Postdoc @stanfordcddrl | PhD @msu_poli_sci | Past: Predoc @snfagora, @IPPSR Fellow, @reichmanuni, @The_JOP, @UChicago Visiting Student, @DemErosionDEC
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I'm thrilled and honored to share that, starting in August, I'll be a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University's @StanfordCDDRL! I'll be focusing primarily on foreign pressure and opposition to democratic backsliding. I'm grateful to my committee and others for their support.
Thrilled to be presenting on 11/5 virtually as part of the Israeli Political Behavior Workshop my book project with Hannah Ridge on ascriptive identities and support for democratic erosion. TLDR: what matters is not only who proposes backsliding but the target, as well.
ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืคืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืฉื ืคืืจืื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืคืืืืืืช ืฉื @Ispsa_Poli_Sci, ืื ืืฆืื ื"ืจ ืื ืืืื ืืืื ื' ืกืื ืคืืจื ืืืืจ ืขื Hannah Ridge.
๐๏ธืืืคืืฉ ืืชืงืืื ื-5 ืื ืืืืืจ ืืฉืขื 09:30 ืืืื.
ืืฆืคืื ืืจืืืชืื.ื,
ืงืืจืื ืืืื ืื
(ืืื ืง ืืืจืฉืื ืืจืฉืืืช ืืชืคืืฆื ืืชืืืื).
@benyoel_ @ACavari
Iโm excited to be presenting my book project with @hmridge on the role of ascriptive identities in moderating citizen tolerance for anti-democratic backsliding at the Israeli Political Behavior workshop 11/5 bright and early US time!
ืฉืืืื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืช ืชืื ืืช ืงืืืฆืช ืืขื ืืื ืฉืย ืืชื ืืืืช ืคืืืืืืชย ืฉื @Ispsa_Poli_Sci ืืกืืกืืจ ืืณ.ย ๐
ื ืืคืืฉ ืืืื ืืืืฉื, ืืืช ืืฉืืืขืืื, ื-9:30.
ืืงืืืช ืืืืื ืืช ืืืจืฉืื ืืืคืืฉืื ืื ื ืืจืฉืื ืืื: bit.ly/3VKJx8E ย
ืืฆืคืื ืืจืืืชืื.ื!
ืงืืจืื ืืืื ืื
@ACavari
Our paper introducing the US Secretary of State Speech (USSOS) Dataset (1997-2026) is now live on ArXiv! This was a labor of love, so we hope folks in IR/CP/AP/non-political science folks find it useful. All comments/suggestions most welcome.
arxiv.org/abs/2610.19529
After three years of work, I am honored to share that my dataset of US Secretary of State speeches (1997-2026) is public! Jay Revolinsky and I introduce a novel corpus of all remarks delivered by US SoS's throughout the post-Cold War (~17,700 speeches).
github.com/revolins/sos-corpโฆ
Ben Yoel retweeted
This is a great public good for IR scholars.
After three years of work, I am honored to share that my dataset of US Secretary of State speeches (1997-2026) is public! Jay Revolinsky and I introduce a novel corpus of all remarks delivered by US SoS's throughout the post-Cold War (~17,700 speeches).
github.com/revolins/sos-corpโฆ
After three years of work, I am honored to share that my dataset of US Secretary of State speeches (1997-2026) is public! Jay Revolinsky and I introduce a novel corpus of all remarks delivered by US SoS's throughout the post-Cold War (~17,700 speeches).
github.com/revolins/sos-corpโฆ
We're also working now to extend the data back in time thanks to the Hoover Archives. An updated version (~should be out in the next 8 weeks) will feature Warren Christopher's speeches as well, extending the data back to one of the key start dates of US democracy promotion.
Ben Yoel retweeted
๐ขNew paper in @The_JOP on the reciprocal nature of citizensโ support for democratic transgressions.
We show that citizens reciprocate undemocratic behavior: When confronted with violations by political opponents, citizensโ support for transgressions by their own side doubles
Ben Yoel retweeted
๐ข๐ New Publication, "Listening to Leaders" in Comparative Political Studies!
By listening to what leaders say, we are able to capture previously overlooked signs of democratic crises
Seraphine Maerz, Carsten Schneider, @cps_journal, @CEUDemInst
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How do elections in backsliding settings shape attitudes toward democracy? @ggreilinger and I fielded two surveys: one pre/post & one several months after Hungary's election. Elections appear to increase satisfaction among winners, even months after. WP: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.โฆ
Most alarming: we find, in the immediate aftermath, winners became *more supportive* of anti-democratic principles, but that the effect of elections on such attitudes fades. We think the fact that a mere reminder of the election outcome increases SWD months after is noteworthy.
All comments most welcome! This is part of a larger line of research @ggreilinger and I are pursuing on the challenges associated with democratic restoration. We think this is an especially worthwhile line of work, particularly in light of, e.g.,, Israel's upcoming election. /End
Ben Yoel retweeted
Tomorrow at 9am PT/12pm EST/6pm CET, I'll be giving a talk at @SNFAgora (virtually) on my job market paper and book project on foreign pressure and opposition to democratic backsliding. All are welcome! Zoom link on website: snfagora.jhu.edu/event/acadeโฆ
Tomorrow at 9am PT/12pm EST/6pm CET, I'll be giving a talk at @SNFAgora (virtually) on my job market paper and book project on foreign pressure and opposition to democratic backsliding. All are welcome! Zoom link on website: snfagora.jhu.edu/event/acadeโฆ
Iโm absolutely delighted to have been selected as an Early Career Fellow in the @epovb section! Iโm very privileged and honored to be working with @laurenrprather during the academic year as I develop my book on foreign pressure and opposition to democratic backsliding.
Meet 2026โ27 EPOVB Early Career Fellow Benjamin Yoel (Stanford)! Benjamin studies democratic backsliding, nonviolent resistance, and authoritarian politics.
Mentored by Lauren Prather (UC San Diego).
benjaminyoel.com