Alia Braley

Our work in Ohio getting a little attention already! "Americans are divided. Can getting to know each other better help?" signalcleveland.org/americans-are-… via @signalcleveland

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Continuing our work with strengthening democracy - how GenAI can promote civil discourse with a framework for opportunities & risks w/ platform integration. Proud to collaborate with @alex_pentland, Lily Tsai, @JoseRamonEG, Lula Chen, and @AnkaReuel mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/mn45hexw/r…

@baritone @StartsWithUs The suggestion in the paper is to take seriously that their behavior is due to the belief that Dems are undermining democracy. Showing that lowering that fear leads to, for instance, more voting for democratic candidates in hypothetical primaries. Working on a field version now.

@AliaBraley @StartsWithUs Fair enough. But my question to you would still have to be, does it really matter if they are theoretically "more committed to democracy" if they keep voting as a herd to elect more fascists who are bent on destroying that democracy? What matters is their actual voting behavior.

"You can increase people’s willingness to adhere to democratic norms by lowering their fear of the other side." - @AliaBraley So much of our extreme division comes down to faulty perceptions we have of each other. Learn more about this research: news.berkeley.edu/2023/05/22/ber…

@baritone @StartsWithUs The most up to date is the NHB version: nature.com/articles/s4156…

@baritone @StartsWithUs I suggest reading the full paper for our theory about how Republican leadership is following the autocratic playbook. What we find is that Republican citizens are typically more committed to democracy than the people they are voting for and we provide new evidence as to why.

As we bid adieu to these terrific outgoing scholars, we're thrilled to welcome a new folks this Fall: @AliaBraley, @blakey_will, @Izzy_Gainsburg, @JonasP_Schoene, as well as new undergrad RAs: Sebastian Kane, Ben Kinder, Lavanya Sundar & Tiffany Saade.

Another @aletheia_tweets paper by @AliaBraley, @GabeLenz et al. on "The Subversion Dilemma" was a huge success: aletheia-platform.netlify.app/publication/br… 4/n

Avoiding a "death spiral for democracy": Research from @AliaBraley, @GabeLenz, @_dval_, @hosinux, + @alex_pentland suggests that showing people their political opponents value democratic norms can reduce partisan fear + willingness to subvert those norms. news.mit.edu/2023/facing-de…

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Our research on democratic misperceptions in @nytimes, @washingtonpost, and @PBS. Links in thread. Let's have more creative discussion about how to put the findings into practice. @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland @RobbWiller @Edsall pbs.org/newshour/show/…

@ProfCRobertson Thanks for this point - big changes in the SC since we started this study. I believe there is a place for civil disobedience. And an independent judiciary is widely seen as important for democracy. The results stand without this q and we are likely removing it in the next study.

Impt study by @AliaBraley uses "ignoring controversial court rulings" as an instance of the larger phenomenon of "democratic backsliding." But the SupCt is anti-democratic by design, and recent appointments & rulings especially so. Don't follow blindly. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

@GlennonDoyle @TiffSau @andreagibson Oh my gosh I’m glad I’m not the only one eagerly awaiting this conversation ♥️💙💜🧡💛💚

@TiffSau @andreagibson stay closely tuned, friend.

hi happy sunday who should i invite to be on the pod? anybody you're curious about?

Take a look at our blog post for the @NaturePortfolio "Behind the Paper" series that also links to our new article in @NatureHumBehav on potential ways to strengthen democracy amid toxic polarization. @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland socialsciences.nature.com/posts/why-vote…

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Thankful to @EdLempinen for such a great article about our research published in Nature Human Behaviour today! Berkeley political scientists chart a promising course to ease toxic polarization news.berkeley.edu/2023/05/22/ber…

New work from @AliaBraley et al. finds that U.S. voters’ misperceptions about opposing partisans’ commitment to democracy may unintentionally contribute to democratic backsliding. @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland nature.com/articles/s4156…