Ben Yoel
@benyoel.bsky.social
Incoming postdoc...| PhD candidate in Political Science at MSU | Predoctoral Fellow @ SNF Agora | IPPSR Fellow | resistance to democratic erosion | Past: UChicago Visiting PhD student, Reichman University alum, EA @ Journal of Politics | benjaminyoel.com
Thank you so much, that's far too kind.
February 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Thank you so much, that's far too kind.
Thanks, Lior! Hope all is well with you.
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thanks, Lior! Hope all is well with you.
In the meantime, if of interest, you can find the data here on our website, with Shiny apps that I built. democratic-erosion.org/dataset/ This was previously funded by a large State Department grant that I was part of that has since been disbanded.
Dataset - Democratic Erosion
The Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED) records discrete events related to democratic erosion and autocratic consolidation across countries and over time.
democratic-erosion.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
In the meantime, if of interest, you can find the data here on our website, with Shiny apps that I built. democratic-erosion.org/dataset/ This was previously funded by a large State Department grant that I was part of that has since been disbanded.
Thank you! I had forgotten about GDELT. Will give that a try, thanks!!
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Thank you! I had forgotten about GDELT. Will give that a try, thanks!!
Thanks, António! The problem is that MMD is missing a lot of data :/
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Thanks, António! The problem is that MMD is missing a lot of data :/
We've seen this phenomenon occur a lot lately, for instance, vis-a-vis protests in Iran. Here's a recent statement by Minority Leader Jeffries in the US House supporting those protests. My work shows that the *content* of the rhetoric matters a lot, as does individual-level commitment to democracy.
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
We've seen this phenomenon occur a lot lately, for instance, vis-a-vis protests in Iran. Here's a recent statement by Minority Leader Jeffries in the US House supporting those protests. My work shows that the *content* of the rhetoric matters a lot, as does individual-level commitment to democracy.
Paper link here, comments most welcome!! static1.squarespace.com/static/64078...
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January 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Paper link here, comments most welcome!! static1.squarespace.com/static/64078...
Thanks, Ariel, for the kind words and all your support!
January 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Thanks, Ariel, for the kind words and all your support!
Thank you!! Would be nice to meet in person.
December 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thank you!! Would be nice to meet in person.
Well done, Luca! Can't wait to see what you find.
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Well done, Luca! Can't wait to see what you find.