Ofer Feldman (Japanese: オフェル・フェルドマン; Hebrew: עפר פלדמן) is an Israeli-Japanese 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 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.
Publications
(Selected Books):
- Feldman, O. (1989) 人間心理と政治：政治心理学入門 . Tokyo: Waseda Daigaku Shuppanbu, 218p. (in Japanese).
- Feldman, O. (1992) イメージで読む「永田町」: 政治的イメージの役割と構造に関する実証的研究 . Tokyo: Miraisha, 270p.(in Japanese).
- Feldman, O. (1993) Politics and the News Media in Japan. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 221p. (2nd and 3rd printings 1995).
- Feldman, O. (1999) The Japanese Political Personality: Analyzing the Motivations and Culture of Freshmen Diet Members. London: Macmillan & New York: St. Martin's Press, 182p. (in association with International Political Science Association's Advances in Political Science: An International Series)
- Feldman, O. (2004) Talking Politics in Japan Today. Brighton; UK, & Portland, Or; US: Sussex Academic Press, 214p. (paperback ed., May 2005).
- Feldman, O. (2006) 政治心理学 . Kyoto: Mineruba Shobo, 340p. (in Japanese).
- Kinoshita, K. & Feldman, O. (2018) 政治家はなぜ質問に答えないか:インタビューの心理分析 . Kyoto: Mineruba Shobo, 293p. (in Japanese).
- Feldman, O. & Zmerli, S. (Eds.) (2019) The Psychology of Political Communicators: How Politicians, Culture, and the Media Construct and Shape Public Discourse. NY & London: Routledge (Routledge Studies in Political Psychology), 240p.
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2020) The Rhetoric of Political Leadership: Logic and Emotion in Public Discourse. Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, US: Edward Elgar, 250p.
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2021) When Politicians Talk: The Cultural Dynamics of Public Speaking. Singapore, Springer, 300p.
- Zmerli, S. & Feldman, O. (Eds.) (2022) Politische Psychologie: Handbuch für Studium und Wissenschaft. Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2nd updated & extended edition, 475p. (in German).
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2022) Adversarial Political Interviewing: Worldwide Perspectives During Polarized Times. Singapore, Springer, 397p.
- Kinoshita, K. & Feldman, O. (2022) 政治家のレトリック: 言葉と表情が示す心理（Seijika no retorikku: Kotoba to hyōjō ga shimesu shinri ）. Tokyo: Keiso Shobo, 277p. (in Japanese).
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2023) Political Debasement: Incivility, Contempt, and Humiliation in Parliamentary and Public Discourse. Singapore, Springer, 250p.
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2023) Debasing Political Rhetoric: Dissing Opponents, Journalists, and Minorities in Populist Leadership Communication. Singapore, Springer, 237p.
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2024) Political Humor Worldwide: The Cultural Context of Political Comedy, Satire, and Parody. Singapore, Springer, 253p.
- Feldman, O. (Ed.) (2024) Communicating Political Humor in the Media: How Culture Influences Satire and Irony. Singapore, Springer, 309p.
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