Alex Mintz is Director, Behavioral Political Science Lab at Reichman University, former Provost of the IDC, and past-President of the Israeli Political Science Association. Professor Mintz has also served as editor-in-chief of the journal Political Psychology. Mintz is the author of 13 books and edited volumes, including most recently Beyond Rationality (Cambridge University Press, 2021, with N. Valentino and C. Wayne). He has published multiple articles in top journals such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution. Mintz is the 2005 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Foreign Policy Section of the ISA, and the 1993 Karl Deutsch Award given to the scholar under age 40, who has made the most important contribution in the world to the scientific study of international relations.
Lesley G. Terris is vice dean and senior lecturer at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University. Employing diverse research methodologies, Terris' work focuses on conflict processes, as well as negotiation and mediation in interstate and intrastate conflicts. Her research has been published in leading scientific journals such as Journal of Conflict Resolution, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, and Journal of Politics.