List of Publications

Books:

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1. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (accepted). Trust at the Ground Level of Government: The Role of Trust in the Work of Street-Level Bureaucrats. The State University of New York (SUNY) Press.

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Peer Reviewed Articles in Scientific Journals:​​

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1. Cohen, Nissim., Davidovitz, Maayan., Lotta, Gabriella & Lazebnik, Teddy (in press). "Trust and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Readiness for Emergencies." International Public Management Journal. [article].

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2. Davidovitz, Maayan (in press). "Vulnerability in frontline public service: Potential threats and implications for policy implementation." Public Management Review. [article].

3. Zach, Sima., Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Rona (in press). "Comparative Perceptions of Sexual Harassment Among Athletes Across Different Competitive Levels." Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. [article].

4. Davidovitz, Maayan & Schechter, Chen (in press). "Agentic Leaders: School Principals as Street-Level Managers." Management in Education. *[best article winner of the 2025 Management in Education (MiE) ‘Board Choice’ Award]. [article].

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5. Davidovitz, Maayan & Rachel Gali, Cinamon (2025). "Lack of Gender Representation in Academia: The Experiences of Female STEM Students." The American Review of Public Administration, 55(1), 84-96. *[best article winner of 2025 IRSPM Rosemary O’Leary Award for excellent scholarship on women in public administration]. [article].

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6. Davidovitz, Maayan & Shwartz-Ziv, Tamar (2024). "The Role of Organizational and Client Reactions in Understanding Representative Bureaucracy." The American Review of Public Administration, 54(2), 151-162. [article].

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7. Davidovitz, Maayan (2024). "How Street-Level Bureaucrats Exercise their Discretion to Encourage Clients' Political Participation: A Case Study of Israeli LGBTQ+ Teachers." Public Policy and Administration, 39(1), 51-68. [article].

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8. Edri-Peer, Ofek., Silveira, Mariana., Davidovitz, Maayan., Frisch-Aviram, Neomi., Shehade, Jamal., Diab, Hadeel., Golan-Nadir, Niva & Cohen, Nissim (2023). "Policy Entrepreneurship on the Street-Level: A Systematic Literature Review." European Policy Analysis, 9(4), 356-378. [article].

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9. Davidovitz, Maayan (2023). "Winds of Change: How Street-Level Bureaucrats Actively Represent Minority Clients by Influencing Majority Clients: The context of LGB Israeli Teachers." Public Administration, 101(4), 1587-1603. [article].

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10. Davidovitz, Maayan., Cardaun Sarah., Klenk Tanja & Cohen Nissim (2023). "How do Different Organizational Influences Lead Street-Level Workers to Move towards Clients? A Comparison of Care Services for the Elderly in Germany and Israel." Public Management Review, 25(12), 2451-2468. [article].

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11. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2023). "Politicians’ Involvement in Street-Level Policy Implementation: Implications for Social Equity." Public Policy and Administration, 38(3) 309-328. [article].

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12. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2023). “I Have Learned My Lesson”: How clients’ trust betrayals shape the future ways in which street-level bureaucrats cope with their clients." Public Administration, 101(1),  335-351. [article].

13. Cohen, Nissim., Klenk Tanja., Davidovitz, Maayan & Cardaun Sarah (2023). "Varieties of Welfare Markets from a Street-Level Perspective: Comparing Long-term Care Services in Germany and Israel." Public Administration Review, 83(2), 419-428. [article].

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14. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2022). “Alone in the campaign: Distrust in regulators and the coping of front-line workers." Regulation & Governance, 16(4), 1005-1021. [article] | [video abstract].

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15. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2022). "Playing defence: the impact of trust on the coping mechanisms of street-level bureaucrats." Public Management Review, 24(2), 279-300. [article].

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16. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2022). "Which Clients Inspire or Reduce the Trust of Street-Level Bureaucrats?" Administration & Society, 54(8), 1516-1541. [article].

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17. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2022). "Speaking truth to power—How political rhetoric leads to a counter response of LGBTQ street-level bureaucrats." International Public Management Journal, 25(2), 165-177. [article].

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18. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2022). "Frontline social service as a battlefield: Insights from street-level bureaucrats' interactions with violent clients." Social Policy & Administration, 56(1), 73-86. [article].

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19. Davidovitz, Maayan., Cohen Nissim & Gofen Anat (2021). "Governmental Response to Crises and Its Implications for Street-Level Implementation: Policy Ambiguity, Risk, and Discretion during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 23(1), 120-130. [article].

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20. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2021). “Violence against social service providers and coping mechanisms at the frontline - The case of teachers and social workers." Social Security, 115, 41-65. [Hebrew]. [article].

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Chapters in Scientific Books:

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1. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (in press). “The Consequences of Political Involvement in Social Policy Implementation Processes in Israel on Social Equity”. In: Hillel Schmid & Yekoutiel Sabah (eds.). Leadership and Management in Social Services in Israel, Resling Publishing: Tel Aviv. [Hebrew]. [chapter].

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​Other Scientific Publications:​

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1. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2020). "The Impact of Trust on The Coping Mechanisms of Street-Level Bureaucrats." Working Paper no. 10 of the Center for Public Management and Policy (CPMP), The University of Haifa. [Hebrew]. [article].

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2. Davidovitz, Maayan & Cohen, Nissim (2022) "Politicians' Involvement in Street-Level Implementation: Implications for Social Equity." Working Paper no. 18 of the Center for Public Management and Policy (CPMP), The University of Haifa. [Hebrew]. [article].

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