2026 Reuven Y. Hazan: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	30	1143	1033	9	8	92	5898

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Overview

Reuven Y. Hazan is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences, with a particular focus on political science and international relations. Their research spans several subfields, including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, communication, and law.

The scholar's work addresses diverse topics, such as:

Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Political Systems and Governance
Social Policy and Reform Studies
Social Media and Politics
Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Judicial and Constitutional Studies
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies

Reuven Y. Hazan has published multiple papers, with recent examples including:

"The vote of no confidence: towards a framework for analysis," 2021, West European Politics
"Government-Opposition Relations and the Vote of No-Confidence," 2023, Political Studies
"Parliaments and government termination: understanding the confidence relationship," 2021, West European Politics

These publications reflect sustained engagement with parliamentary processes and government dynamics within political systems.

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including:

Gregory S. Mahler
Tal Lento
Or Tuttnauer
Bjørn Erik Rasch
Alan Dowty

Reuven Y. Hazan's work has been published mainly in the journals West European Politics and Political Studies.

In addition to articles, Hazan has authored books published by the State University of New York Press. Notably, this includes two editions of Politics and Government in Israel, Fourth Edition, both released in 2024.

Best Publications

Democracy within Parties: Candidate Selection Methods and their Political Consequences

Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

884
Citations
Candidate Selection Methods An Analytical Framework

Gideon Rahat;Reuven Y. Hazan

833
Citations
Democracy within Parties

Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

614
Citations
Democratizing Candidate Selection Causes and Consequences

Paul Pennings;Reuven Y. Hazan

401
Citations
Candidate Selection: Methods and Consequences

Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

325
Citations
Democracy and Political Parties: On the Uneasy Relationships between Participation, Competition and Representation

Gideon Rahat;Reuven Y. Hazan;Richard S. Katz

214
Citations
Presidential parliamentarism: Direct popular election of the Prime Minister, Israel's new electoral and political system

Reuven Y Hazan

171
Citations
Why Democracies Collapse: The Reasons for Democratic Failure and Success

Abraham Diskin;Hanna Diskin;Reuven Y. Hazan

148
Citations
The influence of candidate selection methods on legislatures and legislators: Theoretical propositions, methodological suggestions and empirical evidence

Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

146
Citations
The Barriers to Electoral System Reform: A Synthesis of Alternative Approaches

Gideon Rahat;Reuven Y. Hazan

130
Citations
Centre Parties: Polarization And Competition In European Parliamentary Democracies

Reuven Y. Hazan

129
Citations
Reconceptualising Electoral Reform

Monique Leyenaar;Reuven Y. Hazan

123
Citations
Does Cohesion Equal Discipline?: Towards a Conceptual Delineation

Reuven Y. Hazan

116
Citations
Electoral Systems and Candidate Selection

Reuven Y Hazan;Gerrit Voerman

111
Citations
REPRESENTATION, ELECTORAL REFORM, AND DEMOCRACY Theoretical and Empirical Lessons From the 1996 Elections in Israel

Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

97
Citations
The 1996 intra-party elections in Israel: Adopting party primaries

Reuven Y Hazan

94
Citations
Center Parties and Systemic Polarization: An Exploration of Recent Trends in Western Europe

Reuven Y. Hazan

80
Citations
Constituency interests without constituencies

Reuven Y Hazan

75
Citations
REFORMING PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES: ISRAEL IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Reuven Y. Hazan

73
Citations
Executive-Legislative Relations in an Era of Accelerated Reform: Reshaping Government in Israel

Reuven Y. Hazan

71
Citations
Three levels of elections in Israel: The 1996 party, parliamentary and prime ministerial elections

Reuven Y. Hazan

61
Citations
Introduction

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Frequent Co-Authors

Gideon Rahat Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Rudy B. Andeweg Leiden University

Arend Lijphart University of California, San Diego

Richard S. Katz Johns Hopkins University

External Links

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