New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social)
Do opinion polls shape election results?
Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Werner Krause
Nieuwe blog: Hoe wispelturig is de Nederlandse kiezer? https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=19191
This is the stuff of dictatorships.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...
I made a small visualisation of the birthplace and nation represented of players at the World Cup. Stunning 96(!) players born in France. You can play with it here:
claude.ai/public/artif...
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đź“ťWhy do Americans avoid cross-partisan dating?
New paper w/ Shannon Taflinger in ESR
We test 3 mechanisms:
•perceived similarity in values & lifestyle
•character judgments
•fear of social disapproval
➡️All matter, similarity leads
And: Dem women penalize out-partisans most
doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
