Academic Publications:

Other Publications:

  • 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, Ashtaan Rapanos, Angelina Benli (MSU), and Caleb Lucas (Indiana University). Revise and Resubmit at Legislative Studies Quarterly. (Lead Author).

  • Introducing CongressData and Correlates of State Policy,” With Matt Grossmann and Caleb Lucas. Under Review.

  • “Leader Tenure and Women’s Representation in Cabinets,” With Alejandra López Villegas (MSU). In preparation for submission. (Equal Coauthorship).

  • “Introducing the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED,” With Hannah Baron, Jessica Gottlieb, Julie Weaver, Rodrigo Balvanera, Rob Blair, and Laura Paler. In preparation for submission.

  • “Ruling Party Strength, Political Institutions, and Election Violence,” (solo-authored, third-year paper).

  • “Coalitions, oppositions, and judicial democratic reversion: A paired comparison of Israel and Hungary,” With Lotem Halevy (Konstanz). (Equal Coauthorship).

Dissertation Projects

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

  • International Pressure and Resistance to Democratic Backsliding.

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