Nimrod Barnea
Graduate Student
History
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About
Nimrod Barnea is a Ph.D. student in History whose research focuses on the transformation of the Democratic Party in the United States and the Labor Party in Israel during the late twentieth century. His work examines shifts in trade policy, internal party democracy, and relationships with organized labor. At UIC, he has served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in European history, Western civilization, the history of capitalism, Middle Eastern history, and American history.
Research Interests
US history, history of capitalism, labor history, political history, history of Zionism, political economy.
Education
● PhD, History, University of Illinois Chicago (2022–)
● BA, Jewish History, Cum Laude, University of Haifa, (2021)
Teaching Experience (as a Teaching Assistant):
University of Illinois Chicago, Department of History
● Summer 2026 - History 104: American Civilization Since the Late Nineteenth Century
● Spring 2026 - History 101: Making the Modern World (Western Civilization since 1648)
● Fall 2025 - History 104: Modern America from Industrialization to Globalization
● Summer 2025 - History 104: American Civilization Since the Late Nineteenth Century
● Spring 2025 - History 277: The Middle East To 1258
● Fall 2024 - History 246 and Political Science 246: History of American Capitalism
● Summer 2024 - History 101: Western Civilization since 1648
● Spring 2024 - History 100: Western Civilization to 1648
● Fall 2023 - History 296 and Political Science 296: Fascism and Dictatorship in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean
● Spring 2023 - History 214: War, Dictatorship & Democracy: Europe (1914-1989)
● Fall 2022 - History 21: Europe in the Age of Capitalism & Imperialism (1815-1914)
Publications
· Tal Elovits and Nimrod Barnea Nimrod, “Party Strategies in Local Elections: Insights from Israel,” Swiss Political Science Review, Vol. 31, Issue 2 (June 2025): 180–199. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12622.
Research Experience
● Research Assistant for Prof. Arie Krampf, Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo (2020-2021)
Awards, Grants, and Fellowships
● Adam Smith Fellowship, The Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2025–26)
● Award for Graduate Research, Graduate College, UIC (Fall 2025)
● Summer Research Grant, Department of History, UIC (2024)
Languages
● Hebrew (native)
● English (near native)
● German (A1.2)