Barbara Berti
Biographic Data
| ID | 933688 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Berti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Berti |
| SIGNATURE | BERTI B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6864-8626 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Feeding Minds
This study explores the dynamics of food-related discourse between adults and children in British families, utilizing the CHILDES (Child Language Data Exchange System) database to analyze naturally occurring conversations. By employing corpus linguistics, natural language processing (NLP), and data science methods, the research examines how food is discussed, identifying patterns in vocabulary use, conversation initiation, and the linguistic fram…
Nutrition discourse and societal attitudes across time
Understanding public perception of healthy eating is crucial for shaping contemporary nutrition discourse and guiding interventions that promote healthier lifestyles. This paper explores societal perceptions of healthy food through the analysis of linguistic corpora spanning from the seventeenth century to the present and proposes corpus linguistics as an effective method for investigating food attitudes. Our analysis reveals that the phrase “hea…
US Alliance management in the shadow of sino-American competition
Authoritarian, revisionist, and revanchist powers are exerting pressure on the liberal international order and challenging the United States' vital security interests across theaters. The United States will increasingly need to simultaneously tackle challenges in two critical theaters while also addressing global threats. To do so effectively, it will need to lean in and actively capitalize on its chief geostrategic advantage over its competitors…
Neither peace nor democracy
This article examines the role of siege warfare and population control in the coercive counterinsurgency strategy used by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad to effectively crush the revolution that began in 2011. We extend the coercive counterinsurgency framework offered by Monica Duffy Toft and Yuri Zhukov to analyze the Syrian regime’s use of the twin tactical pillars of siege warfare and population control. We focus on how these two types of…
"War, Resistance, and "Combatant Identity
A key issue in analyzing how armed conflict shapes postwar politics pertains to the question of how rebel groups frame their wartime “combatant identity” in the context of their postwar political activism. As armed political organizations active in the midst of conflict, rebel groups’ identities often encompass a “combatant identity” and and what Canetti et al. have described as an “ethos of conflict,” centered on the legitimacy of the use of for…
From Cooperation to Competition
The article explores the complex interaction between war-dynamics and non-state armed groups’ approaches to governance and politics at the local, sub-national level. It focuses on understanding how broader conflict trends influence rebel groups’ choices with respect to establishing local governance partnerships, both with civilian agents and other armed factions. The study examines this question through the lens of the Syrian landscape and throug…
Rebel Groups between Adaptation and Ideological Continuity
The question of how involvement in institutional politics and governance affects rebel groups’ behaviour is pertinent when studying violent non-state actors, both during and in the aftermath of conflict. This is especially the case when participation in the political system becomes sustained over time. The interactions between the political and governance practices of a rebel group and its overall ideological orientation and state-building aspira…
Stability in Syria
Rebel politics and the state
An important factor shaping the rebel-to-political transition of armed movements in post-conflict settings pertains to the political identity these groups develop in wartime. This political identity is itself a multi-dimensional concept shaped not only by the political ideology, practices and institutions established by the rebel organisation, but also by the relationship with the state and its political institutions. Far from functioning in a va…
Rebel-to-political and back? Hamas as a security provider in Gaza between rebellion, politics and governance
After winning the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections and subsequently taking control of the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2007, the Palestinian Hamas – a hybrid political, social and military actor – undertook a complex process to ascertain authority and control over Gaza. The article focuses on understanding Hamas’s performance as a political party and a “rebel government” as well as the impact of this newly acquired role on the …
Beyond the Transition Paradigm
When massive social and political mobilizations began to shake the status quo all across the Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, external observers reacted by displaying a mix of incre
Non-State Actors as Providers of Governance
The article tracks Hamas's political evolution by analyzing its governance record, as well as its political, economic, and social policies as the effective in the Gaza Strip between 2007 and 2013. By providing a specific snapshot in time, the study focuses on understanding Hamas's approach to governance, as well as how the group has been able to function as a rebel government since taking over the Gaza Strip. The article also highlights the compl…
Gulf Monarchies in a Changing Middle East
Armed Political Organizations
Forcible intervention in Libya
Following the end of NATO ‘Operation Unified Protector’ in Libya there has been an intense debate in the international community with respect to the impact of the military engagement on both the emerging ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) norm as well as on the international community's commitment to enforce it. The study examines the impact of the international military intervention in Libya on this debate by looking at whether Operation Unified …
Balancing Justice, Stability and Legitimacy
The article analyses the record of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon, focusing on its domestic impact as well as on the main obstacles the tribunal has faced since its establishment. The study looks at how the legitimacy problems of the STL have deeply affected the tribunal's capacity to deliver justice for the political assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, as well as its potential to foster peace and stability wit…
Is the New Middle East Stuck in Its Sectarian Past? The Unspoken Dimension of the “Arab Spring”
Armed Groups as Political Parties and Their Role in Electoral Politics
In recent decades, armed groups have shown an increased interest in creating political parties to take part in institutional politics. By using these political wings to participate in elections and win public office, some of them have gained enormous political power. However, despite the important real-world implications of this trend, the existing literature on the topic is still underdeveloped. This article contributes to a better understanding…
Non-State Actors as Providers of Governance
The article tracks Hamas's political evolution by analyzing its governance record, as well as its political, economic, and social policies as the effective in the Gaza Strip between 2007 and 2013. By providing a specific snapshot in time, the study focuses on understanding Hamas's approach to governance, as well as how the group has been able to function as a rebel government since taking over the Gaza Strip. The article also highlights the compl…
From Cooperation to Competition
The article explores the complex interaction between war-dynamics and non-state armed groups’ approaches to governance and politics at the local, sub-national level. It focuses on understanding how broader conflict trends influence rebel groups’ choices with respect to establishing local governance partnerships, both with civilian agents and other armed factions. The study examines this question through the lens of the Syrian landscape and throug…
Armed Groups as Political Parties and Their Role in Electoral Politics
In recent decades, armed groups have shown an increased interest in creating political parties to take part in institutional politics. By using these political wings to participate in elections and win public office, some of them have gained enormous political power. However, despite the important real-world implications of this trend, the existing literature on the topic is still underdeveloped. This article contributes to a better understanding…
Rebel politics and the state
An important factor shaping the rebel-to-political transition of armed movements in post-conflict settings pertains to the political identity these groups develop in wartime. This political identity is itself a multi-dimensional concept shaped not only by the political ideology, practices and institutions established by the rebel organisation, but also by the relationship with the state and its political institutions. Far from functioning in a va…
Rebel-to-political and back? Hamas as a security provider in Gaza between rebellion, politics and governance
After winning the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections and subsequently taking control of the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2007, the Palestinian Hamas – a hybrid political, social and military actor – undertook a complex process to ascertain authority and control over Gaza. The article focuses on understanding Hamas’s performance as a political party and a “rebel government” as well as the impact of this newly acquired role on the …
Rebel Groups between Adaptation and Ideological Continuity
The question of how involvement in institutional politics and governance affects rebel groups’ behaviour is pertinent when studying violent non-state actors, both during and in the aftermath of conflict. This is especially the case when participation in the political system becomes sustained over time. The interactions between the political and governance practices of a rebel group and its overall ideological orientation and state-building aspira…
Is the New Middle East Stuck in Its Sectarian Past? The Unspoken Dimension of the “Arab Spring”
Gulf Monarchies in a Changing Middle East
Forcible intervention in Libya
Following the end of NATO ‘Operation Unified Protector’ in Libya there has been an intense debate in the international community with respect to the impact of the military engagement on both the emerging ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) norm as well as on the international community's commitment to enforce it. The study examines the impact of the international military intervention in Libya on this debate by looking at whether Operation Unified …
Neither peace nor democracy
This article examines the role of siege warfare and population control in the coercive counterinsurgency strategy used by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad to effectively crush the revolution that began in 2011. We extend the coercive counterinsurgency framework offered by Monica Duffy Toft and Yuri Zhukov to analyze the Syrian regime’s use of the twin tactical pillars of siege warfare and population control. We focus on how these two types of…
"War, Resistance, and "Combatant Identity
A key issue in analyzing how armed conflict shapes postwar politics pertains to the question of how rebel groups frame their wartime “combatant identity” in the context of their postwar political activism. As armed political organizations active in the midst of conflict, rebel groups’ identities often encompass a “combatant identity” and and what Canetti et al. have described as an “ethos of conflict,” centered on the legitimacy of the use of for…
Stability in Syria
Balancing Justice, Stability and Legitimacy
The article analyses the record of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon, focusing on its domestic impact as well as on the main obstacles the tribunal has faced since its establishment. The study looks at how the legitimacy problems of the STL have deeply affected the tribunal's capacity to deliver justice for the political assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, as well as its potential to foster peace and stability wit…
Armed Groups as Political Parties and Their Role in Electoral Politics
In recent decades, armed groups have shown an increased interest in creating political parties to take part in institutional politics. By using these political wings to participate in elections and win public office, some of them have gained enormous political power. However, despite the important real-world implications of this trend, the existing literature on the topic is still underdeveloped. This article contributes to a better understanding…
Is the New Middle East Stuck in Its Sectarian Past? The Unspoken Dimension of the “Arab Spring”
Armed Political Organizations
Forcible intervention in Libya
Following the end of NATO ‘Operation Unified Protector’ in Libya there has been an intense debate in the international community with respect to the impact of the military engagement on both the emerging ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) norm as well as on the international community's commitment to enforce it. The study examines the impact of the international military intervention in Libya on this debate by looking at whether Operation Unified …
Balancing Justice, Stability and Legitimacy
The article analyses the record of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon, focusing on its domestic impact as well as on the main obstacles the tribunal has faced since its establishment. The study looks at how the legitimacy problems of the STL have deeply affected the tribunal's capacity to deliver justice for the political assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, as well as its potential to foster peace and stability wit…
Gulf Monarchies in a Changing Middle East
Beyond the Transition Paradigm
When massive social and political mobilizations began to shake the status quo all across the Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, external observers reacted by displaying a mix of incre
Non-State Actors as Providers of Governance
The article tracks Hamas's political evolution by analyzing its governance record, as well as its political, economic, and social policies as the effective in the Gaza Strip between 2007 and 2013. By providing a specific snapshot in time, the study focuses on understanding Hamas's approach to governance, as well as how the group has been able to function as a rebel government since taking over the Gaza Strip. The article also highlights the compl…
Rebel politics and the state
An important factor shaping the rebel-to-political transition of armed movements in post-conflict settings pertains to the political identity these groups develop in wartime. This political identity is itself a multi-dimensional concept shaped not only by the political ideology, practices and institutions established by the rebel organisation, but also by the relationship with the state and its political institutions. Far from functioning in a va…
Rebel-to-political and back? Hamas as a security provider in Gaza between rebellion, politics and governance
After winning the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections and subsequently taking control of the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2007, the Palestinian Hamas – a hybrid political, social and military actor – undertook a complex process to ascertain authority and control over Gaza. The article focuses on understanding Hamas’s performance as a political party and a “rebel government” as well as the impact of this newly acquired role on the …
Stability in Syria
Rebel Groups between Adaptation and Ideological Continuity
The question of how involvement in institutional politics and governance affects rebel groups’ behaviour is pertinent when studying violent non-state actors, both during and in the aftermath of conflict. This is especially the case when participation in the political system becomes sustained over time. The interactions between the political and governance practices of a rebel group and its overall ideological orientation and state-building aspira…
From Cooperation to Competition
The article explores the complex interaction between war-dynamics and non-state armed groups’ approaches to governance and politics at the local, sub-national level. It focuses on understanding how broader conflict trends influence rebel groups’ choices with respect to establishing local governance partnerships, both with civilian agents and other armed factions. The study examines this question through the lens of the Syrian landscape and throug…
Neither peace nor democracy
This article examines the role of siege warfare and population control in the coercive counterinsurgency strategy used by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad to effectively crush the revolution that began in 2011. We extend the coercive counterinsurgency framework offered by Monica Duffy Toft and Yuri Zhukov to analyze the Syrian regime’s use of the twin tactical pillars of siege warfare and population control. We focus on how these two types of…
"War, Resistance, and "Combatant Identity
A key issue in analyzing how armed conflict shapes postwar politics pertains to the question of how rebel groups frame their wartime “combatant identity” in the context of their postwar political activism. As armed political organizations active in the midst of conflict, rebel groups’ identities often encompass a “combatant identity” and and what Canetti et al. have described as an “ethos of conflict,” centered on the legitimacy of the use of for…
US Alliance management in the shadow of sino-American competition
Authoritarian, revisionist, and revanchist powers are exerting pressure on the liberal international order and challenging the United States' vital security interests across theaters. The United States will increasingly need to simultaneously tackle challenges in two critical theaters while also addressing global threats. To do so effectively, it will need to lean in and actively capitalize on its chief geostrategic advantage over its competitors…
Feeding Minds
This study explores the dynamics of food-related discourse between adults and children in British families, utilizing the CHILDES (Child Language Data Exchange System) database to analyze naturally occurring conversations. By employing corpus linguistics, natural language processing (NLP), and data science methods, the research examines how food is discussed, identifying patterns in vocabulary use, conversation initiation, and the linguistic fram…
Nutrition discourse and societal attitudes across time
Understanding public perception of healthy eating is crucial for shaping contemporary nutrition discourse and guiding interventions that promote healthier lifestyles. This paper explores societal perceptions of healthy food through the analysis of linguistic corpora spanning from the seventeenth century to the present and proposes corpus linguistics as an effective method for investigating food attitudes. Our analysis reveals that the phrase “hea…
Political science (17 works) · Law (16 works) · Politics (15 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Political economy (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Economics (8 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (8 works) · Middle East Politics and Society (8 works) · State (computer science (6 works)