״The aim of this paper is to analyze the acceleration of the democratic backsliding Israel experienced between January 2023 and April 2023״

"Michael Mezey maintained that all legislatures are vulnerable to executive attempts to aggrandise their power and influence at..."

"In Israel, regional clusters serve as a mechanism for regional development, achieved through the integration of interests..."

"During 2020-2021 Israel faced four overlapping crises: a military crisis, a health crisis, an economic crisis and a constitutional crisis..."

"This paper investigates the seemingly puzzling situation in which legislators vote against a government of which they will become a..."

"Since its establishment, Israel has always been a diverse, multi-ethnic, militarized society within the framework of a Jewish..."

"We present a new perspective on government reactions to COVID-19 in terms of the stringency of their..."

״To make policy, legislators must pass laws. However, the ability to propose these laws is largely in the hands of the government or the party...״

"Immigrants who came to Europe in recent decades (work immigrants and/or refugees) grapple with intersectional identities..."

"During the pandemic, parliaments around the globe suffered a “double shock”: They had to adjust to the challenges of the..."

"The literature on government coalitions uses a common definition of when governments terminate and new ones form..."

"How do we assess the power of governments to control and set the agenda in parliaments? How do we assess the power of..."

"This study analyzes the use of legislative and non-legislative tools, which has rarely been done simultaneously. I collected..."

״In the last two decades the number of women involved in politics locally and nationally has increased. Nevertheless, there is limited...״

"How do we measure the activity of legislators? I argue that, in addition to using measures such as how many bills they pass..."

"The goals of this paper are threefold: (1) to investigate whether Akirav’s legislative productivity scale first developed in Israel..."

"We test three criteria for recording data about the formation of a new government and the allocation of its portfolios..."

״In 2014, Israel changed its electoral rules, requiring political parties to obtain at least 3.25 percent of the popular vote to...״

״Over the years, there have been a variety of changes to candidate selection methods for the Israeli Knesset. As a result, there have been...״

"How do we determine whether laws are significant and effective? To answer this question, I used data from focus groups and content..."

"In this article, we examine bonuses garnered by government formateurs in all European democracies that began..."

״Despite the existing research on how elected representatives use Twitter, there are few comparative studies and none that...״

״Legislative effectiveness and legislators’ productivity are important issues in parliamentary life. The literature about...״

"The current research examines the ability of legislators to be re-elected through fulfilling their three roles: legislation..."

"We maintain that Arab MKs in the Israeli parliament face a catch-22 in their role as representatives. Both the Arab and Jewish citizens..."