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'''BA 07/2005 University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy) Middle Eastern Studies'''
 
'''BA 07/2005 University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy) Middle Eastern Studies'''
 
*Graduated  summa cum laude, GPA: 4.1/A+
 
*Graduated  summa cum laude, GPA: 4.1/A+
*Fields of specialization: Islamic studies, comparative religions, and anthropology<ref>[http://telaviv.academia.edu/BenedettaBerti/CurriculumVitae Benedetta Berti Curriculum Vitae], ''http://www.academia.edu/''.</ref>
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*Fields of specialization: Islamic studies, comparative religions, and anthropology<ref name="Berti CV">[http://telaviv.academia.edu/BenedettaBerti/CurriculumVitae Benedetta Berti Curriculum Vitae], ''http://www.academia.edu/''.</ref>
  
 
==Career History==
 
==Career History==
From the INSS website:
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*2012 - present: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Hebrew University
 
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*2011 - present: Policy and Defense Consultant working with foreign Embassies in Israel, private consulting groups (Oxford Analytica) and international organizations.
Before joining INSS, Dr. Berti worked in NGOs and research institutes in Latin America, the Middle East, and the US, focusing on human rights, internal conflict, and political violence. She was a lecturer and researcher at Tufts and Harvard Universities, a legislative and policy assistant on Capitol Hill, and a fellow at the Reut Institute.<ref name="Benedetta bio INSS"/>
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*2011 - present: Lecturer, Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies and Overseas School, Tel Aviv University
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*2008 - present Neubauer Research Fellow (2008-2010), Associate Fellow (2010- present),Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University
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*2007 - 2008: Researcher, National Security and the Law Program, Harvard Law School
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*2006 - 2008: Graduate Research Fellow, Jebsen Center for Counterterrorism Studies, Tufts University
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*2005 - 2007: Faculty Assistant and Lecturer, Dept of Political Science and Fletcher School, Tufts University
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*2002 - 2005: Researcher (2002-2003), Head of Research Department and Senior Analyst(2003-2005), CAPISE Center of Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research(Chiapas, Mexico)<ref name="Berti CV"/>
  
 
==Current Activities==
 
==Current Activities==

Latest revision as of 10:33, 27 November 2012

Benedetta Berti of the INSS in a photo from the INSS website. Accessed 27 November 2012.

Benedetta Berti is a Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, specializing in terrorism and political violence in the Middle East.[1]

Education

PhD 03/2011 The Fletcher School, Tufts University International Relations

  • Field of Specialization: International security, international law, Middle Eastern politics.
  • Dissertation Title: "The Power of Politics vs. the Politics of Power: Exploring the Political Activism of Armed Groups"
  • PhD Committee: Professor Richard Shultz (advisor), Professor William Martel, andProfessor Andrew Hess (The Fletcher School, Tufts University)

MA 05/2007 The Fletcher School, Tufts University International Relations

  • Coursework at Tufts and Harvard universities in international security studies and conflictresolution, public international law, Middle Eastern Studies.

Certificate 08/2004 University of Oxford, George Washington University Intl. Law

  • Graduate Program in International Human Rights Law

BA 07/2005 University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy) Middle Eastern Studies

  • Graduated summa cum laude, GPA: 4.1/A+
  • Fields of specialization: Islamic studies, comparative religions, and anthropology[2]

Career History

  • 2012 - present: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Hebrew University
  • 2011 - present: Policy and Defense Consultant working with foreign Embassies in Israel, private consulting groups (Oxford Analytica) and international organizations.
  • 2011 - present: Lecturer, Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies and Overseas School, Tel Aviv University
  • 2008 - present Neubauer Research Fellow (2008-2010), Associate Fellow (2010- present),Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University
  • 2007 - 2008: Researcher, National Security and the Law Program, Harvard Law School
  • 2006 - 2008: Graduate Research Fellow, Jebsen Center for Counterterrorism Studies, Tufts University
  • 2005 - 2007: Faculty Assistant and Lecturer, Dept of Political Science and Fletcher School, Tufts University
  • 2002 - 2005: Researcher (2002-2003), Head of Research Department and Senior Analyst(2003-2005), CAPISE Center of Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research(Chiapas, Mexico)[2]

Current Activities

Berti is currently a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. She is also a Young Atlanticist at the Atlantic Council, and a member of the faculty at Tel Aviv University.[1]

Publications

Books

Gleis, J. L. & Berti, B., Hamas and Hezbollah: A Comparative Study, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

INSS Publications

Chapters in Edited Volumes

  • Berti, B., 'Israel and the Arab Spring: Understanding Attitudes and Responses to the New Middle East' (Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center, Dubai, forthcoming)
  • Berti, B., 'Lebanon's Quest for Independence: Between Fragmentation, Political Instability and Foreign Intervention', in Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel ed. Religion, Education, and Governance in the Middle East: Between Tradition and Modernity (London: Ashgate, fall 2012).
  • Berti, B., 'Lebanon', in Assaf Moghadam, ed. Militancy and Political Violence in Shiism: Trends and Patterns (London, New York: Routledge, 2011).
  • Berti, B., 'Lebanon: Between Democratization and Islamization', Strategic Survey for Israel 2010 (Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, 2010).
  • Berti, B., 'Electoral Reform in Lebanon', in Azzedine Layachi ed. Global Studies: The Middle East (Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series, 2010).
  • Berti, B., 'Escaping the Prisoner’s Dilemma: Securing a Role for Human Rights in Counterterrorism', in Cornelia Beyer and Michael Bauer eds.: Effectively Countering Terrorism: The Challenges of Prevention, Preparedness and Response, (Brighton, Portland: Sussex Academic Press, 2009).
  • Berti, B., 'Testimoni di Storia: Ricerca, Memoria e l’Insegnamento della Storia Contemporanea (Witnesses of History: Research, Memory, and the Teaching of Contemporary History), (Rome, Italy: Italian Ministry for Education, National Institute for the History of the Liberation Movement in Italy, May 2004).

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Articles, Reports, Memos, Briefings

Op-Eds and Short Articles

Affiliations

Notes