Tamar Herzog

[4] Herzog, who practiced as a litigating attorney prior to pursuing her academic career, obtained her Ph.D. at the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and started her teaching career in Spain, first as a visitor at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and then as an associate professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM).

Her research reveals a dynamic interaction between the administration and society, where social networks, reputation, and morality guide the work of individuals involved in making justice.

Herzog also argues that if we followed her analysis, which reads from conflict what ordinary life was like, we may be able to apply this reinterpretation also to the English, Italian, and French cases, which so far were studied by using a different methodology.

Frontiers of Possession - Spain and Portugal in Europe and the Americas In this 2015 book described as "ground breaking work"[33] and "pioneering approach",[34] Herzog asks how territorial divisions were established in Europe and the Americas during the early modern period and challenges the standard view that boundaries between polities were largely determined by military conflicts or treaties.

In Europe, meanwhile, the formation and re-formation of boundaries could last for centuries, as demands to respect ancient entitlements clashed with changing economic, political, and legal conditions.

Herzog demonstrates that territorial control was subject to ongoing negotiations confronting members, neighbors, and outsiders.