Nadav Shelef
Position title: Department Chair | Professor | Comparative Politics | International Relations
Email: shelef@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-2280
Address:
413 North Hall
Affiliated with Center for Jewish Studies, Middle East Studies Program
Education:
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California-Berkeley, 2005
M.A. in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1998
B.A. in Political and Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Research Interests:
Armed Conflict, Identity, Israel, Middle East, Nationalism, Regulation, Religion and Politics, Sovereignty Movements, Territory
Biography:
Nadav Shelef is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Israel Studies and Professor of Political Science. Professor Shelef teaches and studies nationalism, religion and politics, Israeli politics and society, and middle east politics. His current projects focus on understanding how homelands change and the conditions under which religious parties moderate their positions.
Courses:
PS 800 Political Science as a Discipline and Profession Fall 2019-2020
PS 919 Seminar-Advanced Methodology: Spatial Econometrics Spring 2018-2019
PS 665 Israeli Politics and Society Spring 2018-2019
PS 800 Political Science as a Discipline and Profession Fall 2018-2019
PS 988 International Relations Workshop Spring 2017-2018
PS 665 Israeli Politics and Society Spring 2017-2018
PS 120 Politics Around the World Spring 2017-2018
PS 854 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Fall 2017-2018
PS 120 Politics Around the World Fall 2017-2018
PS 631 Arab-Israeli Conflict Spring 2016-2017
PS 106 Politics Around the World Spring 2016-2017
Awards:
2016-2017
Honored Instructor Award
2012-2013
Honored Instructor Award, UW University Housing