📢 New publication in Political Behavior With @acavari.bsky.social and @Liot_Shvarts 📢 Polarization and Partisan Bias in Citizens' Evaluations of Public Services t.co/kJSR0VDzCq @polbehavior.bsky.social

Just out in International Journal of Public Opinion Research. With @OmerYair1 and @AsifEfrat, we show that conspiracy thinking predicts mistrust in elections; well beyond losing or winning elections. doi.org/10.1093/ijpo...

Just out with BJPIR. International rankings give states grades for their performance. Using a survey experiment in Israel, we show that citizens take note of high rankings given to their country, but dismiss poor rankings. People wish to think well of their country! doi.org/10.1177/1369...

Public support for democracy is crucial to prevent backsliding. But existing survey questions focusing on “democracy” may not measure the concept well, as the term “democracy” varies in meaning and may prompt social desirability. polisky 1/3