What does this research mean for the field?

Antisemitism operates as a distinct form of categorical prejudice at the individual level that correlates with but does not reduce to generalized prejudice, and at the organizational level where it can be embedded in institutional rules independent of individual beliefs. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To define and test antisemitism across individual psychological mechanisms and organizational structures, separating it from generalized prejudice and political discourse.

September 8, 2026Open Access

Individual and Institutional Antisemitism

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DSDaniel SchwabeJožef Stefan Institute

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Historical reanalysis uncovers distinct psychological dimensions and organizational persistence of antisemitism across institutions, indicating prejudice operates independently of personal beliefs.

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To define and test antisemitism across individual psychological mechanisms and organizational structures, separating it from generalized prejudice and political discourse.
Reanalyzed independent American and Soviet historical survey data to evaluate the relationship between Jewish-specific prejudice and generalized prejudice.
Conducted archival analysis of admissions records and organizational bylaws from Harvard University, McGill University, American medical schools, and British and Australian golf clubs.
Historical survey reanalyses showed that Jewish-specific prejudice correlates with generalized prejudice while remaining multidimensional and distinct rather than collapsing into a single general factor.
Archival evidence revealed that numerical admissions caps and classification systems outlasted the tenures of their founders, proving prejudice can be sustained mechanically through institutional rules.

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Daniel Schwabe (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd77658e84d0ff5b4634c https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22431999

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Historical reanalysis uncovers distinct psychological dimensions and organizational persistence of antisemitism across institutions, indicating prejudice operates independently of personal beliefs.

Individual and Institutional Antisemitism

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Individual and Institutional Antisemitism

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