Dr. Balaban holds a Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University. He is the Associate Editor of the international philosophy journal “Daimon”. He is a member of the International Association for the Study of Controversies. He served as Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Haifa, where he is currently Full Professor. He is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and of books such as "Interpreting Conflict: The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations at Camp David II and Beyond"" (New York: Peter Lang Publishers, 2005).