Bardia Rahmani
@bardiarahmani.bsky.social
Political Scientist at Harvard University | Studying authoritarianism, propaganda, censorship, and media | Experimentalist and Africanist | 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇷
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👀 this new meta-analysis on edutainment by @bardiarahmani.bsky.social, Montano, @dylanwgroves.bsky.social, and Green
doi.org/10.1017/bpp....
377 ests in 77 exps: edutainment moves attitudes, norms, beliefs 📊
Effects persist ⏳
Many reasonable theories about effect heterogeneity are not supported 😇
doi.org/10.1017/bpp....
377 ests in 77 exps: edutainment moves attitudes, norms, beliefs 📊
Effects persist ⏳
Many reasonable theories about effect heterogeneity are not supported 😇
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
👀 this new meta-analysis on edutainment by @bardiarahmani.bsky.social, Montano, @dylanwgroves.bsky.social, and Green
doi.org/10.1017/bpp....
377 ests in 77 exps: edutainment moves attitudes, norms, beliefs 📊
Effects persist ⏳
Many reasonable theories about effect heterogeneity are not supported 😇
doi.org/10.1017/bpp....
377 ests in 77 exps: edutainment moves attitudes, norms, beliefs 📊
Effects persist ⏳
Many reasonable theories about effect heterogeneity are not supported 😇
Reposted by Bardia Rahmani
Meet the 2025–2026 Academy Scholars! Most will be working on transforming their dissertation into a book manuscript or series of articles, while some will be embarking on new writing. Learn more about them and The Harvard Academy at: https://loom.ly/jgRd-yA
August 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Meet the 2025–2026 Academy Scholars! Most will be working on transforming their dissertation into a book manuscript or series of articles, while some will be embarking on new writing. Learn more about them and The Harvard Academy at: https://loom.ly/jgRd-yA
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Journal of Democracy | How Autocrats Use Proxies to Control the Media | Bardia Rahmani | Issue Date April 2025 | Volume 36 | Issue 2 | Page Numbers 92–105
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
How Autocrats Use Proxies to Control the Media | Journal of Democracy
Propaganda is autocrats’ weapon of first resort, allowing them to rely on persuasion rather than violence to achieve their ends. But citizens have grown savvy, so autocrats are taking a new tack…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
April 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Journal of Democracy | How Autocrats Use Proxies to Control the Media | Bardia Rahmani | Issue Date April 2025 | Volume 36 | Issue 2 | Page Numbers 92–105
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
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Who needs overt censorship when you can outsource control?
Bardia Rahmani reveals how today’s autocrats manipulate the media using indirect methods—through powerful proxies that shape narratives for them.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
Bardia Rahmani reveals how today’s autocrats manipulate the media using indirect methods—through powerful proxies that shape narratives for them.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
April 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Who needs overt censorship when you can outsource control?
Bardia Rahmani reveals how today’s autocrats manipulate the media using indirect methods—through powerful proxies that shape narratives for them.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
Bardia Rahmani reveals how today’s autocrats manipulate the media using indirect methods—through powerful proxies that shape narratives for them.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
Reposted by Bardia Rahmani
❓ Does access to independent news sources affect people’s interest in & knowledge about politics? Donald P. Green, Dylan W. Groves, Constantine Manda, Beatrice Montano & Bardia Rahmani partnered with a local Tanzanian radio station to answer this question. ⬇️ jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/how-does-loc...
November 15, 2023 at 3:20 PM
❓ Does access to independent news sources affect people’s interest in & knowledge about politics? Donald P. Green, Dylan W. Groves, Constantine Manda, Beatrice Montano & Bardia Rahmani partnered with a local Tanzanian radio station to answer this question. ⬇️ jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/how-does-loc...