
Avital Friedman
Researcher, Political Reform Program
Avital is a Researcher at IDI's Political Reform Program and a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Department of Political Science. Her doctoral research examines the institutional balance of power between Parliamentary Party Groups (PPGs) and their individual representatives in parliament from a comparative perspective.
She holds a master's degree in Comparative Politics from LSE (London School of Economics) with a specialization in democracy and democratization processes, as well as degrees in Communications and Political Science from the Hebrew University.
Areas of specialization: legislative studies and the work of the Knesset, local councils, political parties, and elections.
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