Ruth Ben-Artzi

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Columbia University, Political Science

Ph.D., May 2005

Dissertation Title: Banking on Development: The Great Expectations of Regional Development Banks
 
Dissertation Committee:

Helen V. Milner, Department of Politics, Princeton University
David A. Baldwin, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Charles Calomiris, Business School, Columbia University
David Epstein, Department of Political Science, Columbia University

M.Phil., May 2002

M.A., May 1998


La Sorbonne (Paris, France), French Language and Civilization

Diploma, January 1996


University of Haifa (Haifa, Israel), Political Science and General Studies (honors)

B.A., June 1994

 

Fellowships and Honors

 

University of Pennsylvania, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics: Postdoctoral Fellow (2004-2006).

 
Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (Sciences-Politiques; Paris, France): Visiting Fellow, Ecole Doctorale (2001-D2002).

 

Columbia University: Presidential Fellow (1996-2002).

 

University of Pennsylvania, Browne Center for International Politics: Conference Travel Grant (March, 2005).

 

International Studies Association: Travel Grant (March 2004).

 

Columbia University Business School, Chazen Center for International Business Education: Research Fellowship (2001).

 

Columbia University, Department of Political Science: Summer Research Fellowship (2001).

 

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Excellence Fellowship (1995).

 

The National Bank of Israel: Funding for the participation in the Inter-American Development Banks Youth Forum and Annual Board of Governors meeting, Jerusalem (March-April 1995).

 

The Council of Europe: Funding for participation in a seminar at the European Youth Center (Forging an International Household between East, West and South). Strasbourg, France (April 1994).

 

The Ford Foundation: Funding for participation in the International Conference of the Society for International Development. Mexico City, Mexico (April 1994).

 

UNIFEM (UN): Funding for participation in the Youth Consultative Meeting towards the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Princeton, US (February 1994).

 

Related Professional Experience

 

Consultant, UNDP (Asia Bureau): Writing case studies on scaling-up poverty alleviation programs in developing countries for a UNDP publication. Expected publication date: December 2005. (2005)

 

Consultant, OECD Development Center (Paris, France): Reporting to the OECD Development Center on the UNs NGO policies and collaboration (1997).

 

Election Campaign Coordinator, Meretz (Israeli Movement for Civil Rights and Peace): Coordinating the national elections campaign in the Jerusalem region (1996).

 

Director, Peace Now, Israel: Leading the Peace Now youth program in Jerusalem, organizing seminars and meetings with Palestinian youth (1996).

 

Research Fellow, OECD Development Center (Paris, France): Conducting studies on the involvement of NGOs in developing countries (published by the OECD, 1997); Assisted in various OECD conferences and ministerial meetings (1995-6).

 

Research Assistant, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (Tel Aviv University): Assisting Prof. Zeev Maoz, head of the Center, in research on conflict resolution (1994-5).

 

 

Languages & Skills

 

Fluent in French and Hebrew, Stata, Excel, PS-I Agent Based Modeling.