Ashley Blum

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Ashley Blum

@a_blum7

Post-doc @MITPoliSci & @MITSloan. Political Science PhD from @UCLA, Interests in propaganda, misinformation, and Russian politics

Cambridge, MA Katılım Aralık 2011

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Paul Goode (@jpaulgoode.bsky.social)@jpaulgoode·16 Şub

Navalny will be remembered as a martyr, but he left a significant imprint on Russian politics and our understanding of how autocracies work (and don't work). Here's a short sampling of how Navalny's been studied in academic research: 1/

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David G. Rand @dgrand.bsky.social@DG_Rand·15 Haz

🚨Out in PNAS!🚨 Political microtargeting has caused great concern (eg Cambridge Analytica) But does it actually WORK? To find out we quantified the persuasive advantage of political microtargeting for US issue advocacy The answer is complicated... 1/ pnas.org/eprint/AWU8WZ9…

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Ashley Blum@a_blum7·14 Haz

@maximananyev @irgarner Thanks @maximananyev for the shoutout!

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Dr. Ian Garner@irgarner·14 Haz

Who are some brilliant young scholars doing great work in politics, history, social sciences, and cultural history? Let's promote some good new thinkers!

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Christopher Esposito@esposito_ch·26 May

Thanks @rodriguez_pose for sharing my paper The Geography of Breakthrough Invention in the US over the 20th Century, now out in Research Policy! I’m delighted it’s now out!

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose@rodriguez_pose

Breakthrough #innovation in the #USA has changed over time as social, economic & technological conditions evolve. New breakthroughs will involve high knowledge intensity & powerful collaborative technologies. Great paper by @esposito_ch in Research Policy. doi.org/10.1016/j.resp…

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Ashley Blum@a_blum7·23 May

Americanist friends - do you have a good survey question for differentiating active Trump supporters and establishment Republicans? Or something capturing attitudes toward Trump's effect on the party?

Adam Berinsky@AdamBerinsky

Hey survey/polisci folks. Looking for questions to measure support for Trump v. other/mainstream Republicans. Any instrumentation that's been field tested?

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Adam Berinsky@AdamBerinsky·22 May

Hey survey/polisci folks. Looking for questions to measure support for Trump v. other/mainstream Republicans. Any instrumentation that's been field tested?

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School@Hertie_Security·2 May

📢 Join us for @Hertie_Security's colloquium this week, where @a_blum7 will discuss her research on Russian news media preferences and the role of state-controlled media. Thursday | 4 May | 2:00 pm (CEST) | Register now 👇 hertie-school.org/en/events/even…

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Ashley Blum@a_blum7·2 May

@WyerFrank Congrats Frank!

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Frank Wyer@WyerFrank·2 May

I am delighted to share that I will be joining the Naval Postgraduate School as a Beall Postdoctoral Fellow. I am overwhelmed by gratitude for the support I've received from my wonderful colleagues & mentors at UCLA over these past years, & in particular from my committee: (1/2)

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Ashley Blum@a_blum7·2 May

@JiyoungEKim Congrats! So exciting!

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Jiyoung Kim@JiyoungEKim·1 May

I'm thrilled to have been awarded this grant and feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity it provides!

SurveyCTO@SurveyCTO

“The findings of my research will have implications for policymakers as they develop strategies for climate change adaptation.” - @JiyoungEKim, a 2022 research grant recipient for her climate change and conflict research in #Nigeria. More here ➡️ ow.ly/PjUI50N3wpU

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Tim Frye@timothymfrye·1 Nis

Thanks to Carnegie Corp of NY the Harriman Institute at Columbia University is giving PhD students in the social sciences working on Russia up to $12,000 for their research. Deadline is April 21. Details below. Spread the word. harriman.columbia.edu/call-for-propo…

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Daniel Treisman@dstreisman·18 Şub

Russian journalists are an impressive bunch--hard to shut them up. Great piece by Roman B. journalofdemocracy.org/putins-other-f…

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𝕎𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕀𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖@womenindisinfo·10 Şub

BIG shoutout for this important new report just published @BrookingsInst! Follow @vwirtschafter who’s behind this great research on #misinformation #podcasting

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Ashley Blum@a_blum7·9 Şub

Important new work from Valerie on an understudied source of misinformation

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Katie Clayton@katie_clayton14·31 Oca

Super excited to share this paper which is over 4 (!) years in the making. A can't-miss if you use conjoint!

Gary King@kinggary

New Paper: We show that about half of conjoint survey datasets is measurement error, which can bias estimates in any direction by any amount. We also provide an easy way to correct the bias: GaryKing.org/conjointE w/@katie_clayton14 @YusakuHoriuchi @aaronrkaufman & @MayyaKomis

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Russia Watcher@russia_watcher·31 Oca

📊 How often do our respondents consume news content from Meduza? In Aug & Sep 2022, we asked respondents how often they get political info from various sources. While ~76% said they rarely or never read Meduza content, ~16% said they read Meduza at least several X per month. 1/

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Ashley Blum@a_blum7·30 Oca

@AnaLuisaOaxaca @UTAustin @TheLBJSchool Congrats Ana!!! So excited for you!

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Ana Luisa Oaxaca Carrasco@AnaLuisaOaxaca·30 Oca

This little part… is called happiness! Delighted to announce that this Summer I will be joining @UTAustin as a UT Provost's Early Career Postdoctoral Fellow in @TheLBJSchool! While there, I will be expanding my research on immigrant representation in U.S. Municipalities.

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Philipp Lutscher@philutsc·25 Oca

To what degree are news websites in autocracies resilient to online censorship? I explore this question in Egypt. A short 🧵 on this study that is now #FirstView and #OpenAccess in the British Journal of Political Science #article" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Anne Meng@annemeng_·18 Oca

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT!! @anthlittle and I are excited to share our new working paper “Subjective and Objective Measurement of Democratic Backsliding.” 🔥Our hot take🔥: Contrary to the current narrative, we DON’T find evidence that we are in a period of global democratic decline 🧵1/