As'ad Ghanem (PhD) is a leading academic and intellectual among the Palestinians in Israel, currently a lecturer at the School of Political Science, University of Haifa. His theoretical work has explored the legal, institutional and political conditions in ethnic states and conflict studies. He published 14 books and numerous articles about ethnic politics in divided societies, including about ethnic divisions and Arab-Jewish relations in Israel.
Mohanad Mustafa (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Beit Berl College, and lectures in the MA Middle East Politics program at the School of Political Science, University of Haifa. He specializes in Arab politics in Israel, political Islam, Arab Regimes, Democratization and politics in Palestine and Israel. He has published various articles in referred journals regarding these issues.
Salim Brake is a PhD Candidate at the University of Haifa. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Open University in Israel and Emek Yizrael College. His thesis focuses on the Parliamentarianism and political professionalization and representation. Other research interests are local councils, elections and political representation, and the political participation and behaviour in Israel and the Druzes in the Middle East.
