Martin Naunov

Just in time for #InternationalWomensDay tomorrow, my first paper is now out in the @apsrjournal ! In it, I delve into the nuanced effects of protester gender on public reactions to protests and repression shorturl.at/xKN04🧵

@jayckao @The_JOP Thanks so much, Jay!

@NotLipset @The_JOP Congrats, Martin!

Pleased to see this one out in @The_JOP -formatted version journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

@RobbWiller Thanks for sharing this, Robb! Fascinating overlap with our findings! We actually considered a follow-up testing whether telling people about the usefulness of perspective-taking boosts persuasiveness, but shelved it--really cool to see you essentially did that and that it works!

@NotLipset Very cool research! You might appreciate this paper. Our Study 4 has some common findings as your research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

Excited to share that my paper on citizen-to-citizen persuasion, co-authored with Carlos Rueda-Cañòn and Tim Ryan, was just accepted at the Journal of Politics. Link: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…🧵

We have a JOP article about how swifties ~randomly denied tickets to the eras tour due to website allocation errors changed their views on related policies journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…

@LiselHintz @PoliticsGender Very cool! Congrats!

So much going on, but I'm pleased to share my study of the vernacular politics of gender construction. As a former pastry chef, I gathered data from 600 hours of cooking shows to unpack what I term "conservative gender edutainment." Read @PoliticsGender cup.org/46pO43h

@Ross_Dahlke @The_JOP Thanks so much for the shout-out!!

Republicans penalize gay candidates while Democrats prefer them as long as the candidate looks and sounds "straight," showing the differential political biases between homosexuality and gender nonconformity, finds @NotLipset in @The_JOP doi.org/10.1086/736697

@PoliSciatNU @IsabellaBellez3 Congrats Isabella! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating College Fellow and Assistant Professor of Political Science Isabella Bellezza (@IsabellaBellez3) for receiving the Joukowsky Dissertation Prize in the Social Sciences from Brown University! 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉 graduateschool.brown.edu/news/2025-05-1…

Happy Pride! Let’s keep pushing for the kind of inclusion & egalitarianism that doesn’t demand we “cover” or tone down our (minoritized) identities & blend into the mainstream🌈

📄Read here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

It’s the 1st day of Pride Month🌈 & I'm proud to share my new JOP article. Using a survey experiment, I show: Republicans still penalize gay candidates. Democrats do not—but they do penalize even subtle gender nonconformity, demanding that gay candidates look & sound “straight"

@IsabelLaterzo Congrats Izzy!!

Very happy and grateful to learn that my dissertation was awarded the APSA Human Rights Section Best Dissertation Award. Great motivation to keep working on the book & another round of fieldwork in Brazil this summer

@chagai_weiss Congrats, Chagai!

I am joining the University of Toronto as an assistant professor & Bronfman Chair in Political Science, cross-appointed w the Center for Jewish Studies. I feel lucky to join a super vibrant academic community in such a cool city! Truly a dream come true (timing isn't bad either)!

Trying to change the minds of people with different political views can be frustrating—but it’s not pointless. A study by @NotLipset shows that by sharing personal stories and trying to understand other viewpoints, ordinary people can change opinions. spr.ly/6011F1NpS

@AlexanderSpangh @Ross_Dahlke @The_JOP But you’re absolutely right & we reflect on this in the discussion. Definitely more research is needed on how specific platform features—word limits, like visibility, content filtering—shape whether persuasion success or even attempt persuasion in the first place.

@AlexanderSpangh @Ross_Dahlke @The_JOP Algorithms may amplify this by making hostility more visible & rewarding. Public debates can also make ppl defensive—once someone takes a stance publicly, conceding gets harder. Plus even when attitudes shift, we may miss subtle changes.

The most successful person-to-person politically persuasive messages are those that bridge identity divides, use perspective taking, and incorporate personal narratives, finds @NotLipset et al. in @The_JOP journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

@JaeJaeykim2 Thanks so much, Jae!

@Victor_Asal Thank you thank you!

@NotLipset Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@svallabhaa Thanks so much, Shree!

@NotLipset Such top-notch Martin! Congrats! Excited to dig deeper.