Past Events

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157 results

Sanaz Talaifar - CGIS South S050
October 9, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
In Person
We will be in CGIS South, S050. Abstract: Democracy is under threat in the U.S. and around the world. In this talk, I will discuss three key threats to democracy in the digital age: polarization (Study 1), authoritarianism (Study 2), and censorship (Study...

Sean Westwood - CGIS South S050
September 25, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
In Person
We will be in CGIS South, S050. Title: Electoral reforms offer no detectable benefits Abstract: Reformers increasingly suggest revisions to electoral rules as a response to polarization, distrust, and dissatisfaction with American political institutions...

Samantha Moore-Berg - CGIS South S354
April 17, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
In Person
We will be in CGIS South, S354. Title: Meta-Perceptions Drive Us Apart, But Correcting Them Can Bring Us Together Abstract: Intergroup conflict is a defining challenge of our time, affecting societies across every region of the world. To build more...

Adam Lerner - CGIS South S050
March 6, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
In Person
We will be in CGIS South, S050. Title: Locating agency in normative change: Bohuslav Ečer, the UNWCC, and individual criminal responsibility for aggression Abstract: Existing accounts of normative change in international politics place undue focus on...

Diana Mutz - CGIS South S354
February 20, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
In Person
Note: We will be in CGIS South S354, not our usual room. Title: Affective Polarization and the Implosion of the Public Sphere Abstract: In this presentation I will discuss findings from a book in progress on how the extent of exposure to cross-cutting...

Audrey Feldman and Todd Rogers - CGIS Knafel K450
February 6, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
In Person
Note: We will be in CGIS Knafel K450, not our usual room. Title: The depolarizing promise of shared sports fandom Abstract: Shared sports fandom is one of the most powerful ways to depolarize counter-partisans. Across nine pre-registered studies, we find...

Maureen Craig - CGIS South S354
November 21, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
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CGIS South S354
In Person
Note: We will be in CGIS South S354, not our usual room. Title: Dimensions of U.S. Inequality & Implications for Social Change Abstract: The present research investigates underlying dimensions of how Americans think about social inequality and hierarchy...

Costas Panagopoulos - Dehumanization, Intergroup Bias, and Political Identity

October 31, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS S050
In Person
Abstract: While research has shed valuable light on white Americans’ blatant dehumanization of black Americans and other marginalized groups, less explored are the dehumanization attitudes held by nonwhite Americans. This gap leaves unclear how...

Kim Sønderskov
October 24, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South S050
In Person
Title: Compensatory Experience-based Discrimination: Behavioral Evidence from Danish School Registries Abstract: Are school teachers biased when grading students from certain groups? And if so, what is the direction of bias, and how can variation across...

Erez Yoeli - Categorical Norms
October 3, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South S050 Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room
In Person
Why are norms unduly sensitive to categorical distinctions compared to continuous variation? For instance, the norm against the use of chemical weapons considers the type of weapon used, not how much suffering was caused; human rights are conditioned on...