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Chen Zeng
@zengchen.bsky.social
PhD researcher in political science @ King’s College London
Working on political consequences of inequality and post-authoritarian ideology

https://zengchen.org
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Can political scientists use large language models to measure party ideology, matching the validity of experts and simultaneously retaining the geographical and chronological breadth of manifestos? Our latest paper in Political Analysis seeks to answer this question ⬇️
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Mapping (A)Ideology: A Taxonomy of European Parties Using Generative LLMs as Zero-Shot Learners - cup.org/4crtjoU

- Riccardo Di Leo, @zengchen.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @redatamtam.bsky.social

#FirstView
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September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Currently in FirstView: “Mapping (A)Ideology: A Taxonomy of European Parties Using Generative LLMs as Zero-Shot Learners.” Riccardo Di Leo, @zengchen.bsky.social, @eliasdinas.bsky.social‬, and @redatamtam.bsky.social see if ML can obtain measures of party ideology that match the validity of experts.
August 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Together with @paugrau.bsky.social, we have just posted our first Substack, which is our quick take on the outcome of the labour rights and citizenship referendums in Italy on 8-9 June
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open.substack.com/pub/simonhix...
Divide and Lose
One Reason Why Italy’s Progressives Lost the June 2025 Referendums
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Can political scientists use large language models to measure party ideology, matching the validity of experts and simultaneously retaining the geographical and chronological breadth of manifestos? Our latest paper in Political Analysis seeks to answer this question ⬇️
#OpenAccess from @polanalysis.bsky.social -

Mapping (A)Ideology: A Taxonomy of European Parties Using Generative LLMs as Zero-Shot Learners - cup.org/4crtjoU

- Riccardo Di Leo, @zengchen.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @redatamtam.bsky.social

#FirstView
April 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Do citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic?

In a new @bjpols.bsky.social paper w/ @bertous.bsky.social & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social we answer this question using a double-list experiment across 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇳🇱

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Spoiler: Yes. 🧵
Do Citizens Stereotype Muslims as an Illiberal Bogeyman? Evidence from a Double-List Experiment | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Do Citizens Stereotype Muslims as an Illiberal Bogeyman? Evidence from a Double-List Experiment - Volume 55
doi.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Are starter packs still a thing?

With all the European University Institute newcomers today I made a list of institutional and personal accounts I found so far. (Happy to update with new suggestions)

Reply, share, and like to facilitate connections! 🙏

go.bsky.app/KGSw4gL
December 11, 2024 at 10:45 AM