On Jan 20, 2025, Trump declared in his second inaugural address: “I will … immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.” How does this square with how populists actually treat free speech? A thread 👇 (1/)

📢 Teaching at #ECPR in Thessaloniki this summer! 📅 Tues 26 August 2025 🎓 1-day intensive workshop on Conjoint Experiments We'll cover the basics and more advanced topics in design, analysis & interpretation. Still a few days left to apply! ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecpr.bsky.social

Introduction to Conjoint Experiments Workshop

European Consortium for Political Research

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🧵 Populists love free speech — until they don’t. New(ish) research: “Freedom for All? Populism and the Instrumental Support of Freedom of Speech” What happens when democratic ideals clash with populists' political interests? A thread👇 (1/)

Excited to share that my first single-authored article is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social! In light of the current backlash to climate policy, I explore the (rural) geography of support for climate policies in Europe. 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A green divide? Climate policy support and its rural geography in Europe

Opposition to the green transition is often attributed to the direct costs of climate policies, with particularly vulnerable individuals perceived as more resistant. While recent studies suggest ru...

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Great work by some of my colleges on persuasion and durability of treatment effects!

Eric Scheuch@ericscheuch.bsky.social · last yr.

📝 What affects the durability of persuasion? In our new working paper, through a five wave panel study over ten weeks, we evaluate the impact of two factors: how many times individuals are treated (dosage) and the interval between treatments (timing). 1/x