New work on on Immigration attitudes, out in @irpp.org with @natashagoel.bsky.social We show dramatical increase in anti-immigration opinion in Canada over the past couple of years. Its very different than previous shifts like in 1990s...

In 2015, only 16% strongly agreed Canada had too much immigration. By 2024, that number doubled to 33%. This IRPP paper by @randybesco.bsky.social and @natashagoel.bsky.social reveals a striking reversal in Canadians’ views on immigration: centre.irpp.org/research-stu...

Can ChatGPT change your mind? I wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social about what we find + where AI persuasion research should go from here: How will trust in AI evolve? What can it really persuade us on? Will it reach resistant audiences?

Can ChatGPT change your mind? I wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social about what we find + where AI persuasion research should go from here: How will trust in AI evolve? What can it really persuade us on? Will it reach resistant audiences?

My first Foreign Policy essay is out - it examines the role of violence in Russia's military, which both creates docility in the face of meatgrinder tactics, and encourages increased violence towards fellow soldiers and Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/09/r...

Partisans often seem unwavering in their support for a politician/policy, even when faced with opposing evidence. But recent studies show that partisans can be persuaded. So how can both be true? My new @bjpols.bsky.social ky.social paper explores this Q: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

If you're at #MPSA2025 and interested in AI as a tool for persuasion, I will be presenting our paper comparing effects of AI and human source cues in reducing certainty in false beliefs on Saturday at 5:10pm (Political Knowledge, Palmer House 7th floor) Pre-print: osf.io/preprints/os...

🚨 New paper out w/ @ericmerkley.bsky.social in Political Behavior, "The Nature of Online Talk: Incivility of Opposing Views and Affective Polarization" Link to paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Short thread below:

🚨 New paper out w/ @ericmerkley.bsky.social in Political Behavior, "The Nature of Online Talk: Incivility of Opposing Views and Affective Polarization" Link to paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Short thread below: