Gabriele Gratton
@grattonecon.bsky.social
Professor of Politics and Economics, UNSW Sydney. ARC Future Fellow
http://gratton.org
http://resilientdemocracylab.org
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http://gratton.org
http://resilientdemocracylab.org
For rocks&cats: http://instagram.com/prof_not_pro
Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the results.
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the results.
8/8 Our analysis points to politicians offering a partisan lense through which to look at policy-relevant events. Users who join the debate after politicians intervene are then induced to look at these events though the partisan polarized lenses offered by politicians.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
8/8 Our analysis points to politicians offering a partisan lense through which to look at policy-relevant events. Users who join the debate after politicians intervene are then induced to look at these events though the partisan polarized lenses offered by politicians.
7/8 Crucially, the effect is
- unique to politicians, who uniquely use partisan language
- stronger when politicians themselves supply partisan rhetoric in their own posts
- not about attracting more (or more politicized) or more posts
- coupled wirth more "tribal" language
- unique to politicians, who uniquely use partisan language
- stronger when politicians themselves supply partisan rhetoric in their own posts
- not about attracting more (or more politicized) or more posts
- coupled wirth more "tribal" language
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
7/8 Crucially, the effect is
- unique to politicians, who uniquely use partisan language
- stronger when politicians themselves supply partisan rhetoric in their own posts
- not about attracting more (or more politicized) or more posts
- coupled wirth more "tribal" language
- unique to politicians, who uniquely use partisan language
- stronger when politicians themselves supply partisan rhetoric in their own posts
- not about attracting more (or more politicized) or more posts
- coupled wirth more "tribal" language
6/8
2. We show that when politicians intervene, public debates become more partisan and polarized. More intervetnions? More polarization!
2. We show that when politicians intervene, public debates become more partisan and polarized. More intervetnions? More polarization!
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
6/8
2. We show that when politicians intervene, public debates become more partisan and polarized. More intervetnions? More polarization!
2. We show that when politicians intervene, public debates become more partisan and polarized. More intervetnions? More polarization!
5/8 Our contributions is two-fold:
1. We describe when and how politicians intervene in public debates: they do not respond to timeline of event or debate, timing of posts by media, other influencers or politicians. This lends credence to a causal interpretation of our results.
1. We describe when and how politicians intervene in public debates: they do not respond to timeline of event or debate, timing of posts by media, other influencers or politicians. This lends credence to a causal interpretation of our results.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
5/8 Our contributions is two-fold:
1. We describe when and how politicians intervene in public debates: they do not respond to timeline of event or debate, timing of posts by media, other influencers or politicians. This lends credence to a causal interpretation of our results.
1. We describe when and how politicians intervene in public debates: they do not respond to timeline of event or debate, timing of posts by media, other influencers or politicians. This lends credence to a causal interpretation of our results.
4/8 We show that when politicians intervene in public debates surrounding policy relevant events (mass shootings), other users engage in more partisan (more politicians-like) and more polarised (more non-elite polarized-like) posts.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
4/8 We show that when politicians intervene in public debates surrounding policy relevant events (mass shootings), other users engage in more partisan (more politicians-like) and more polarised (more non-elite polarized-like) posts.
3/8 A growing literature has focused on “demand”-side stories: echo chambers, anonymity, etc.
But what about top-down polarization? What are politicians doing?
But what about top-down polarization? What are politicians doing?
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
3/8 A growing literature has focused on “demand”-side stories: echo chambers, anonymity, etc.
But what about top-down polarization? What are politicians doing?
But what about top-down polarization? What are politicians doing?
2/8 American public debate, like in this very platform, is increasingly partisan and polarised.
Every news event is soon viewed through partiasn polarised lenses.
Every news event is soon viewed through partiasn polarised lenses.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
2/8 American public debate, like in this very platform, is increasingly partisan and polarised.
Every news event is soon viewed through partiasn polarised lenses.
Every news event is soon viewed through partiasn polarised lenses.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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20. And really many other! And the terrific series of seminars and conferences and workshops we have all-year round. Check some out at @unswecon.bsky.social.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
20. And really many other! And the terrific series of seminars and conferences and workshops we have all-year round. Check some out at @unswecon.bsky.social.
Email or DM if you have questions.
Email or DM if you have questions.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
18. My own 🤗 Resilient Democracy Lab: www.resilientdemocracylab.org