Yael Ben-David, PhD
Yael Ben-David, PhD
Yael Ben-David, PhD
Scholar · Educator · Practitioner
The Political in the Everyday
The Political in the Everyday
The Political in the Everyday
How political divisions, identities, and power shape our interactions, relationships, and institutions.
I am a sociologist and Visiting Assistant Professor at New York University’s Taub Center for Israel Studies. My work lies at the intersection of sociology, political psychology, and organizational studies, examining how political divisions and conflicts travel into everyday life, shaping interpersonal interactions, social relationships, and institutional practices. Across my academic and professional work, I explore how people understand, negotiate, reproduce, and sometimes transform the political and social divisions that structure their lives.
I am a sociologist and Visiting Assistant Professor at New York University’s Taub Center for Israel Studies. My work lies at the intersection of sociology, political psychology, and organizational studies, examining how political divisions and conflicts travel into everyday life, shaping interpersonal interactions, social relationships, and institutional practices. Across my academic and professional work, I explore how people understand, negotiate, reproduce, and sometimes transform the political and social divisions that structure their lives.
I am a sociologist and Visiting Assistant Professor at New York University’s Taub Center for Israel Studies. My work lies at the intersection of sociology, political psychology, and organizational studies, examining how political divisions and conflicts travel into everyday life, shaping interpersonal interactions, social relationships, and institutional practices. Across my academic and professional work, I explore how people understand, negotiate, reproduce, and sometimes transform the political and social divisions that structure their lives.
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Research
My research examines how political conflicts and power relations are embedded in everyday interactions through discourse, meaning-making, and social practices. Focusing particularly on Israeli politics and society, I explore how individuals and institutions interpret, reproduce, negotiate, and challenge political and social divisions.
My research examines how political conflicts and power relations are embedded in everyday interactions through discourse, meaning-making, and social practices. Focusing particularly on Israeli politics and society, I explore how individuals and institutions interpret, reproduce, negotiate, and challenge political and social divisions.
Teaching
In an increasingly polarized world, see the classroom as an alternative space for critical and constructive engagement with politically charged topics. Through dialogue, multiple interpretations, and openness to diverse experiences, I encourage students to develop independent analytical voices and engage thoughtfully with contested questions.
In an increasingly polarized world, see the classroom as an alternative space for critical and constructive engagement with politically charged topics. Through dialogue, multiple interpretations, and openness to diverse experiences, I encourage students to develop independent analytical voices and engage thoughtfully with contested questions.
Consultation
My professional practice brings together organizational consulting, group facilitation, and conflict transformation. Working with academic institutions, civil-society organizations, and philanthropic foundations, I support dialogue, organizational learning, and institutional change in contexts marked by complexity and social and political divisions.
My professional practice brings together organizational consulting, group facilitation, and conflict transformation. Working with academic institutions, civil-society organizations, and philanthropic foundations, I support dialogue, organizational learning, and institutional change in contexts marked by complexity and social and political divisions.
Get in Touch
I welcome opportunities for research collaborations, invited talks, workshops, and professional consulting.
I welcome opportunities for research collaborations, invited talks, workshops, and professional consulting.