Mark Tessler
Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan
Professor Tessler has studied and/or conducted research in Tunisia, Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), and Qatar. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Arab Barometer survey project, and many of his publications are data-based studies of the attitudes and values held by ordinary citizens in the Middle East.
Among the sixteen books he has authored, co-authored, or edited are Public Opinion in the Middle East: Survey Research and the Political Orientations of Ordinary Citizens (2011); Islam and Politics in the Middle East: Explaining the Views of Ordinary Citizens (2015); Religious Minorities in Non-Secular Middle Eastern and North African States (2020); and Social Science Research in the Arab World and Beyond: A Guide for Students, Instructors, and Researchers (2023). Professor Tessler has also written extensively on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He is currently a co-editor on the forthcoming Competing Authorities edited volume, along with Ellen Lust.
You can read more about Mark's ongoing work on his website.
Associate Interview
Read GLD's Interview with Mark here!
