Uriel Abulof

Uriel Abulof is a senior lecturer at Tel-Aviv University's Department of Political Science and teaches at Cornell University. He is an expert on the politics of fear, happiness and hope, legitimation, social movements, nationalism and ethnic conflicts.

Abulof's 2015 book The Mortality and Morality of Nations received considerable praise. His recent journalism work has explored the nature and future of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Uriel Abulof is a senior lecturer at Tel-Aviv University's Department of Political Science and teaches at Cornell University. He is an expert on the politics of fear, happiness and hope, legitimation, social movements, nationalism and ethnic conflicts.

Abulof's 2015 book The Mortality and Morality of Nations received considerable praise. His recent journalism work has explored the nature and future of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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