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Boaz Hameiri is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Program in Conflict Management and Mediation at Tel Aviv University. He serves as an associate editor at Political Psychology and a Human Development Lab researcher at the Boris Mints Institute. His research examines psychological barriers (e.g., victimhood) to conflict resolution and develops interventions like paradoxical thinking to promote intergroup peace.
Educational Background:
- PhD in Social Psychology, Tel Aviv University (2019)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (2018-2020)
- Postdoctoral Innovation Lab Fellow, Beyond Conflict (2018-2020)
Research Focus: Hameiri employs mixed-methods (qualitative, quantitative, lab, and field studies) to analyze intergroup conflicts globally. His interventions address entrenched attitudes in intractable conflicts, focusing on victimhood, dehumanization, and ideology. Collaborations span NGOs, media experts, and international scholars.
Article Trends: His work explores paradoxical thinking, media interventions, intergroup dehumanization, political victimhood, and AI policy acceptance. These studies apply to contexts like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. political polarization, and global migration.
Advising: He mentors early-career researchers, including Nguyen C. M. †, Knab N. †, Hebel-Sela S. †, and others (marked with † in publications).
Labs & Teams: He collaborates with the Human Development Lab (Boris Mints Institute) and co-edits volumes like Psychological Intergroup Interventions (2023, Routledge) and Personalized Psychological Intergroup Interventions (2025, Routledge).
