Research &
Publications
I have authored over 30 articles on numerous topics and my research has been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and British Journal of Political Science, among other outlets. Displayed below is select published work by area of research. For a full list of my published work, please see my CV. My Google Scholar profile is available here.
Race and Ethnic Politics
Velez, Yamil R. and Benjamin J. Newman. Forthcoming. "Tuning In, Not Turning Out: Evaluating the Impact of Ethnic Television on Political Participation." American Journal of Political Science
Newman, Benjamin J. and Neil Malhotra. Forthcoming. "Economic Reasoning with a Racial Hue: Is the Immigration Consensus Purely Race Neutral?" Journal of Politics [ pdf ]
Reny, Tyler and Benjamin J. Newman. Forthcoming. "Protecting the Right to Discriminate: The Second Great Migration and Racial Threat in the American West." American Political Science Review [ pdf ]
Newman, Benjamin J., Sono Shah and Loren Collingwood. 2018. "Race, Place, and Building a Base: Latino Population Growth and the Nascent Trump Campaign for President." Public Opinion Quarterly 82(1): 122-134 [ pdf ]
Newman, Benjamin J. , Todd K. Hartman , Patrick L. Lown and Stanley Feldman. 2015. " Easing the Heavy Hand: Humanitarian Concern, Empathy, and Opinion on Immigration." British Journal of Political Science 45(3): 583-607 [ pdf ]
Johnston, Christopher D., Benjamin J. Newman and Yamil R. Velez. 2015. "Ethnic Change, Personality, and Polarization over Immigration in the American Public." Public Opinion Quarterly 79(3): 662-686 [ pdf ]
Hartman, Todd K., Benjamin J. Newman and Charles S. Bell. 2014. "Decoding Prejudice toward Hispanics: Group Cues and Public Reactions to Threatening Immigrant Behavior." Political Behavior 36(1): 143-163 [ pdf ]
Newman, Benjamin J. 2013. "Acculturating Contexts and Anglo Opposition to Immigration in the U.S." American Journal of Political Science 57(2): 374-390 [ pdf ]
Class and Inequality
Kane, John V. and Benjamin J. Newman. Forthcoming. "Organized Labor as the New Undeserving Rich? Mass Media, Class-Based Anti-Union Rhetoric and Public Support for Unions in the United States." British Journal of Political Science [ pdf ]
Newman, Benjamin J. and Thomas J. Hayes. Forthcoming. "Durable Democracy? Economic Inequality and Democratic Accountability in the New Gilded Age." Political Behavior [ pdf ]
Newman, Benjamin J. 2016. "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Local Gender-Based Earnings Inequality and Women's Belief in the American Dream." American Journal of Political Science 60(4): 1006-1025 [ pdf ]
Johnston, Christopher D. and Benjamin J. Newman. 2016. "Economic Inequality and U.S. Public Policy Mood Across Time and Space." American Politics Research 44(1): 164-191 [ pdf ]
Newman, Benjamin J., Christopher D. Johnston, and Patrick L. Lown. 2015. "False Consciousness or Class Awareness? Local Income Inequality, Personal Economic Position, and Belief in American Meritocracy." American Journal of Political Science 59(2): 326-340 [ pdf ]
** Response to Solt et al. **
(1) Newman, Benjamin J., Sono Shah and Erinn Lauterbach. Forthcoming. "Who Sees an Hourglass? Assessing Citizens' Perception of Local Economic Inequality." Research & Politics
(1) Newman, Benjamin J., Sono Shah and Erinn Lauterbach. Forthcoming. "Who Sees an Hourglass? Assessing Citizens' Perception of Local Economic Inequality." Research & Politics
Newman, Benjamin J. 2014. "My Poor Friend: Financial Distress in One's Social Network, the Perceived Power of the Rich, and Support for Redistribution." Journal of Politics 76(1): 126-138 [ pdf ]
Public Opinion and Political Behavior
Newman, Benjamin J. and Todd K. Hartman. Forthcoming. "Mass Public Shootings and Public Support for Gun Control." British Journal of Political Science [ pdf ]
** Response to Barney and Schaffner **
(1) Hartman, Todd K., and Benjamin J. Newman. Forthcoming. "Accounting for Pre-treatment Exposure in Panel Data: Re-estimating the Effect of Mass Public Shootings." British Journal of Political Science
(1) Hartman, Todd K., and Benjamin J. Newman. Forthcoming. "Accounting for Pre-treatment Exposure in Panel Data: Re-estimating the Effect of Mass Public Shootings." British Journal of Political Science
Newman, Benjamin J. and Brandon L. Bartels. 2011. "Politics at the Checkout Line: Explaining Political Consumerism in the U.S." Political Research Quarterly 64(4): 803-817 [ pdf ]