Oren Soffer
Professor
Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication
The Open University of Israel
Israel
Biography
1999 - 2002 Ph.D ., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Under the supervision of Professor Yaron Ezrahi (dissertation title: “ Ha T zfira” Paper — Modernization of the Political - Social Discourse in the Hebrew Language ”). Awarded June 2002. 1997 - 2001 L.L.B., Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv Uni versity — accepted as a member of the Israeli Bar Association June 2002 (Lawyer’s license number 33368). 1996 - 1998 M.A., Tel Aviv University , Political Communication , Magna Cum Laude (final grade: 94). M.A. dissertation analyzed journalistic discourse con cerning the “Yemen Children” ( parashat yaldi teiman ). 1994 - 1995 B.A., Tel Aviv University, Department of Political Science (minor in sociology) , Magna Cum Laud
Research Interest
Communication,Sociology
Publications
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Decrepitude as a Source of Symbolic Capital: The Case of the Israeli Army Radio Stations.Israel Affairs(forthcoming).
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to Post or Not to Post? Anonymous User Comments in the Israeli Journalistic Sphere.Journalism Studies(forthcoming). First author, with Galit Gordoni.
