Political Scientist & Lecturer
I study civic participation, political violence, and health policy — exploring how attitudes shape behavior in deeply divided societies. Based at Western Galilee College, Akko.
My work sits at the intersection of political behavior, civil society, and public policy. I am particularly interested in why people choose — or refuse — to act: whether that means joining a protest, leaving a hospital without treatment, or supporting political violence.
My current projects examine the long-term wellbeing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel and France, and the political dynamics of health system behavior.
I am a Lecturer at Western Galilee College in Akko, Israel, where I have taught since 2013. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Haifa (2008) and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin.
I teach across the Criminology, Multi-Disciplinary, and Management departments, and serve as Head of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
Peer-reviewed articles spanning political violence, civil society, health policy, and social protest — published in journals including Political Studies and Journal of Peace Research.
View publications → TeachingI teach Research Methodology, Political Violence, War Crimes & Genocide, and Introduction to Politics, among other courses. Course materials available to enrolled students.
See courses →Leck, Albo, Nathan, Zaidise & Wolf. Exploring the Impact of Work Satisfaction, Generational Attributes and Resource Conservation on Voluntary and Involuntary Career Outcomes in the Aftermath of COVID-19. The Career Development Quarterly, 73(4).
Albo, Leck, Nathan, Wolf & Zaidise. COR and CORONA: Analysis of COVID-19's subjective lasting impact on wellbeing, employing conservation of resources theory. Journal of Public Health, 47(3).
Rosman, Zaidise & Stanleigh. Medical care of military personnel during conflict and routine situations in civilian hospitals. Israel Affairs, 28(3).
Zaidise, Shahrabani, Gal & Benzion. Understanding public support for social protest: Testing collective action frames in the Israeli 2011 summer protest. Israeli Affairs, 25(5).