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UPCOMING EVENTS  
 
PRESENTATION • 25-31.05.22
PROFECI at 72nd ICA Annual Conference.
 
The PROFECI Team will present two papers at the 72st ICA Annual Conference
 
 
 
LATEST NEWS
PRESENTATION • March 2022
Invited talk: Louis Guttman Award at the ISS conference
 
PROFECI PI Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt and Tali Aharoni present PROFECI's Exit Polls paper in a special session of the Israeli Sociological Society.
 
PUBLICATION • March 2022
PROFECI paper accepted for publication in Human Communication Research
 
In its second publication, led by Prof. Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, the PROFECI Team explores the role of affective forecasting in political projections.
 
AWARD • January 2022
Special recognition award from the Israeli Sociological Society
 
PROFECI's exit-polls paper wins a special recognition in the Louis Guttman Award for Outstanding Article competition (2nd place).
PRESENTATION • 30.9-3.10.21
PROFECI at APSA 2021
 
The PROFECI Team presented two papers at the Annual Association of Political Science Conference, held in a hybrid format in Seattle.
PRESENTATION AWARD • 06-09.09.21
PROFECI at ECREA 8th European Communication Conference
 
The PROFECI Team presented its conceptualization of projection anchors at the 8th European Communication Conference, winning the Political Communications division's best abstract award.
PRESENTATION • 27-31.05.21
PROFECI at 71st ICA Annual Conference
 
The PROFECI Team presented four papers at the 71st ICA Annual Conference (Virtual Conference).
PUBLICATION • December 2021
Book chapter: PROFECI's analysis of the 2019-2021 Israeli Elections  
PROFECI's analysis of the tumultous electoral crisis of the 2019-2021 electoral crisis in Israel will be featured as a chapter in the 2021 election book, published regularly by the Israel Democracy Institute.
 
PODCAST EPISODE • April 2021
PROFECI on the SIP podcast.

In an episode titled: "On Media Rituals, Trust and Election Projections", PROFECI PI Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt and Tali Aharoni discuss the dynamics of trust and the role of ritual in election projections.
TEAM • April 2021
Welcome to Eedan Amit-Danhi!
 
We are excited to welcome Eedan Amit-Danhi , who is joining the PROFECI team as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on the analysis of our COVID-19 case study! .
 
PUBLICATION • 10.12.20
First PROFECI Publication available Open Access in Journalism
 
In the first formal journal publication , the PROFECI Team explores the complexity of trust between the media and their audiences. The article is available Open Access.
PRESENTATION • 02.09.20
PROFECI at ECPR General Conference
 
The PROFECI Team presented insights on the role of religion in political projection at the 14th ECPR General Conference , August 2020.
RESEARCH • 13.08.20
PROFECI to Study Projections in Covid-19 Pandemic
 
The PROFECI Team updated its comparative case study design to include projections regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and their implications for public and political responses.
PRESENTATION • 21-25.05.20
PROFECI at ICA's First Virtual Conference
 
The PROFECI Team presented the latest findings from the conceptual stage at the 70th International Communication Association Annual Conference , 21-25 May 2020.
RESEARCH • 17.05.20
PROFECI completes its fieldwork for Phase I
 
After 3 consecutive elections in the course of 18 months, Israel has a government again, and the PROFECI team can finally wrap up its fieldwork for the first project stage.
PRESENTATION • 09.03.20
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt speaks at the University of Zurich
 
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt presented PROFECI's conceptual framework and early results from the Israeli elections at the IKMZ Speaker Series at the University of Zurich.
NEWS • 18.12.19
Hanukka-Christmas-Winter-Party at the ERC Lab!
 
The PROFECI and Digital Values teams wish you Happy Holidays!
RESEARCH • 11.12.19
PROFECI is back in the field, again
 
As Israel is heading toward the third round of elections in a row, the PROFECI team is back in the field, adding an 8th and 9th round to the survey.
JOBS • 24.11.19
PROFECI is looking to hire an Arabic speaker [Position filled]
 
We are looking to recruit an Arabic speaking Post-Doctoral Fellow to join the PROFECI team and take charge of studying future projections in the Syrian Civil War .
PRESENTATION • 19.11.19
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt speaks at the University of Haifa
 
PROFECI PI Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt presented first results from the analysis of affective forecasting in the Israeli elections at a Conference at the University of Haifa.
TEAM • 01.11.19
Welcome to Bat-sheva Hass!
 
We are delighted to welcome Bat-sheva Hass , who is joining the PROFECI and Digital Values teams as ERC administrator.
NEWS • 01.10.19
Social Sciences ERC Lab opened!
 
Our new lab at the Hebrew University 's Faculty of Social Sciences is officially opened! Cheers and good luck to the entire PROFECI team , as well as our lab mates of the Digital Values ERC project!
TEAM • 01.09.19
Welcome to Maximilian Overbeck!
 
We are excited to welcome Maximilian Overbeck , who is joining the PROFECI team as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on the computational analysis of textual projections .
RESEARCH • 31.05.19
PROFECI is back in the field
 
As Israel is heading toward the second round of elections, the PROFECI team is back in the field for more focus group meetings , additional interviews , and a 5th, 6th, and 7th wave of the survey .
RESEARCH • 17.02.19
PROFECI is in the field
 
We are commencing our empirical fieldwork! With five focus groups , to be reconvened three times, a panel survey , and individual interviews scheduled, we are looking forward to gathering rich and exciting data.
NEWS • 01.02.19
It's a Go!
 
The PROFECI team is officially taking up its work! Stay tuned for fascinating analyses and new insights into the social dynamics of public projections!