Einstein Research Unit "Coping with Affective Polarization"
Studying intellectual humility and other personality characteristics in the context of political polarization
In an intervention tournament, we investigated how to best enhance a person’s intellectual humility.
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Enhancing intellectual humility about political views?
Challenging.
4 out of 5 interventions did not conceptually replicate...
BUT: one did - providing information about the benefits of IH! 🤓
Details ⬇️
🤔But do citizens buy that story?
With @bcastanho.bsky.social & Hanna Lierse, we find: They don’t! Most people believe progressive taxes can deliver both — more equality and more growth. @jpublicpolicy.bsky.social #openaccess cup.org/3JVuvHm
🤔But do citizens buy that story?
With @bcastanho.bsky.social & Hanna Lierse, we find: They don’t! Most people believe progressive taxes can deliver both — more equality and more growth. @jpublicpolicy.bsky.social #openaccess cup.org/3JVuvHm
𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀!
doi.org/10.1111/pops
𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀!
doi.org/10.1111/pops
moralconsortium.psu.edu
moralconsortium.psu.edu
This Saturday, 3:45–4:45 PM → Room Milão
Chairing a symposium on #intellectual #humility in the #wild: #polarization, rural disputes, and #forecasting #societal #progress.
This Saturday, 3:45–4:45 PM → Room Milão
Chairing a symposium on #intellectual #humility in the #wild: #polarization, rural disputes, and #forecasting #societal #progress.
This Saturday, 3:45–4:45 PM → Room Milão
Chairing a symposium on #intellectual #humility in the #wild: #polarization, rural disputes, and #forecasting #societal #progress.
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
Bitte gerne eifrig weiterleiten: ab März 2026 (vorbehaltlich finaler BMFTR-Zusage) ist in unserem Team eine Stelle im Projekt von @zakfio.bsky.social zu vergeben. Näheres in der Ausschreibung:
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
Bitte gerne eifrig weiterleiten: ab März 2026 (vorbehaltlich finaler BMFTR-Zusage) ist in unserem Team eine Stelle im Projekt von @zakfio.bsky.social zu vergeben. Näheres in der Ausschreibung:
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
Köhler et al. (incl. @mariogollwitzer.bsky.social) developed the "Moral Perspectives & Foundations Scale" & found that perspective-specific moral foundations do a better job at predicting political outcomes than perspectives or MFTs alone.
Open Access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...
Köhler et al. (incl. @mariogollwitzer.bsky.social) developed the "Moral Perspectives & Foundations Scale" & found that perspective-specific moral foundations do a better job at predicting political outcomes than perspectives or MFTs alone.
Open Access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...
Enhancing intellectual humility about political views?
Challenging.
4 out of 5 interventions did not conceptually replicate...
BUT: one did - providing information about the benefits of IH! 🤓
Details ⬇️
In an intervention tournament, we investigated how to best enhance a person’s intellectual humility.
--> doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
I am delighted to have received the Gert Sommer Award for my dissertation on addressing problems of affective polarization.
I am delighted to have received the Gert Sommer Award for my dissertation on addressing problems of affective polarization.
📣 Let all the excellent democracy researchers out there know!
wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
#Polisky
@epsanet.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
📣 Let all the excellent democracy researchers out there know!
wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
#Polisky
@epsanet.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
Zwei #WissKomm Publikationen, an denen ich mitwirken durfte:
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der 🧠 & 👻 im Themenschwerpunkt zu Polarisierung von Christian Wolf.
Zwei #WissKomm Publikationen, an denen ich mitwirken durfte:
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der 🧠 & 👻 im Themenschwerpunkt zu Polarisierung von Christian Wolf.
Enhancing intellectual humility about political views?
Challenging.
4 out of 5 interventions did not conceptually replicate...
BUT: one did - providing information about the benefits of IH! 🤓
Details ⬇️
In an intervention tournament, we investigated how to best enhance a person’s intellectual humility.
--> doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Enhancing intellectual humility about political views?
Challenging.
4 out of 5 interventions did not conceptually replicate...
BUT: one did - providing information about the benefits of IH! 🤓
Details ⬇️
Zwei #WissKomm Publikationen, an denen ich mitwirken durfte:
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der 🧠 & 👻 im Themenschwerpunkt zu Polarisierung von Christian Wolf.
Zwei #WissKomm Publikationen, an denen ich mitwirken durfte:
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der 🧠 & 👻 im Themenschwerpunkt zu Polarisierung von Christian Wolf.
Enquiries: @jorislammers.bsky.social
Further info: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
#SocialPsyc #PoliPsyc #AcademicSky #PhDSky
Enquiries: @jorislammers.bsky.social
Further info: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
#SocialPsyc #PoliPsyc #AcademicSky #PhDSky
"Bridging the Gap Between Verbal Psychological Theories & Formal Statistical Modeling with Large Language Models"
(funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de)
📅Start: 01.10.2025 | ⏳4 years
🔗 Apply now: uni-marburg.de/jhbCen
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"Bridging the Gap Between Verbal Psychological Theories & Formal Statistical Modeling with Large Language Models"
(funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de)
📅Start: 01.10.2025 | ⏳4 years
🔗 Apply now: uni-marburg.de/jhbCen
🔄 Thanks for sharing!
Deadline: September 1, 2025.
Deadline: September 1, 2025.
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
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German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
War schon mal besser unterhalten.
Alles zum Neuantragsverfahren: www.wissenschaftsrat.de/DE/Aufgabenf...
War schon mal besser unterhalten.
October 17, 2025, at Eindhoven University of Technology
Keynotes: Dr. Duygu Uygun-Tunç and Dr. Lisa Spitzer
ECR's: Submit your talk before 31st of June!
paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-05-26-p...
October 17, 2025, at Eindhoven University of Technology
Keynotes: Dr. Duygu Uygun-Tunç and Dr. Lisa Spitzer
ECR's: Submit your talk before 31st of June!
paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-05-26-p...