Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam
@ahrabhikat.bsky.social
she/ her | Researcher at Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) @cais-research.bsky.social | PhD candidate at @compcommlab.bsky.social at U of Vienna | 🔎 marginalization, bias, racism and polarization in media and CSS methods.
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Thinking about using #CSS methods to study #racism, #stereotypes or #hate speech in text? 📐
👉 Check out my first dissertation paper co-authored by @fabiennelind.bsky.social and @hajoboo.bsky.social just published in Annals of the ICA! @icahdq.bsky.social 🥳
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/annc...
👉 Check out my first dissertation paper co-authored by @fabiennelind.bsky.social and @hajoboo.bsky.social just published in Annals of the ICA! @icahdq.bsky.social 🥳
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/annc...
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New publication in Review of International Studies!
Jelena Cupać and I examine how feminist and conservative NGOs differ in their legitimacy beliefs about the UN, and how perceptions shape their engagement amid growing ideological polarization.
Open-access article here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Jelena Cupać and I examine how feminist and conservative NGOs differ in their legitimacy beliefs about the UN, and how perceptions shape their engagement amid growing ideological polarization.
Open-access article here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
A house divided: Feminist and conservative NGOs’ legitimacy beliefs about the United Nations | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
A house divided: Feminist and conservative NGOs’ legitimacy beliefs about the United Nations
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New publication in Review of International Studies!
Jelena Cupać and I examine how feminist and conservative NGOs differ in their legitimacy beliefs about the UN, and how perceptions shape their engagement amid growing ideological polarization.
Open-access article here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Jelena Cupać and I examine how feminist and conservative NGOs differ in their legitimacy beliefs about the UN, and how perceptions shape their engagement amid growing ideological polarization.
Open-access article here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
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We have a paper tracing US Members of Congress' engagement with far-right and questionable sources on Twitter. This correlates with how extreme they are.
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We have a paper tracing US Members of Congress' engagement with far-right and questionable sources on Twitter. This correlates with how extreme they are.
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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My lab is looking for a Senior Scientist (= PostDoc with option of permanency)!
We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓.
See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...
We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓.
See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...
Universität Graz
jobs.uni-graz.at
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
My lab is looking for a Senior Scientist (= PostDoc with option of permanency)!
We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓.
See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...
We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓.
See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...
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Man sieht anschaulich, wie sich Merz’ Dogwhistle in Realität übersetzt – wenn die Polizei mehr Befugnisse fordert, um gegen nicht-weiße Menschen vorzugehen.
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Man sieht anschaulich, wie sich Merz’ Dogwhistle in Realität übersetzt – wenn die Polizei mehr Befugnisse fordert, um gegen nicht-weiße Menschen vorzugehen.
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#DataMethods #OpenScience
#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.
methodshub.gesis.org/
#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.
methodshub.gesis.org/
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#DataMethods #OpenScience
#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.
methodshub.gesis.org/
#GESISMethodsHub: An open portal for computational social science research—find tools, tutorials, and code, directly usable in your browser. Methods Hub makes it easy to learn, apply, and reproduce computational methods in the Social Sciences.
methodshub.gesis.org/
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Als nicht-weiße Person in Deutschland sind die rassistischen „Stadtbild“ Ausführungen des Bundeskanzlers unerträglich. Schlimmer ist aber, gelernt zu haben, dass SPD und Grüne nicht für meine Rechte einstehen werden. Minderheitenrechte sind verhandelbar geworden. Angeblich elitär und „linksgrün“
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Als nicht-weiße Person in Deutschland sind die rassistischen „Stadtbild“ Ausführungen des Bundeskanzlers unerträglich. Schlimmer ist aber, gelernt zu haben, dass SPD und Grüne nicht für meine Rechte einstehen werden. Minderheitenrechte sind verhandelbar geworden. Angeblich elitär und „linksgrün“
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2/2 And I am excited to announce that we are hiring a PostDoc and a PhD student to work with us on these topics.
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Digitalization and Opening up Science
www.weizenbaum-institut.de
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
2/2 And I am excited to announce that we are hiring a PostDoc and a PhD student to work with us on these topics.
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
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⌛ Reminder: Submit your contribution to the Special Issue "Inclusive by Design? Participatory Governance and the Future of Digital Public Spaces" by October 15.
ℹ️ policyreview.info/events/call-...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
ℹ️ policyreview.info/events/call-...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
October 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
⌛ Reminder: Submit your contribution to the Special Issue "Inclusive by Design? Participatory Governance and the Future of Digital Public Spaces" by October 15.
ℹ️ policyreview.info/events/call-...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
ℹ️ policyreview.info/events/call-...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
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Today I discussed academic freedom (and the role of research infrastructure). Thanks to the team at @cais-research.bsky.social for hosting this event!
This morning, at our panel “Academic Freedom: Foundations for the Future,” Ina Brandes, Manfred Bayer, Katrin Weller & Tim A. Majchrzak, moderated by Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam, discussed threats and opportunities for academic freedom. #CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Day2
@ahrabhikat.bsky.social
@ahrabhikat.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today I discussed academic freedom (and the role of research infrastructure). Thanks to the team at @cais-research.bsky.social for hosting this event!
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There is one week left to apply to join us at Rutgers! We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Sociology as part of a cluster of new hires in data science and AI.
Applications are due next Wednesday, 10/15.
Applications are due next Wednesday, 10/15.
Assistant Professor in Computational Sociology
The Department of Sociology at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level specializing in Computational Sociology. The search i...
jobs.rutgers.edu
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
There is one week left to apply to join us at Rutgers! We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Sociology as part of a cluster of new hires in data science and AI.
Applications are due next Wednesday, 10/15.
Applications are due next Wednesday, 10/15.
What are threats to academic freedom, and what can we do to strengthen it?
We will explore these questions with Ina Brandes (NRW), @kwelle.bsky.social (GESIS), Manfred Bayer (TU Dortmund), and Tim Majchrzak (CAIS) at the panel that I am hosting this Friday 🙌
We will explore these questions with Ina Brandes (NRW), @kwelle.bsky.social (GESIS), Manfred Bayer (TU Dortmund), and Tim Majchrzak (CAIS) at the panel that I am hosting this Friday 🙌
It’s almost time! This Thursday, our conference “Creating Spaces for Digital Futures” starts at the Makerspace of Ruhr University Bochum.
📺 Join the livestream of our panel "Academic Freedom: Foundations for the Future" on Friday, 9:30 AM: www.cais-research.de/creating-spa...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
📺 Join the livestream of our panel "Academic Freedom: Foundations for the Future" on Friday, 9:30 AM: www.cais-research.de/creating-spa...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What are threats to academic freedom, and what can we do to strengthen it?
We will explore these questions with Ina Brandes (NRW), @kwelle.bsky.social (GESIS), Manfred Bayer (TU Dortmund), and Tim Majchrzak (CAIS) at the panel that I am hosting this Friday 🙌
We will explore these questions with Ina Brandes (NRW), @kwelle.bsky.social (GESIS), Manfred Bayer (TU Dortmund), and Tim Majchrzak (CAIS) at the panel that I am hosting this Friday 🙌
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My great colleague @tariqchoucair.bsky.social doing the @qutdmrc.bsky.social proud at his alma mater UFMG today.
October 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My great colleague @tariqchoucair.bsky.social doing the @qutdmrc.bsky.social proud at his alma mater UFMG today.
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In order to receive federal funds, Trump has set out numerous requirements, many of them contradictory, including a demand that universities refrain from allowing 'speech relating to societal and political events.' arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Trump offers universities a choice: Comply for preferential funding
Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits.
arstechnica.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In order to receive federal funds, Trump has set out numerous requirements, many of them contradictory, including a demand that universities refrain from allowing 'speech relating to societal and political events.' arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
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Our project on comparing rule-based, classical machine learning, transformers and #LLM to measure debate quality on social media is finally out at Communication Methods and Measures! ✨✨✨
@ascor.bsky.social @nunetsi.bsky.social
Link here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@ascor.bsky.social @nunetsi.bsky.social
Link here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Can we use automated approaches to measure the quality of online political discussion? How to (not) measure interactivity, diversity, rationality, and incivility in online comments to the news
This article explores the (in)ability of automated tools to measure the deliberative quality of online user comments along the standards set out by Habermas: interactivity, diversity, rationality, ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Our project on comparing rule-based, classical machine learning, transformers and #LLM to measure debate quality on social media is finally out at Communication Methods and Measures! ✨✨✨
@ascor.bsky.social @nunetsi.bsky.social
Link here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@ascor.bsky.social @nunetsi.bsky.social
Link here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Last week, I defended my dissertation! 🎉
A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶
A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶
Proud to congratulate you, @azadekakavand.bsky.social, on your PhD defense –
“Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.”
A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳
“Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.”
A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳
September 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Last week, I defended my dissertation! 🎉
A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶
A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶
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🚫📰 Can we use nudges to mitigate news avoidance?
Yes and no — it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇
Yes and no — it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇
The Role of Choice Architecture in Mitigating News Avoidance
News avoidance has become more common and is associated with negative democratic outcomes. However, only a handful of studies have explored solutions to reduce news avoidance, with nudges offering ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚫📰 Can we use nudges to mitigate news avoidance?
Yes and no — it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇
Yes and no — it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇
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Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired
thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think
Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.
thebarbedwire.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired
thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
Absolutely looking forward to having Laura Vodden from @qutdmrc.bsky.social at CAIS next week 🙌
Join us for a #LunchtimeTalk at CAIS by Laura Vodden from QUT Digital Media Research Centre on Oct 1, 1:30–2:30 PM.
🔎 Topic: “AI-assisted frame analysis, and reflections on the value of disagreement in human-LLM collaboration”
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
🔎 Topic: “AI-assisted frame analysis, and reflections on the value of disagreement in human-LLM collaboration”
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Absolutely looking forward to having Laura Vodden from @qutdmrc.bsky.social at CAIS next week 🙌
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Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
The threat of analytic flexibility in using large language models to simulate human data: A call to attention
Social scientists are now using large language models to create "silicon samples" - synthetic datasets intended to stand in for human respondents, aimed at revolutionising human subjects research. How...
arxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
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Im Interview erklären Johannes Breuer und Marco Wähner, wie das #TeamRDM Forschende unterstützt, digitale Daten nutzt, Methodeninnovationen vorantreibt & Transparenz sowie Vertrauen in der Forschung stärken möchte.
👉 www.cais-research.de/news/intervi...
@marco-waehner.bsky.social @johannesbreuer.com
👉 www.cais-research.de/news/intervi...
@marco-waehner.bsky.social @johannesbreuer.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Im Interview erklären Johannes Breuer und Marco Wähner, wie das #TeamRDM Forschende unterstützt, digitale Daten nutzt, Methodeninnovationen vorantreibt & Transparenz sowie Vertrauen in der Forschung stärken möchte.
👉 www.cais-research.de/news/intervi...
@marco-waehner.bsky.social @johannesbreuer.com
👉 www.cais-research.de/news/intervi...
@marco-waehner.bsky.social @johannesbreuer.com
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Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Wir haben an den österreichischen Universitäten ausgezeichnete Panel-Befragungen dazu, wie Österreich lebt, denkt und fühlt – alles in Datenarchiven frei zugänglich. Dafür braucht es keine Website-Umfrage im #Boulevardstyle. Mag mir das jemand erklären? Rausgeschmissenes Geld.
ORF FRAGT - Die große ORF-Umfrage 2025
www.orffragt.at
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Wir haben an den österreichischen Universitäten ausgezeichnete Panel-Befragungen dazu, wie Österreich lebt, denkt und fühlt – alles in Datenarchiven frei zugänglich. Dafür braucht es keine Website-Umfrage im #Boulevardstyle. Mag mir das jemand erklären? Rausgeschmissenes Geld.
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🎉 As of today, September 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Johannes Breuer heads the "Research Data & Methods" team at CAIS. Together with the University of Duisburg-Essen, he has been appointed Professor of Digital Social Sciences. 🎉
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/news/joha...
@johannesbreuer.com @unidue.bsky.social
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/news/joha...
@johannesbreuer.com @unidue.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🎉 As of today, September 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Johannes Breuer heads the "Research Data & Methods" team at CAIS. Together with the University of Duisburg-Essen, he has been appointed Professor of Digital Social Sciences. 🎉
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/news/joha...
@johannesbreuer.com @unidue.bsky.social
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/news/joha...
@johannesbreuer.com @unidue.bsky.social
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📢 New Preprint: "Don’t Look Up: Evaluating the Tradeoff between Performance and Sustainability of LLMs for Text Analysis."
Providing guidance for social scientists, we challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, instead encouraging social and environmental responsibility.
osf.io/preprints/so...
Providing guidance for social scientists, we challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, instead encouraging social and environmental responsibility.
osf.io/preprints/so...
August 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📢 New Preprint: "Don’t Look Up: Evaluating the Tradeoff between Performance and Sustainability of LLMs for Text Analysis."
Providing guidance for social scientists, we challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, instead encouraging social and environmental responsibility.
osf.io/preprints/so...
Providing guidance for social scientists, we challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, instead encouraging social and environmental responsibility.
osf.io/preprints/so...