@AliaBraley

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

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1/ Around the world, people are organizing and resisting in their struggles for democracy, justice, and human rights. What many movements lack isn't courage—it's access to knowledge and tools that can help them to be more effective.
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Our work in Ohio getting a little attention already! "Americans are divided. Can getting to know each other better help?" signalcleveland.org/american… via @signalcleveland

Americans are divided. Can getting to know each other better help?

The Ohio Democracy Project is asking everyone to take a survey to help address accelerating political polarization.

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@RobbWiller5 Jun 2024
🚨🚨Call for Submissions🚨🚨 For the “Structural Democratic Reforms Project” we are gathering ideas from a diverse range of academics, practitioners, and concerned citizens. Submit your ideas for reforms to improve our political system NOW! democratic-reforms.org/submi… 1/
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Excited to be part of this conversation next week. Click here to register for free! commonwealthclub.my.salesfor…
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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 mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/mn4…

Generative AI for Pro-Democracy Platforms · From Novel Chemicals to Opera

Online discourse faces challenges in facilitating substantive and productive political conversations. Recent technologies have explored the potential of generative AI to promote civil discourse,...

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@RobbWiller13 Jul 2023
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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@BuildersMvt22 May 2023
"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: news.berkeley.edu/2023/05/22…

Berkeley political scientists chart a promising course to ease toxic polarization - Berkeley News

Republicans favor democracy, but they believe that Democrats don't. Democrats favor it, too, but believe Republicans don't. A simple trust-building exercise bodes well for U.S. democracy.

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Another @aletheia_tweets paper by @AliaBraley, @GabeLenz et al. on "The Subversion Dilemma" was a huge success: aletheia-platform.netlify.ap… 4/n

The Subversion Dilemma: Why Voters Who Cherish Democracy Participate in Democratic Backsliding |...

Around the world, citizens are voting away the democracies they claim to cherish. Why are they voting against their own values? In this article, we provide evidence that this behavior is driven in...

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@medialab6 Jun 2023
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. news.mit.edu/2023/facing-dem…

Facing up to democratic distrust

False assumptions about election malfeasance could create a “death spiral” for democracy — but also provide some hope for bipartisan repair, according to a new study.

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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 pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-…

What’s driving America's partisan divide and what might be done to reverse it

Over the past few years, this country has seen a dramatic rise in partisan animosity with dangerous implications for the health of our democracy. Judy Woodruff profiles some of the work being done to...

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Opinion | The Politics of Delusion Have Taken Hold (Published 2023)

The irrational element of partisan hostility has seemingly created a political culture resistant to correction or reform.

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Opinion | The greatest threat to democracy isn’t what Republicans or Democrats think

A revealing study finds that the familiar warnings about threats to democracy are misguided.

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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 socialsciences.nature.com/po…
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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 news.berkeley.edu/2023/05/22…

Berkeley political scientists chart a promising course to ease toxic polarization - Berkeley News

Republicans favor democracy, but they believe that Democrats don't. Democrats favor it, too, but believe Republicans don't. A simple trust-building exercise bodes well for U.S. democracy.

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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 nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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Jan Voelkel@jgvoelkel26 Feb 2023
#SPSP2023 was a great chance to learn more about the impressive research programs underlying some of the best performing interventions in the Strengthening Democracy Challenge! You can watch the symposium @ shorturl.at/fpqy2 or read the papers in the 🧵thread🧵below
Jan Voelkel@jgvoelkel25 Feb 2023
🚨🚨🚨What are the most effective interventions to reduce partisan animosity & anti-democratic attitudes in the US? At our #SPSP2023 symposium today at 11am (Hyatt: Centennial 4) feat Nick Stagnaro, @RobbWiller @JuliaMinson @AliaBraley @smooreberg @MikeyPasek, you can find out!
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Jan Voelkel@jgvoelkel25 Feb 2023
🚨🚨🚨What are the most effective interventions to reduce partisan animosity & anti-democratic attitudes in the US? At our #SPSP2023 symposium today at 11am (Hyatt: Centennial 4) feat Nick Stagnaro, @RobbWiller @JuliaMinson @AliaBraley @smooreberg @MikeyPasek, you can find out!
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I am speaking at SPSP 2023 Annual Convention. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! #SPSP2023
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Thought-provoking @nytimes column on polarization & anti-democratic attitudes in the US. Thanks to @Edsall for the mention of our work (look for the "Braley intervention" 🤣) @GabeLenz @_dval_ @hosinux @alex_pentland nytimes.com/2023/02/08/opini…

Opinion | Meet the People Working on Getting Us to Hate One Another Less (Published 2023)

As the threat to democratic norms and procedures mounts, there has been an explosion of research aimed at lowering the political temperature.

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