Clarifying Antisemitism through Experiments: Exploring Blame, Responsibility, and Hate Crime

Investigating prejudice is inherently challenging for researchers. Explaining variation in antisemitism has proven particularly problematic for scholars and practitioners alike. Fortunately, new scholarship utilizing experimental methods promises to offset long-standing hurdles that have prevented a robust antisemitism research program. This talk will examine how novel survey experiments are helping to elucidate the consequences of antisemitic attitudes and beliefs as well as the real-world mechanisms through which they operate.