positions at the University of Texas at Austin, Rutgers University, Bar-Ilan University, and Tel-Aviv University. He has also written or co-written articles for Political Psychology, Journal of Peace Research, Public Opinion Quarterly, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and Journalism Quarterly, among others. Shamir has received several grants from institutions in Israel for projects relating to public opinion and peace. He co-directs the only ongoing joint Israeli-Palestinian survey research project with Khalil Shikaki. Shamir received his master's degree and Ph.D. from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota.

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