Academic Publications:

• Grossmann, Matt, Caleb Lucas, and Benjamin Yoel. Forthcoming. Introducing CongressData and Correlates of State Policy.” Nature Scientific Data.

• Cavari, Amnon, Amichai Magen, and Benjamin Yoel. 2024. “U.S. Democratic Backsliding and the Decline of Democratic Support Abroad.” International Journal of Public Opinion Resesarch, 36(2):1-13.

• Cavari, Amnon, Benjamin Yoel, and Hannah Lowenkamp. 2021. “In the Name of the President.” American Politics Research 49(6): 666-680.

Other Publications:

• Yoel, Benjamin. Forthcoming. “Review of: Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States by Alexis Lerner.” International Affairs.

• Yoel, Benjamin. 2024. “Review of: Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy by Laura Gamboa.” Democratization, 1-2.

• Yoel, Benjamin. 2018. “Oman’s Economic Diversification from Oil and ‘Omanization’ Policies.” Iqtisadi 8(11): 1-9.

• Yoel, Benjamin. 2018. “The Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Deal: Why Now?” Ifriqiya 4(5): 1-6.

Working Papers:

• “The Core Drivers of Congress: Analyzing Members, Constituents, and Committees with CongressData,” With Matt Grossmann and Caleb Lucas. Under Review (Lead Author).

• “Introducing the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset,” With Hannah Baron, Jessica Gottlieb, Julie Weaver, Rob Blair, and Laura Paler. Under Review.

• “Leader Tenure and Women’s Representation in Cabinets,” With Alejandra López Villegas. Under Review. (Equal Coauthorship). Winner of the 2024 Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University.

• “Democratic Backsliding and Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minorities: Experimental Evidence from Israel,” With Hannah Ridge. Pre-Analysis Plan.

• “Political Bias in LLMs: Observational and Experimental Insights.” With Marco Morucci.

Dissertation Projects

• “We Only Have One Country”: Multiethnic Coalitions and Resistance to Democratic Backsliding. Pre-Analysis Plan.

• International Pressure and Resistance to Democratic Backsliding.

• International Rhetoric and Public Support for Resistance to Democratic Backsliding.