Prof. Uriel Abulof is an Associate Professor at Tel-Aviv University’s School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs, and a Visiting Professor at Cornell University.

Abulof studies the politics of fear, happiness and hope, legitimation, social movements, nationalism, and ethnic conflicts. He has written extensively on the Middle East and Israel and has received the Young Scholar Award in Israel Studies. He published several books, edited volumes, over sixty peer-reviewed academic articles, and copious essays and op-eds. His recent books include The Mortality and Morality of Nations, Living on the Edge: The Existential Uncertainty of Zionism, Self-Determination: A Double-Edged Concept and Communication, Legitimation and Morality in Modern Politics. He is currently comple...