סיווג אנשי סגל

Hebrew University; Teacher 2009.

Research Interests:

Loss and bereavement; Video and Cinema therapy; Creativity and psycho-social interventions; Social work practice

Research Projects:

Memorial films - cinematic narrative and coping with bereavement. Beraveed parents in memorial films.

Recent Publications:

Bilha Bachrach and Ruth Landau (2012). The Place of Mysticism in Personal Commemorative Films of Bereaved Parents. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 25: 154-169

Bilha Bachrach and Ruth Landau (2014). Reconstructing the Loss: Bereaved Parents in Personal Commemorative Films. Journal of loss and trauma, 19: 484-495

M.A. - economics, Hebrew University 1973, L.L.B.Hebrew University 1978; M.P.A. Harvard University 1990, Prof. (adjunct) 2000

Research Interests:

Social security systems - poverty and social inequality, Welfare policy and economics, Modes of cooperation between governmental and non-governmental agencies.

Research Projects:

The economy of children's well-being;

Political and economic constraints of the welfare state

Abstracts of Current Research :

The Social Time Bomb: The Economics and Politics of Welfare Policy in Israel

The study examines welfare policy in Israel, analyzes recent trends and changes as well as focusing on future directions. The study presents the economic, social, and political rationale for Israel's welfare policy, as well as the interests, political forces, and constraints that play a role in shaping the Israeli welfare system.

The economy of children's well being
This study focuses on the relative costs of children in society and examines their economic contribution to family and society. The study attempts to define and measure the direct and indirect income of children, and analyzes these factors by gender, age, and other characteristics.

Recent Publications:

Tamir Y., Avni-Melech, M. (2002) The Social Time Bomb: The Economics and Politics of Welfare Policy in Israel; Kibbutz Hameuhad Publishers

Rana Eseed

E-mail: rana.eseed@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

2018-2019 Postdoctoral Studies (Department of Welfare and Social Policy, University of Bath, England).

2012-2018 Ph.D., (Social work and social welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel(

2008-2011 M.A., (Social work and social welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel(

2004-2007 B.A., (Social work and social welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel(

Awards and Excellence Scholarships (Within the Past Five Years)

2019-2012 MA`OF Fellowship, est. by the Kahanoff Foundation for outstanding Arab researchers.

2018 Council of Higher Education Fellowship Program for Outstanding Postdoctoral Researchers from the Arab Society.

2018 British Friends of the Hebrew University, fellowship for postdoctoral researchers.

2017-2018 Center for the Study of Multiculturalism and Diversity, scholarship for PhD candidates, Hebrew University.

2014- 2017 Hoffman PhD Leadership and Responsibility Fellowship Program, scholarship for Ph.D. candidates, Hebrew University.

Appointments at the Hebrew University

2019 Lecturer, Social work and social welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Additional Functions

2012  Present Executive member, ESPAnet Israel, the Forum for Social Policy Research in Israel.

Research Grants

2019 The Ralph Goldman Center for Judaism, Social Welfare and Ethics, The role of religion among Palestinian social workers in Israel, 30,000 NIS.

List of Publication

Books & Edited Books

Eseed, R. (PI) & Jawad, R. (PI) (In press). Social Policy and the Islamic World in Comparative Perspective: Taking Stock, Moving Forward

Journal Articles

Eseed, R. (2017). When the state fails to provide services: The case of the Islamic Movement in Israel. Journal of Social Policy, 47, 565-582. doi:10.1017/S0047279417000757.

Eseed, R.,(PI) & Khoury-Kassabri, M(PI). (2017). Alcohol use among Arab Muslim adolescents: A mediation-moderation model of family, peer and community factors. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88, 88-98. doi: 10.1037/ort0000263.

Eseed, R. (2016). Parent’s choices of child daycare in the Palestinian society in Israel. Bitachon Soziali, 99, 35-61. (Hebrew).

Massarwi, A. A. (PI), Eseed, R.,(CI) & Khoury-Kassabri, M.(CI( (

Eseed, R. (PI) (2019). Social service provision by minority religious organizations: A case study of the Islamic Movement in Kafr Qassim. Journal of Social Policy, 49, 507-524. doi:10.1017/S004727941900062X

Eseed, R. (2019). The Islamic movement in Israel: Development and key features. Journal of Welfare and Society,4 ,609-633. (Hebrew(.

Khoury-Kassabri, M., Zadok, I., Eseed, R. & Vazsonyi, A. (2020). Individual and familial factors as mediators and moderators of young children’s aggressive behavior. Children and Youth Service Review. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.