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Sharon Pardo

Sharon Pardo is an Israeli professor of international relations at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev who holds a Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies.

born 1971Research on European Union foreign policyIsrael and European Union relationsJean Monnet Chair in European Studies

Born: 17 February 1971, Haifa
Occupation: author, political scientist
Education: University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield, Ghent University

Sharon Pardo was born in 1971 in Haifa

Sharon Pardo was born in Haifa on 17 February 1971.

He earned law degrees from the University of Sheffield in England in 1996 and 1997. In 2003 he received a Ph.D. from Ghent University in Belgium, with a thesis on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. In 2005 he completed postdoctoral work at Ben-Gurion University.

He helped found the Ministry of Regional Cooperation, where he managed projects and served as senior assistant to the director general. He worked there under ministers Shimon Peres, Tzipi Livni and Roni Milo.

At Ben-Gurion University he heads the Simone Veil Research Centre for Contemporary European Studies and chaired the Department of Politics and Government from 2016 to 2018. His research covers European foreign and security policy and relations between Israel and the European Union. He co-edits the Europe and the World book series at Lexington Books and is a member of the Israel Bar Association.

Milestones in Sharon Pardo's life

1971
Born in Haifa.
1996
Earned a law degree from the University of Sheffield.
1997
Earned a master's degree in law from the University of Sheffield.
2003
Received a Ph.D. from Ghent University.
2005
Completed postdoctoral work at Ben-Gurion University.
2016
Became chair of the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University.