Prof. Lihi Lahat
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at Sapir Academic College, Israel, and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies at Concordia University, Montreal.
Visiting Fellow, Florence School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy.
Research Areas
Professor Lahat's research areas are social policy, the effects of policy on time use and well-being, public sector employees in turbulent times, and collaborative governance.
Latest Publications
Lahat, L. (2025). Recognizing Time as a Policy Issue: A Research Agenda for Enhancing Societal
Well-Being, Policy Design and Practice
Lahat, L & Sened, I. (2024). Behavioral knowledge for policy design: The connection between time use Behaviours and (or) desires and support for policy alternatives, Social Policy & Administration, 58(3). 385-403.
Lahat, L., & Sened, I. (2023). The politics and policies of sleep? Empirical findings and the policy context, Policy Studies, Policy Studies, 44(3), 408-430.
Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L & Galnoor, I. (Eds.) (2021). Collaborative Governance. Theory and Lessons from Israel (Palgrave -Macmillan). And in Hebrew (2022).Van Leer Institute Press and Hakibutz Hameuhad Press.
Lahat, L. Sharoni, C. Van-Dam, G and Sharon, N. (2025) The Relationship Between Perceptions of Social Service Quality and Well-being. Social Policy & Administration
Lahat, L. Keynan, O. & Scala, F. (2024). Capitalising on Twitter for Policy Learning during Crises: The Case of the Covid-19 Pandemic, International Journal of Public Administration, 47(10), 680-689.
Lahat, L. & Nathansohn, R. (2023). Challenges and Opportunities for Equity in Public Management: The Case of Digital Applications in Multicultural Cities. Public Management Review
Lahat, L., Sharony, C., Abraham, V, Lev, O., & Avigur-Eshel, A. (2025). Effect of Values, Institutional Trust, and Risk Perceptions on Support for Policy Tools in Immunisation against Covid-19: A Comparative Study, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
Lahat, L. Klenk, T. & Pitowsky-Nave, N. (2023).
Street-Level Bureaucrats as Policy Entrepreneurs and Collaborators: Findings from Israel and Germany, European Policy Analysis, 9(4), 397-417.
Nathansohn, R., & Lahat., L. (2022). From urban vitality to urban vitalisation: Trust, distrust, and citizenship regimes in a Smart City initiative. Cities, 131, 103969.
Latest Research Projects
2025
PI With Dr. Chen Sharony and Dr. Liran Mimony.
'The Effects of October 7 on the Residents of the Gaza Envelope: Motivation for Employment, Entrepreneurship, Time Sharing, and Well-Being. Funding': Leumit Group
2017 - 2019
Co-PI, with Prof. Itai Sened, ‘Time and policy: reality and aspirations’. Funding: The National Insurance Institute of Israel.
2024
PI with Dr. Chen Sharony, Professor Nir Sharon, and Guy Van -Dam – Perceptions of the Quality of Social Services and Subjective Well-being.
Funding: Archimedes Center.
2021
Co-investigator, with Dr. Regev Nathansohn, ‘Mixed and Smart Cities: Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Applications’. Funding: Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University.
2020 - 2021
Co-investigator, with Prof. Francesca Scala and Dr. Omer Keynan, ‘Covid-19: Perceptions of Time and Well-Being during the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Social Media Sites in Canada and Israel’. Funding: Partnership Engage Grants Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).