Florian Stoeckel
@florianstoeckel.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the University of Exeter, UK Public Opinion | Misinformation | AI & Politics | Psychology http://www.florianstoeckel.eu
What does Hungary’s election look like via party supporters? Supporters of Fidesz are satisfied with how democracy works. Supporters of TISZA are dissatisfied. Fidesz supporters are more likely to accept limits on civil liberties. The divide is also stark on social issues. YouGov; N=2,015, 2025
Could AI change the way we think about decisions made by humans? @florianstoeckel.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk presents new research showing that when citizens are prompted to think about AI, they become more aware of the limitations of human decision-makers @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
In the age of AI, citizens may become more critical of human decision-makers
New research shows that when citizens are prompted to think about AI, they become more aware of the limitations of human decision-makers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
The paper @florianstoeckel.bsky.social and I wrote showing that Brexit prejudice is a) alive and well and b) manifests in a variety of ways now has a volume and issue number! Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The limits of Brexit prejudice
Since the Brexit referendum, two novel political identities, Leaver and Remainer, have gained political salience in the United Kingdom. Some work contends that Leavers and Remainers display great ani....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The UK may have left the EU, but the two sides of the #Brexit debate are still PO'd. Phillips & Stoeckel explore the lingering animus Remainers & Leavers have toward each other & how those feelings manifest in political bias. Read their open-access article for their findings doi.org/10.1111/pops...
Der Verweis auf breite gesellschaftliche Unterstützung für den Klimaschutz ist kein Allheilmittel, das viel verändert, sagt Politikwissenschaftler Florian Stöckel. Dazu brauche es z.B. konkrete Strategien, die die Menschen mit ihren Sorgen da abholen, wo sie stehen. klimareporter.de/gesellschaft...
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Der Verweis auf breite Unterstützung für den Klimaschutz ist kein Allheilmittel, das gesellschaftlich viel verändert, sagt Politikwissenschaftler Florian Stöckel. Dazu brauche es zum Beispiel konkrete...
klimareporter.de
Really excited that our book just came out! The Power of the Crowd: How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information Open access for the next 2 weeks!
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 10mo agoNEW - 'The Power of the Crowd: How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information' This Cambridge Element by F. Stöckel, S. Stöckli, B.A. Lyons, H. Kroker & @jasonreifler.bsky.social is free to read for 2 weeks. cup.org/4344Tyl #cambridgeelements #politics #Polisky
Out now at @poqjournal.bsky.social! Do election forecasts set realistic election expectations? doi.org/10.1093/poq/... 🧵 (w/ @mbarnfield.bsky.social, @florianstoeckel.bsky.social, @benlyons.bsky.social, @vittoriomerola.bsky.social, @jasonreifler.bsky.social and other awesome BlueSky-less colleagues)
The Effects of Forecasts on the Accuracy and Precision of Expectations
Abstract. Quantitative forecasts have become increasingly prominent as tools for aiding public understanding of sociopolitical trends. But how much, and wh
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Out now and open access at @ispp-pops.bsky.social (with @florianstoeckel.bsky.social)! How deep does animosity between Leavers and Remainers go, and years out from the Brexit referendum, does it remain? 🧵 doi.org/10.1111/pops...
The limits of Brexit prejudice
Since the Brexit referendum, two novel political identities, Leaver and Remainer, have gained political salience in the United Kingdom. Some work contends that Leavers and Remainers display great ani...
doi.org
Can social media users help others spot misinformation by posting comments that flag false content? Yes, but there is a downside www.nature.com/articles/s44... UK, DE, IT; N > 6,600 With Sabrina Stöckli, Besir Ceka, Chiara Ricchi, @benlyons.bsky.social & @jasonreifler.bsky.social y.social
New article out in Communications Psychology, with team led by @florianstoeckel.bsky.social & Sabrina Stöckli www.nature.com/articles/s44... My takeaway would be that in low-motivation settings, presence of a refutation matters more than its strength, accuracy, etc.
Wo steht das Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht politisch? Und kann generative AI uns bei einer Einordnung helfen? BSW: Einordnung auf Basis des BSW-Gründungsmanifests. Andere Parteien: unklar auf welcher Basis ChatGPT einordnet, insbses. im Vgl. zu üblichen Verfahren (Expertsurvey, Manifesto-Kodierung).
1/n Let's urgently talk (more) about gender biases and AI! "Give me a photo that shows how "ai meets politics"" gets me the photos below (DALL-E).
What are the theoretical underpinnings of refutational interventions? Our 🚨new paper🚨 examines: - prebunking - debunking - narrative counters Part of The Psychology of #Misinfo special issue ed. by @lkfazio.bsky.social & @gordpennycook.bsky.social. commsky authors.elsevier.com/a/1iFp3,rU%7...
