Alon Yakter – Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Department of Political Science
5700 Haven Hall
505 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
E-mail: [email protected]
Homepage: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ayakter/
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan (expected 2018)
Dissertation: “Circles of Solidarity: Diversity and Redistribution in Developed Democracies”
Committee: Robert J. Franzese, Jr. (Chair), Anna Grzymala-Busse (Stanford), Robert Mickey,
Stuart N. Soroka
Areas of Concentration: Comparative Politics (Major), American Politics, Research Methodology
(Minors), Sociology (Cognate)
M.A. (Summa Cum Laude), Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2011
B.A., Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2008
Research and Working Papers
Papers Under Peer Review
“The Heterogeneous Effect of Diversity: Ascriptive Identity Cleavages and Redistribution in
Developed Democracies” (under review)
“Understanding Multiple Perspectives: The Contribution of a Short Essay Assignment to Teaching
About the Arab-Israeli Conflict” (with Mark Tessler, under review)
Work in Progress
“Circles of Solidarity: Ascriptive Diversity, Redistribution, and Subnational Contexts in Developed
Democracies”
“The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Rise of the Center Bloc in Israel” (with Mark Tessler)
“Rethinking the Effects of Neoliberal Retrenchment and Deeply Divided Societies on Welfare States:
The Politics of 'Loyalty Benefits' in Israel" (with Michael Shalev)
“Left Parties and Party System Institutionalization” (with Allen D. Hicken)
Working Papers
“Benefits with Friends: Redistributive Politics, Group Identification, and Symbolic Capital”
“The PR(isoner) Dilemma: Incorporating Economic Approaches into Political Communication
Research” (with Dror Walter)
Grants, Awards, and Honorable Mentions
Dissertation Research Grant, Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, 2017
Robert K. Merton Award for most outstanding project in Theory and Practice, Horowitz Foundation
for Social Policy, 2017
Alfred Meyer Summer Award, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, 2017
Clark and Robin Chandler Award, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of
Michigan, 2017
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (university-wide), University of Michigan, 2017
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John W. Kingdon Award for Outstanding Teaching, Department of Political Science, University of
Michigan, 2017
International Institute Conference Travel Grant, University of Michigan, 2017
Rackham Conference Travel Grant, University of Michigan, 2013, 2016, 2017
Jean Monet Graduate Fellowship, Center for European Studies and the Horace H. Rackham School of
Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, 2015
Summer Collaboration Grant, Political Science Department, University of Michigan, 2015
Jacques Nass Award for Paper in Political Economy, Department of Political Science and Department
of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2011
German Friends of the HUJI Scholarship for Distinguished Political Science Students, 2010
Joseph S. & Caroline Gruss Life Monument Fund Scholarship for IDF Veterans, 2008 and 2009
Conferences, Workshops, and Invited Talks
American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, 2017
Association of Israel Studies (AIS) Annual Conference, 2017
“National Policy Distinctiveness and Its Resilience: Israeli and Comparative Perspectives”,
Conference in Honor of Prof. Michael Shalev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2017
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, 2013, 2016, 2017
International Conference of Europeanists, Council of European Studies (CES), 2013, 2016
Comparative Politics Workshop, University of Michigan, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
Political Economy Workshop, University of Michigan, 2016, 2017
The Politics and Political Economy of Inequality Workshop, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2010
Annual Graduate Student Conference in Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009
Teaching Experience
Training and Certificates
Graduate Teacher Certificate, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of
Michigan, 2017
Training for Diversity and Inclusive Teaching, Rackham School of Graduate Studies and Program on
Intergroup Relations, University of Michigan, 2017
University of Michigan, 2012Graduate Student Mentor (GSM) for Graduate Student Instructors
Reader, Undergraduate Honors Theses in Political Science
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
 Introduction to Political Theory (Prof. Mika LaVaque-Manty)
 Introduction to Comparative Politics (Prof. William R. Clark)
 Comparative Politics of Developed Democracies (Prof. Robert J. Franzese, Jr.)
 Political Economy of Developed Democracies (Prof. Robert J. Franzese, Jr.)
 The Arab-Israeli Conflict (Prof. Mark Tessler; 3 semesters)
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009-2011
Teaching Assistant
 Introduction to Political Science (Prof. Avenr de-Shalit)
 State, Market, Morality: Integrative Introduction to PPE (Prof. Daniel Attas)
 Contemporary Political Thought (Prof. Shlomi Segall)
 Public Budget and Marketing (Dr. Doron Lavi)
High-Schools, Jerusalem, 2009-2010
Instructor (civics, history), Batkol Project for the Promotion of Advanced Thinking Skills in High Schools
Original Data Collection
Left party characteristics in first elections after democratization, cross-sectional data 1900-2014,
supervision of undergraduate research assistants, University of Michigan (2016-)
Welfare spending by program type, Israel (2010-2011, 2017)
Elections outcomes by political block, locality, and geographic location 2006-2015, Israel (2016-2017)
Women’s organizations activity in 1940s-1970s, national and municipal archives, Israel (2010-2011)
Research Experience
Research Assistant, Writing Development Study, Sweetland Writing Center, University of Michigan,
2016-2017
Research Assistant, Women’s NGO activity in Israel in 1940s-1970s, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute,
2010-2011
Research Group Coordinator, Inequality and Solidarity in Health, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 20102011
Research Project Coordinator, Minerva Center for Human Rights, Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
2009-2010
Research Assistant to Member of Knesset (Israeli Parliament) Zehava Galon, 2009
Professional and Departmental Service
Organizer, Comparative Politics Workshop, University of Michigan, 2015-2017
Coordinator, Political Economy Workshop, University of Michigan, 2014-2015
Steward, Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), University of Michigan, 2013-2015
Additional Skills
Languages: Hebrew (native tongue), English (fluent speaking, reading and writing)
Computer skills: Stata, R, LaTex, Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, Python (beginner)
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