Miriam Sorace
@miriamsorace.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Comparative Politics - University of Reading; Co-Director @poalab.bsky.social; UKRI Future Leaders Fellow;
Visiting: DSI-London School of Economics. Web: https://miriamsorace.github.io
Visiting: DSI-London School of Economics. Web: https://miriamsorace.github.io
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Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
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Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?
@miriamsorace.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social, Thomas Robinson @lsemethodology.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social @epssnet.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@miriamsorace.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social, Thomas Robinson @lsemethodology.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social @epssnet.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications? - Impact of Social Sciences
Are nano-targeting tools capable of creating more persuasive climate communications, or broad appeal messages still the best way to move audiences on climate?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?
@miriamsorace.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social, Thomas Robinson @lsemethodology.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social @epssnet.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@miriamsorace.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social, Thomas Robinson @lsemethodology.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social @epssnet.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
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💥New: Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?
✍️ @miriamsorace.bsky.social,Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social
#COP30 #ClimateComms #NanoTargeting
✍️ @miriamsorace.bsky.social,Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social
#COP30 #ClimateComms #NanoTargeting
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications? - Impact of Social Sciences
Are nano-targeting tools capable of creating more persuasive climate communications, or broad appeal messages still the best way to move audiences on climate?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
💥New: Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?
✍️ @miriamsorace.bsky.social,Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social
#COP30 #ClimateComms #NanoTargeting
✍️ @miriamsorace.bsky.social,Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social
#COP30 #ClimateComms #NanoTargeting
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"While testing one dimension at a time can yield simple results, those effects may not generalise to richer, real-world contexts."
Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!
Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!
Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
Public Opinion Analytics Lab
The website of the Public Opinion Analytics Lab
www.poal.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"While testing one dimension at a time can yield simple results, those effects may not generalise to richer, real-world contexts."
Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!
Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!
Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
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The Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) is a collaboration by Southampton, Reading, and the LSE to leverage our strengths in public opinion research for academia and beyond. Today we've published our first methods brief— a short primer on conjoint experiments by the fantastic Thomas Robinson (LSE).
"While testing one dimension at a time can yield simple results, those effects may not generalise to richer, real-world contexts."
Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!
Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!
Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
Public Opinion Analytics Lab
The website of the Public Opinion Analytics Lab
www.poal.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) is a collaboration by Southampton, Reading, and the LSE to leverage our strengths in public opinion research for academia and beyond. Today we've published our first methods brief— a short primer on conjoint experiments by the fantastic Thomas Robinson (LSE).
Reposted by Miriam Sorace
🌎New @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?
Thomas Robinson, @miriamsorace.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social explore how new tools make targeting individuals at scale with tailored communications possible
👉
Thomas Robinson, @miriamsorace.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social explore how new tools make targeting individuals at scale with tailored communications possible
👉
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications? - Impact of Social Sciences
Are nano-targeting tools capable of creating more persuasive climate communications, or broad appeal messages still the best way to move audiences on climate?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🌎New @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?
Thomas Robinson, @miriamsorace.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social explore how new tools make targeting individuals at scale with tailored communications possible
👉
Thomas Robinson, @miriamsorace.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social explore how new tools make targeting individuals at scale with tailored communications possible
👉
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🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
OSF
osf.io
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
OSF
osf.io
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
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A major step forward for large-scale survey research from our own Thomas Robinson & @patricksturg.bsky.social: SOCbot is a powerful AI tool for open-ended survey items—fast, cheap, reduces burden, and tackles longstanding measurement error in social science & labour stats
Paper: tinyurl.com/2yxcbshs
Paper: tinyurl.com/2yxcbshs
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tinyurl.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A major step forward for large-scale survey research from our own Thomas Robinson & @patricksturg.bsky.social: SOCbot is a powerful AI tool for open-ended survey items—fast, cheap, reduces burden, and tackles longstanding measurement error in social science & labour stats
Paper: tinyurl.com/2yxcbshs
Paper: tinyurl.com/2yxcbshs
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ESRC-funded PhD @lsegovernment.bsky.social × Campaign Lab: New Ways to Think Political Persuasion (start Sep 2026, 3.5 yrs)
Methods-heavy (experiments/computation)
Topics: multi-stage persuasion, interpersonal mechanisms, AI–voter interactions
📅Apply by 10 Dec 2025: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
Methods-heavy (experiments/computation)
Topics: multi-stage persuasion, interpersonal mechanisms, AI–voter interactions
📅Apply by 10 Dec 2025: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
www.lse.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
ESRC-funded PhD @lsegovernment.bsky.social × Campaign Lab: New Ways to Think Political Persuasion (start Sep 2026, 3.5 yrs)
Methods-heavy (experiments/computation)
Topics: multi-stage persuasion, interpersonal mechanisms, AI–voter interactions
📅Apply by 10 Dec 2025: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
Methods-heavy (experiments/computation)
Topics: multi-stage persuasion, interpersonal mechanisms, AI–voter interactions
📅Apply by 10 Dec 2025: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
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Looking forward for my postdocs and I to host the Oxford-London Environment and Public Policy workshop at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, tomorrow (October 1st).
Thanks to @politicsoxford.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and @leverhulme.ac.uk for support 💫
So many cool papers!
Thanks to @politicsoxford.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and @leverhulme.ac.uk for support 💫
So many cool papers!
September 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Looking forward for my postdocs and I to host the Oxford-London Environment and Public Policy workshop at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, tomorrow (October 1st).
Thanks to @politicsoxford.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and @leverhulme.ac.uk for support 💫
So many cool papers!
Thanks to @politicsoxford.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and @leverhulme.ac.uk for support 💫
So many cool papers!
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Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD?
Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social
Get in touch if you're interested
southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/
Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social
Get in touch if you're interested
southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/
Apply - South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership
Our call for applications for studentships commencing in 2026/27 is now open (from 26th January 2025, 12:00am) The deadline for application is 17:00 GMT 16th Jan 2026. Below are our current applicatio...
southcoastdtp.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD?
Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social
Get in touch if you're interested
southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/
Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social
Get in touch if you're interested
southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/
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You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
September 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
Delighted to feature in the latest issue of Political Insight! My piece describes how data-driven campaigning works in practice, challenges the dystopian narratives surrounding it, and outlines key safeguards to ensure that these techniques enhance - rather than undermine - democracy.
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Delighted to feature in the latest issue of Political Insight! My piece describes how data-driven campaigning works in practice, challenges the dystopian narratives surrounding it, and outlines key safeguards to ensure that these techniques enhance - rather than undermine - democracy.
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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The lovely people @britishelectionstudy.com released the random probaility data which means we can begin to unravel some unanswered questions about turnout in 2024.
A substack to follow but a starter of social class and vote/non-vote. Which party represents the working class? None of the above.
A substack to follow but a starter of social class and vote/non-vote. Which party represents the working class? None of the above.
August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The lovely people @britishelectionstudy.com released the random probaility data which means we can begin to unravel some unanswered questions about turnout in 2024.
A substack to follow but a starter of social class and vote/non-vote. Which party represents the working class? None of the above.
A substack to follow but a starter of social class and vote/non-vote. Which party represents the working class? None of the above.
Thrilled to share this 16-country conjoint experiment with @catherinedevries.bsky.social & @simonhix.bsky.social. We find strong support for majoritarian reforms and tougher legal enforcement, even when paired with policies people dislike. Policy-inelastic institutional preferences exist! A 🧵...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Thrilled to share this 16-country conjoint experiment with @catherinedevries.bsky.social & @simonhix.bsky.social. We find strong support for majoritarian reforms and tougher legal enforcement, even when paired with policies people dislike. Policy-inelastic institutional preferences exist! A 🧵...
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EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
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The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
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This is one of the central things to understand when it comes to polling on policy, the reason you pay people to do it properly is so you aren't just feeding clients a bunch of "here's what people's top of the head views are" and actually design something useful
The problem with "policy-consultancy-by-polling" is not that the public are stupid or uninformed ...
... the problem is *it's not their job*.
... the problem is *it's not their job*.
July 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is one of the central things to understand when it comes to polling on policy, the reason you pay people to do it properly is so you aren't just feeding clients a bunch of "here's what people's top of the head views are" and actually design something useful
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A new 'public opinion analytics lab' has been launched: publicopinionanalyticslab.github.io/people/
Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.
Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.
July 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A new 'public opinion analytics lab' has been launched: publicopinionanalyticslab.github.io/people/
Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.
Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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If we wish to mentor better, at any level, we need to:
📝 Normalize messy work 💬 Separate critique from identity 🎯 Praise process, not just product 🧭 Teach how to navigate feedback 💖 Model compassion (for ourselves, too)
9/
📝 Normalize messy work 💬 Separate critique from identity 🎯 Praise process, not just product 🧭 Teach how to navigate feedback 💖 Model compassion (for ourselves, too)
9/
June 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
If we wish to mentor better, at any level, we need to:
📝 Normalize messy work 💬 Separate critique from identity 🎯 Praise process, not just product 🧭 Teach how to navigate feedback 💖 Model compassion (for ourselves, too)
9/
📝 Normalize messy work 💬 Separate critique from identity 🎯 Praise process, not just product 🧭 Teach how to navigate feedback 💖 Model compassion (for ourselves, too)
9/
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We have a new political science association that is not-for-profit. We can create the best kind of European political science in an association with transparency and accountability. Where we work on being more inclusive instead of creating profits for a few. Sign up below to learn more and join.
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We have a new political science association that is not-for-profit. We can create the best kind of European political science in an association with transparency and accountability. Where we work on being more inclusive instead of creating profits for a few. Sign up below to learn more and join.
