HOME • NEWS • CONCEPT • DESIGN • METHOD • PUBLICATIONS • TEAM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Upcoming Events • Latest News
 
 
 
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!