Referred Articles in Scientific Journals
(peer-reviewed):
Published (or in press)
Lahat,
L. (2025). Recognizing time as a policy issue: a research agenda for enhancing
societal well-being. Policy Design and Practice, 1-12.
(Open Access)
Lahat, L. Sharony, C. Van-Dam G., & Sharon, N.
(2025). The Relationship Between
Perceptions of Social Service Quality and Subjective Well‐Being,
Social Policy & Administration. 🔗
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spol.13141
Lahat, L., Sharony, C., Abraham, V, Lev, O., &
Avigur-Eshel, A. (2025). Effect
of Values, Institutional Trust, and Risk Perceptions on Support for Policy
Tools in Immunisation against Covid-19: A Comparative Study, Journal
of Comparative Policy Analysis, 27(1), 81-104. [link]
Lahat, L. & Nathansohn, R. (2025). Challenges and
Opportunities for Equity in Public Management: The Case of Digital Applications
in Multicultural Cities. Public Management Review. 27(2), 520-543. [Link]
Lahat, L. & Sened, I. (2024). Behavioural Knowledge for
Policy Design: The Connection between Time Use Behaviours and (or) Desires and
Support for Policy Alternatives. Social Policy & Administration,
[Link]
Lahat, L., Keynan, O. & Scala F. (2024).
Capitalising on Twitter for Policy Learning during Crises: The Case of the
Covid-19 Pandemic, International Journal of Public Administration [Link]
Lahat, L., Kelenk, T., & Pitkowsky-Nave, N.
(2023). Street-Level Bureaucrats as Policy Entrepreneurs and
Collaborators: Findings from Israel and Germany. European Policy
Analysis [Link]
Lahat, L. Sharony, C. & Sened, I. (2023). Uses of time
and preferences for uses of time and gender differences: Findings from Israel and thoughts
about policy, Journal of Social Security. (Hebrew (.
[Link]
Lahat, L. & Sened, I. (2023). The politics and
policies of sleep? Empirical findings and the policy context.” Policy
Studies 44, no. 3 (2023): 408-430.The Politics and Policies of Sleep?
Empirical Findings and the Policy Context, Policy Studies no.
3 (2023): 408-430. [Link]
Nathansohn, R. & Lahat, L. (2022). From Urban
Vitality to Urban Vitalisation: Trust, Distrust, and Citizenship Regimes in a Smart City
Initiative, Cities. 131, 103969. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Ofek, D. (2022). Emotional
well-being among public employees: A comparative perspective. Review
of Public Personnel Administration. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Sabah, Y. (2021). Effects of different
kinds of trust and leadership on outputs of collaborative processes: the case
of personal social services in Israel. International Journal of
Public Sector Management, 34 (3), 336-355. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Sabah, Y. (2020). Adaptive
Regulation: A Possible Model for Regulation and Innovation in Personal Social
Services. Israel Studies Review, 35 (3), 11-30. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2020). Changing expectations? The
change in the role of Ministry in the regulation of personal social
services, The American Academy of Political and Social Science –
ANNALS 691 Special issue 691(1), 153-173. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Sened, I. (2020). Time and Well-Being,
An Institutional, Comparative Perspective. Is it Time to explore the idea of a
Time Policy? Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 30 (3):
275-292. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Sher Hadar, N. (2020). A Threefold
Perspective: Conditions for Collaborative Governance. Journal of
Management and Governance. 24 (1), 117-134. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2019). The Challenge of the Academia -
Practitioner Connection: The Case of Social Services in Israel. International
Review of Administrative Sciences. 85 (1), 173-190. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2018). The Effects of Knowledge about
Poverty, Exposure to Poverty and Trust on Policymakers’ Perceptions about
Poverty. Social Policy & Administration, 52(3), 611-630. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2018). Swimming on Land: Some Suggestions
for Today's Public Administration. Perspectives, Employee
Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 30(3), 229–238. [Link]
Lahat, L. & Sabah, Y. (2018) Adapted
regulation as a possible model for personal social services: Theoretical and
practical aspects. Society and Welfare. Vol.38, 149-174
(Hebrew). [Link]
Van de Walle, S.,
& Lahat, L. (2017). Do Public Officials Trust Citizens? A
Welfare State Perspective. Social Policy & Administration. 51(7),
1450-1469. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Talit, G. (2015). Regulation of Personal
Social Services - The Israeli Experience. Social Policy &
Administration, 49(3), 335-355. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Sher-Hadar, N. (2015). Public Value
Failures and the Israeli Public Protest. 'Social Security' Journal
of Social Security, 96, 29-53. [Link]
(Hebrew)
Lahat, L., & Talit, G. (2012). Regulatory Mechanisms in
Personal Social Services: The Case of Israel, Journal of Social
Security, 90, 81-120. [Link]
(Hebrew)
Lahat, L. (2011). How Can Leaders' Perceptions Guide
Policy Analysis in an Era of Governance? Policy Sciences,
44(2), 135-155. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Menahem, G. (2009). Causes and
Remedies for Poverty: Perceptions among Local Elected Leaders in Israel. Journal
of Poverty and Public Policy, 1, (2), 1-31. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2009). The Individual’s Fault or the Society?
Policymakers' Perceptions of Poverty in Israel, Journal of Social
Security, 80, 58-102. (Hebrew) [Link]
Lahat, L., Menahem, G. & Katan, J. (2007).
Attitudes of Heads of Local Authorities in Israel: The Sources of Poverty and
Ways to Deal with Poverty, Israeli Sociology, 9(1), 71-101.
(Hebrew([Link]
Menahem, G., Lahat, L. with Simantov, A. (2006). The
Dilemmas of New Governance: A View from the Social Capital Perspective, Israeli
Sociology, 7(2), 397-424. (Hebrew). [Link]
Other Scientific Publications:
Nathansohn, R. & Lahat, L. (2022).
“Smart” and “Mixed” Cities:
Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Applications. Research report. The
Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace. Equal
contribution.
Lahat, L & Sened, I. (2019). Time and Policy:
Uses of time, policy preferences, and policy perceptions. Research report.
The National Insurance Institute of Israel. [Link]
Lahat, L., & Sher Hadar, N. (2017). Collaborative
governance: Literature review (draft for discussion). Jerusalem: The Center for
Social Justice and Democracy in Memory of Yakov Chazan at the Van Leer
Jerusalem Institute [Link].
Books
Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L &
Galnoor, I. (Eds.) (2021). Collaborative Governance. Theory and Lessons
from Israel (Palgrave -Macmillan). [Link]
1(a). *Sher-Hadar, N., Lahat, L & Galnoor, I. (Eds.) (2022). Collaborative Governance in
Israel: Theoretical and Practical Aspects. Van Leer Institute Press and
Hakibutz Hameuhad Press. (310 pp.) (Hebrew
version).
Book chapters
Lahat, L. &
Klenk, T. & Talias, M. (2024). “Collaborative Practices in the
Regulatory Welfare State? A Societal Values Perspective.”
10.1007/978-3-031-70969-2_6. In Tanja Klenk, Mirko Noordegraaf,
Elisabetta Notarnicola, Karsten Vrangbæk [Eds]: Societal Value of
Welfare Politics, Policies and Services, (pp.127-148). Switzerland: Palgrave
Macmillan
Lahat, L. (2022). The Institutional Approach in Public
Policy. In: Public Policy (253-295). Levi Yagil, Lilach Litor, and Orr Karassin
(Eds.) The Open University: Raanana (Hebrew).
Lahat, L. and Sher-Hadar N. (2021). Introduction:
Collaborative Governance. In: Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L &
Galnoor, I. (Eds.) Collaborative Governance: Theory and Lessons from
Israel (pp. 1-24). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Lahat L. and Sher-Hadar (2021). A threefold perspective:
condition for collaborative governance. In: Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L &
Galnoor, I. (Eds.) Collaborative Governance: Theory and Lessons from
Israel (pp. 77-100). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Apel, N., & Lahat, L. (2021).
Example: The Partnership for Regional Sustainability as a Collaborative
Governance Arrangement. In Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L & Galnoor, I.
(Eds.) Collaborative Governance: Theory and Lessons from Israel (pp.
267-275). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Sher-Hadar N. and Lahat, L. (2021). Conclusions:
Collaborative Governance. In: Sher Hadar, N., Lahat, L &
Galnoor, I. (Eds.) Collaborative Governance: Theory and Lessons from
Israel (pp. 277-293). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Lahat, L., & Sher Hadar, N. (2019) Coping with the
implementation challenge: Decision-making strategies and their implications for
collaborative governance. In Editors: Kekez, A., Howlett, M. and Ramesh,
M. Collaboration in Public Service Delivery: Promise and
Pitfalls. (pp.255-267). Edward Elgar DOI:
10.4337/9781788978583.00026 [Link]
Lahat, L. (2019). New institutionalism in Public Policy.
Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance.
Ed: Professor Ali Farazmand. [Link]
Book Reviews (Hebrew)
Lahat, L. (2023). “The Hidden Tier of Social Services”. Einat
Lavee. Journal of Social Security, 164-168.
Lahat, L. (2019) “For the welfare state”, Abraham Doron,
Benish, A. and Gal, J. (Eds.), Journal of Social Security, 107. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2015). Governance - a Very Short Introduction,
Mark Bevir. Oxford University Press. Journal
of Social Security, 96, 155-158. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2011). Social Security as a Public Interest: A
Multidisciplinary Inquiry into the Foundations of the Regulatory Welfare State,
Gijsbert Vonk and Albertjan Tollenaar (eds.), Social Europe Series 24, Antwerp,
Oxford, Portland: Intersentia, Journal of Social Security. 86,
137-142. [Link]
Lahat, L. (2008). Social Justice, Legitimacy and the Welfare
State, Steffen Mau and Benjamin Veghte (Eds.), Journal of Social
Security, 78, 160-164. [Link]
Other Publications:
Lahat, L. (2022). Is
It Possible That Policy Affects Our Sleep? ISQOLS - International Society for
Quality-of-Life Studies – blog - https://isqols.org/news/12828450
and ESPAnet Israel
website.
Nathansohn, R. and Lahat, L. (2022). Smart” and
“Mixed” Cities: Challenges and Opportunities of Digital
Applications. Research report. The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the
Advancement of Peace.
Lahat, L. (2020). Public sector employee’s emotional
well-being in challenging times, ISQOLS - International Society for
Quality-of-Life Studies - blog – https://isqols.org/news/9220341 and
Espanet Israel website.
Lahat, L. (2020). Thoughts about time in times of
quarantine, ISQOLS - International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies - blog
- https://isqols.org/news/8929877 and
Espanet Israel website.
Lahat, L., & Sher Hadar, N. "The Hidden Challenges
of the Current Government". Maariv, http://www.maariv.co.il/journalists/journalists/Article-478872,
31/5/2015.
Lahat, L., & Talit, G. (2011). Work in Process or a
Necessary Change? Regulation of Personal Social Services in Israel. Policy
Paper no. 2011.02. Jerusalem: Taub Center. (Hebrew).
Lahat, L. "The War is not between Capitalists and
Socialists". The Marker, Haaretz 23/10/2008.
Lahat, L. "The Ugly Face of the Government", The
Marker, Haaretz, 26/5/2008.
Lahat. L. "Leave Ireland", Haaretz,
20/4/2006.
