Lihi Lahat, Ph.D.
Senior lecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at Sapir Academic College and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies at Concordia University, Montreal.
Research Areas
Dr. Lahat's research areas are social policy, public sector employees, collaborative governance, and government digitalization.
Latest Publications
Nathansohn, R., & Lahat., L. (2022). From urban vitality to urban vitalisation: Trust, distrust, and citizenship, Cities.
Lahat, L., & Sabah, Y. (2021). Effects of different kinds of trust and leadership on outputs of collaborative processes: the case of personal social services in Israel. International Journal of Public Sector Management.
Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L & Galnoor, I. (Eds.) (2021). Collaborative Governance. Theory and Lessons from Israel (Palgrave -Macmillan).
Lahat, L., & Sened, I. (2022). The politics and policies of sleep? Empirical findings and the policy context, Policy Studies, Policy Studies
Latest Research Projects
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).
2017-2019
Co-PI, with Prof. Itai Sened, ‘Time and policy: reality and aspirations’. Funding: The National Insurance Institute of Israel.