João Areal
jnareal.bsky.social
João Areal
@jnareal.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Mannheim, soon post-doc at Uni Amsterdam. Affective polarisation, negative partisanship, Brazilian politics. RTs are performative endorsements.
🚨 New working paper

(highly recommend reading open-ended answers about politics btw. A good reality check if nothing else)
What do citizens imagine their political opponents to be like? Polarization is real, but it also lives in our heads, fueled by stereotypes. We asked people in 🇧🇷, 🇬🇧, 🇩🇪 & 🇵🇱 to describe opponents in their own words.

With @jnareal.bsky.social, @markuswagner.bsky.social & @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social 👇
OSF
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM