Ofer Feldman

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Ofer Feldman (Japanese: オフェル・フェルドマン; Hebrew: עפר פלדמן) is an Israeli-born Japanese and Professor Emeritus of Political Psychology, and Adjunct Researcher, Doshisha University; & Affiliated Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He is a former president of the Psycho-Politics (currently Political Psychology) Research Committee of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). Ofer Feldman was born in Israel and moved to Japan in 1982. In 1994 he became a Japanese citizen. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo (major: Social Psychology) in 1987. Since then he has published more than 100 book chapters and academic papers in various international journals. In addition, he has authored, co-authored, edited and co-edited 27 books and monographs on political psychology, Japanese political behavior and communication, political discourse, and political leadership and personality. He is the 1993 Recipient of the Erik H. Erikson Award for Distinguished Early Career Contribution to Political Psychology, from the International Society of Political Psychology. Other honors and awards include fellowships from Japan Foundation (1989, 1993), Japanese Ministry of Education (1990–2003, 2008–2011), Matsushita International Foundation (1993–94), Nomura Foundation (1994), Kikkoman Foundation (1996), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (1999–2001, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2018, 2019–2022, 2023–2025 (always principal investigator), Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (1999), Fulbright (2001–2002), Mershon Center, Ohio State University (2001–2002), Polish Academy of Science, Institute of Psychology & the Warsaw School of Social Psychology (2006), El Colegio de Veracruz, Mexico, (2007) and Lady Davis Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2009–2010). He has held visiting and teaching professorships in British Columbia University, Tel Aviv University, York University (UK), Ohio State University, The Hebrew University, Queensland University, Leipzig University, and Tubingen University. He also served as the Chair [President] of the Psycho-Politics Research Committee within the International Political Science Association (tenure 2000–2006; 2012–2015). In 2021 he was elected Honorary Chair of the Research Committee on Political Psychology, International Political Science Association. He currently lives in Kyoto.

Career

1. 1954
   Born

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Israel
• •Citizenship: Israel
• •Known as: psychologist, university teacher