“The Problem Comes from the Top”: A Conversation with Yphtach Lelkes …Maddow and things become pretty left or right wing. Talk to me about the role that you think social media plays in all of this. You’ve written that access to…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …Their Intimate Partners in Uganda. Yaniv Voller (Political Science, University of Kent), Pro-Government Militias as Social and Political Actors and Their Impact on Governance and Security Orders. Karin Wachter (Social…
“This Isn’t Just a Normal Political Fight”: A Conversation with Lilliana Mason …be able to fix all that. How much do you blame social media for our current political environment? I think social media has some responsibility, for sure. Particularly algorithmic social…
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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …University), Troubled Peace: Explaining Political Violence in Post-Conflict Environments Mallorie Hatch (Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University), The Social Cost of War: Investigating the Relationship Between Intergroup and…
‘We Want You To Be A Proud Boy’: How Social Media Facilitates Political Intimidation and Violence The HFG-funded report details how social media use contributes to political strife and outlines the steps social media companies like Facebook, TikTok, and Telegram can take to reduce their contribution…
Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention In Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention, criminal justice journalist Mark Obbie summarizes key findings from leading research on mass shootings. This synthesis presents 15 policy recommendations that if implemented could…
“We’re in the Danger Zone”: A Conversation with Caroline Mehl …role of social media. There’s this toxic feedback cycle where social media elevates the most extreme and the most outrageous voices. What I was describing really applies to partisans. The…
“Ordinary People Are Really Not All That Extreme”: A Conversation with Matthew Levendusky …people got smartphones and started to be on social media all day long. Does social media contribute to the problem? Sure. That said, there are a lot of studies on…
‘We Want You To Be A Proud Boy’: How Social Media Facilitates Political Intimidation and Violence Amid a volatile election season, the report ‘We Want You To Be A Proud Boy’: How Social Media Facilitates Political Intimidation and Violence outlines the steps social media companies like…
