When we ask for something big—time, effort, money—do we hedge against rejection or assume success? With @gio-rossi.bsky.social & Tanya Stivers, we find that people are incurably optimistic, even though big requests often meet resistance. Published open access in @socquarterly.bsky.social. #EMCA

I’m really excited to share that the first article from my dissertation has been published in Social Currents! Using the Southern Baptist “conservative resurgence” as a case study, I argue that how movements select representatives significantly impacts their ability to secure concessions. (1/6)

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