Asher Arian was Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a senior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. He is author or editor of numerous books on the topics of governance, elections, public opinion, and political behavior in Israel
Michal Shamir is the Alvin Z. Rubinstein Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. She is author or editor of numerous books, and her work focuses on democratic politics and culture.nbsp;nbsp;