Tamar Meisels | |
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Alma mater | Tel Aviv University (B.A., L.L.B., and M.A.); Balliol College, Oxford University (Ph.D in Political Theory, 2000) |
Occupation(s) | Professor of Government and Policy; political theorist |
Employer | Tel Aviv University |
Notable work | The Trouble with Terror: Liberty, Security and the Response to Terrorism (Cambridge University Press 2008) |
Tamar Meisels is a Professor of Government and Policy in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University, and a political theorist.[1][2][3][4]
Her father, Andrew Meisels, is a descendant of the Meisels family and was a foreign correspondent, author, and broadcaster. Her mother, Martha Meisels, was a consumer affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post.[5][6][7]
She earned a B.A., LL.B., and M.A. at Tel Aviv University, and a Ph.D. in Political Theory at Balliol College, Oxford University, in 2000.[8] She works on the political theory of territorial rights, liberal nationalism, and the philosophical questions surrounding war and terrorism.[9]
Meisels is known for advocating a consistent and strict definition of terrorism, which she defines as "the intentional random murder of defenseless non-combatants, with the intent of instilling fear of mortal danger amidst a civilian population as a strategy designed to advance political ends."[10]
She has written on the complexities of applying international law to terrorists, who are neither soldiers nor civilians.[11]