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Some #APSA2024 panels discussed how 1:1 conversations between opponents may reduce partisan animosity. Today, @emily_kubin, @kurtjgray and I share a new pre-print testing just that, focusing on the role of self-disclosure. See summary below ⬇️ This paper was fun!

🎉 Very happy to share that our paper with Judit Ralbovszki got accepted at the Journal of Peace Research! There's much research how terrorism shapes majority attitudes, but what about the minorities who often become targets of backlash?

@benyoel_ @SNFAgora This is fantastic, Ben! @SNFAgora is such a great place with so many smart, inspiring, and kind people! So glad you’ll join them!

Now that the contract is officially signed, I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be a predoctoral follow at the @SNFAgora at Johns Hopkins! I’ll be working on all things nonviolent resistance and democratic backsliding and finishing my PhD by mid-2026. More soon!

AJPS announces a slightly revised policy for manuscript submissions. The page limit on supplemental materials has been increased to 25 pages, and we are also now permitting the submission of pre-registered analysis plans (PAPs). Read more: ajps.org/2025/06/11/upd…

Attention all political psychologists! Registration is now open for the 2025 APSA Political Psych Pre-Conference. Click the link below to register or to apply to present a poster! eventbrite.com/e/2025-politic…

Very excited that our paper *Rulers on the Road* has been cond. accepted at the AJPS x.com/AJPS_Editor. We analyze emperors' strategies of itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire 919-1519. Fun working with @c_muellercrepon @Clara_NW & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/Spm7z

@AndrejKokkonen @c_muellercrepon @Clara_NW Sounds awesome! Grattis!

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @ERC_Research project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni @InFER_Frankfurt German call: fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf English call: goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf Please share!

SNF Agora political scientist Dawn Teele receives Carnegie Fellowship to explore whether the gender gap drives political polarization in the United States. buff.ly/Qwul4SB

Just published in EJPR "Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation" with @JesLindqvist , Anders Sundell and Wouter Schakel. (1) ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

🚨 What happens when you take a bunch of human capital out of a local economy? Is brain drain a real thing & what are the consequences? In a new paper, we shed light on this in the context of highly developed economies: Sweden and Norway. @ALPWillen @KatrineLoken @PetterLundborg

📢New preprint!📢 How are we remembered after we're gone? In 38M obituaries (7 Billion words!) find that: Men & older people were memorialized with more words Women were memorialized for care/love. This asymmetry intensified with age! Read more: osf.io/preprints/psya…

Was die Bundesregierung in Sachen Türkei tun könnte und m.E. tun müsste. (Und was ich künftig nicht mehr tun werde). Ein Thread /2

@sampratt99 @UCLA @social_brains Awesome, congrats!!

I’m excited to share that I’ll be starting a PhD in Psychology at @UCLA this fall. I’ll be working in the Social Cognitive Neuroscience lab with @social_brains, studying consciousness and morality. I can’t wait for this next chapter!

New Paper! Ever wonder whether AI generated news can reduce perceptions of bias? We find news developed by AI may reduce media consumers hostile media perceptions. #h8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">frontiersin.org/journals/commu…

Believe in Ukraine. Stand with Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!

All the media is focusing on a “breakdown” that they’ve never seen in the oval office. Maybe reframe the way you report this - they have never seen a foreign leader stand up to outward aggression in the same way! That is what is extraordinary. That is what is historic.

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelensky!

Ucrania, España está contigo. Ukraine, Spain stands with you. Україно, Іспанія з тобою. 🇺🇦 🇪🇸

New preprint! When people have more resources, they allocate more to future generations—but not proportionally more. SES also predicts greater willingness to sacrifice for future welfare. Tackling inequality and poverty might be key for longterm concern: tinyurl.com/46kcst28