Alia Braley

Visiting Scholar @SNFAgoraJHU | PhD candidate @UCBerkeley | Studying autocratization, strategies for democratic resilience, and civil resistance movements.

[Alia Braley @AliaBraley]

Our work in Ohio getting a little attention already! "Americans are divided. Can getting to know each other better help?" https://t.co/EG18iNoXG5 via @signalcleveland

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Excited to be part of this conversation next week. Click here to register for free! https://t.co/SfqlWrZpuw

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Continuing our work with strengthening democracy - how GenAI can promote civil discourse with a framework for opportunities & risks w/ platform integration.

Proud to collaborate with @alex_pentland, Lily Tsai, @JoseRamonEG, Lula Chen, and @AnkaReuel

https://t.co/s7eoGGE2Mp

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@baritone @StartsWithUs The suggestion in the paper is to take seriously that their behavior is due to the belief that Dems are undermining democracy. Showing that lowering that fear leads to, for instance, more voting for democratic candidates in hypothetical primaries. Working on a field version now.

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@baritone @StartsWithUs The most up to date is the NHB version: https://t.co/QLaCx0GbFJ

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@baritone @StartsWithUs I suggest reading the full paper for our theory about how Republican leadership is following the autocratic playbook. What we find is that Republican citizens are typically more committed to democracy than the people they are voting for and we provide new evidence as to why.

[Robb Willer @RobbWiller]

As we bid adieu to these terrific outgoing scholars, we're thrilled to welcome a new folks this Fall: @AliaBraley, @blakey_will, @Izzy_Gainsburg, @JonasP_Schoene, as well as new undergrad RAs: Sebastian Kane, Ben Kinder, Lavanya Sundar & Tiffany Saade.

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"You can increase people’s willingness to adhere to democratic norms by lowering their fear of the other side."
- @AliaBraley

So much of our extreme division comes down to faulty perceptions we have of each other.

Learn more about this research: https://t.co/jo9IThLIuL

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Another @aletheia_tweets paper by @AliaBraley, @GabeLenz et al. on "The Subversion Dilemma" was a huge success: https://t.co/7L3FoggQOU 4/n

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Avoiding a "death spiral for democracy": Research from @AliaBraley, @GabeLenz, @_dval_, @hosinux, + @alex_pentland suggests that showing people their political opponents value democratic norms can reduce partisan fear + willingness to subvert those norms. https://t.co/XOTBMuchnd

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https://t.co/WKavs9VCFX
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Our research on democratic misperceptions in @nytimes, @washingtonpost, and @PBS. Links in thread. Let's have more creative discussion about how to put the findings into practice. @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland @RobbWiller @Edsall
https://t.co/GIKkDTYHiU

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@ProfCRobertson Thanks for this point - big changes in the SC since we started this study. I believe there is a place for civil disobedience. And an independent judiciary is widely seen as important for democracy. The results stand without this q and we are likely removing it in the next study.

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@GlennonDoyle @TiffSau @andreagibson Oh my gosh I’m glad I’m not the only one eagerly awaiting this conversation ♥️💙💜🧡💛💚

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Take a look at our blog post for the @NaturePortfolio "Behind the Paper" series that also links to our new article in @NatureHumBehav on potential ways to strengthen democracy amid toxic polarization. @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland

https://t.co/9W6dTeOTJ5

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@EdLempinen @alex_pentland @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux

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Thankful to @EdLempinen for such a great article about our research published in Nature Human Behaviour today!

Berkeley political scientists chart a promising course to ease toxic polarization https://t.co/J3Zk73pbl8

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New work from @AliaBraley et al. finds that U.S. voters’ misperceptions about opposing partisans’ commitment to democracy may unintentionally contribute to democratic backsliding. @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland

https://t.co/GncpZXusKZ