Tony Yang
@tzyang.bsky.social
Asst Prof @Emory, PPRF @Nuffield @Oxford, PhD @WashU. Censorship, Propaganda, Public Opinion in Autocracies. LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 politics.
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"Normalization of Censorship: Evidence from China" by
Tony Zirui Yang.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Tony Zirui Yang.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
September 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"Normalization of Censorship: Evidence from China" by
Tony Zirui Yang.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Tony Zirui Yang.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
For the longest time, similar conversations happened about my research (and even earlier my political opinions on social media) on Chinese politics. It is saddening that (1) it’s happening in America now and (2) our responses are converging quickly to actual authoritarian context.
Equally concerning as the headlines about censorship is the multiple conversations I had recently about self-censoring our research due to political climate. It’s a tricky question with no easy answer. But perhaps we are not real autocracies yet, and we play a part in preventing that from happening.
September 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
For the longest time, similar conversations happened about my research (and even earlier my political opinions on social media) on Chinese politics. It is saddening that (1) it’s happening in America now and (2) our responses are converging quickly to actual authoritarian context.
Equally concerning as the headlines about censorship is the multiple conversations I had recently about self-censoring our research due to political climate. It’s a tricky question with no easy answer. But perhaps we are not real autocracies yet, and we play a part in preventing that from happening.
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Equally concerning as the headlines about censorship is the multiple conversations I had recently about self-censoring our research due to political climate. It’s a tricky question with no easy answer. But perhaps we are not real autocracies yet, and we play a part in preventing that from happening.
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Power move! Influenced by multiple factors and in response to multiple forces, including the political. #highered news.emory.edu/features/202...
![Emory [University] will be tuition-free for students whose families earn $200,000 or less](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ipfoo74j4nttl2wsagq3645w/bafkreih5ozh456qeszhsrfyzxplifxttrih4kzbst36kauf4l4ol7iygh4@jpeg)
September 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Power move! Influenced by multiple factors and in response to multiple forces, including the political. #highered news.emory.edu/features/202...
Honored to receive this year’s Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award in Political Communication @polcomm.bsky.social. Grateful to everyone who supported me along this incredible journey.
September 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Honored to receive this year’s Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award in Political Communication @polcomm.bsky.social. Grateful to everyone who supported me along this incredible journey.
🚨 Call for Papers: 2026 WPSA Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics 🚨
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
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Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics, WPSA 2026
April 2-4, 2026
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California
Contact us: pschuler@arizona.edu; jsudduth@iu.edu; zirui.yang@emory.edu
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September 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨 Call for Papers: 2026 WPSA Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics 🚨
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
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💘Can authoritarian propaganda cultivate support and deter protest during “normal” times?
➡️ @tzyang.bsky.social & @zhuhs.bsky.social find that hard propaganda reinforces support for protest, while soft propaganda loses credibility www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️ @tzyang.bsky.social & @zhuhs.bsky.social find that hard propaganda reinforces support for protest, while soft propaganda loses credibility www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
June 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
💘Can authoritarian propaganda cultivate support and deter protest during “normal” times?
➡️ @tzyang.bsky.social & @zhuhs.bsky.social find that hard propaganda reinforces support for protest, while soft propaganda loses credibility www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️ @tzyang.bsky.social & @zhuhs.bsky.social find that hard propaganda reinforces support for protest, while soft propaganda loses credibility www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
🚨📣 Our paper titled 🪢👅 analyzing the limits of China’s propaganda during the COVID chaos in late 2022 is finally out @psrm.bsky.social !!!
In December 2022, Chinese official propaganda on COVID policy made a sharp U-turn. How did these contradictory messages from the policy shift impact citizens’ perceptions? We find "soft" ones lost persuasiveness while "hard" ones more strongly deterred protests.
@psrm.bsky.social
@psrm.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🚨📣 Our paper titled 🪢👅 analyzing the limits of China’s propaganda during the COVID chaos in late 2022 is finally out @psrm.bsky.social !!!
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New preprint w/ @grahn.bsky.social & @joenoonan.se
What happens when the world's most powerful democracy rolls back core liberal values? 🇺🇸
In this paper, we show how US liberal retrenchment, especially on women’s rights & LGBTQ+ equality, damages US global standing.
📄 doi.org/10.31219/osf...
What happens when the world's most powerful democracy rolls back core liberal values? 🇺🇸
In this paper, we show how US liberal retrenchment, especially on women’s rights & LGBTQ+ equality, damages US global standing.
📄 doi.org/10.31219/osf...
May 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
New preprint w/ @grahn.bsky.social & @joenoonan.se
What happens when the world's most powerful democracy rolls back core liberal values? 🇺🇸
In this paper, we show how US liberal retrenchment, especially on women’s rights & LGBTQ+ equality, damages US global standing.
📄 doi.org/10.31219/osf...
What happens when the world's most powerful democracy rolls back core liberal values? 🇺🇸
In this paper, we show how US liberal retrenchment, especially on women’s rights & LGBTQ+ equality, damages US global standing.
📄 doi.org/10.31219/osf...
UK voters are making my decision to move back to the US a lot less painful.
May 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
UK voters are making my decision to move back to the US a lot less painful.
Since day 1 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social, I’ve been plotting a workshop on the frontiers of authoritarian politics. The world, helpfully, has only gotten more authoritarian, making it more relevant by the day.
Big thanks to @benansell.bsky.social and all participants who made it a huge success!
Big thanks to @benansell.bsky.social and all participants who made it a huge success!
April 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Since day 1 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social, I’ve been plotting a workshop on the frontiers of authoritarian politics. The world, helpfully, has only gotten more authoritarian, making it more relevant by the day.
Big thanks to @benansell.bsky.social and all participants who made it a huge success!
Big thanks to @benansell.bsky.social and all participants who made it a huge success!
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Cool to see my next book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics co-authored w/ Alex Cooley as one of "The Most Anticipated Books of 2025" in @foreignpolicy.com
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January 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Cool to see my next book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics co-authored w/ Alex Cooley as one of "The Most Anticipated Books of 2025" in @foreignpolicy.com
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🚨 Super excited to have @tzyang.bsky.social presenting his research this Thursday!
He and M. Tavits introduce Binary Gender ID strength (BGIS) as an explanation for anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice with cool experiments. 🏳️🌈
Don't miss it!
He and M. Tavits introduce Binary Gender ID strength (BGIS) as an explanation for anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice with cool experiments. 🏳️🌈
Don't miss it!
🏳️🌈 Be sure to join us this Thursday for our March webinar with @tzyang.bsky.social!
👉 Tony will present his amazing work showing how binary gender identity strength increases prejudice towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
📆 Don't miss it!
👉 Tony will present his amazing work showing how binary gender identity strength increases prejudice towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
📆 Don't miss it!
March 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨 Super excited to have @tzyang.bsky.social presenting his research this Thursday!
He and M. Tavits introduce Binary Gender ID strength (BGIS) as an explanation for anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice with cool experiments. 🏳️🌈
Don't miss it!
He and M. Tavits introduce Binary Gender ID strength (BGIS) as an explanation for anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice with cool experiments. 🏳️🌈
Don't miss it!
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🏳️🌈 Be sure to join us this Thursday for our March webinar with @tzyang.bsky.social!
👉 Tony will present his amazing work showing how binary gender identity strength increases prejudice towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
📆 Don't miss it!
👉 Tony will present his amazing work showing how binary gender identity strength increases prejudice towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
📆 Don't miss it!
March 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🏳️🌈 Be sure to join us this Thursday for our March webinar with @tzyang.bsky.social!
👉 Tony will present his amazing work showing how binary gender identity strength increases prejudice towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
📆 Don't miss it!
👉 Tony will present his amazing work showing how binary gender identity strength increases prejudice towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
📆 Don't miss it!
“Trump Saves the Liberals” I can’t wait to see this title 🥶.
February 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“Trump Saves the Liberals” I can’t wait to see this title 🥶.
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A bright spot on the horizon amid all the bleak news this week. Thanks to all the great people at Nuffield College!
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A bright spot on the horizon amid all the bleak news this week. Thanks to all the great people at Nuffield College!
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and their Children,” by Londoño-Vélez (@jlondonovelez.bsky.social) and Saravia: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and Their Children*
Abstract. This paper examines the impact of denying a wanted abortion on women and children in Colombia using high-quality administrative microdata and cre
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January 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and their Children,” by Londoño-Vélez (@jlondonovelez.bsky.social) and Saravia: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Tried Deepseek for the first time. Idk… feels like censorship to me… 🤷🤷♀️🤷🏽♂️
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Tried Deepseek for the first time. Idk… feels like censorship to me… 🤷🤷♀️🤷🏽♂️
lol… my dad starts complaining about all the TikTok refugees on RedNote flooding the Chinese content he follows.
Novel form of anti-immigration sentiment in the social media era 😂😂😂
Novel form of anti-immigration sentiment in the social media era 😂😂😂
January 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
lol… my dad starts complaining about all the TikTok refugees on RedNote flooding the Chinese content he follows.
Novel form of anti-immigration sentiment in the social media era 😂😂😂
Novel form of anti-immigration sentiment in the social media era 😂😂😂
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Xiaohongshu is also one of the best apps in China for Chinese-language convos about feminism.
I know I will write about Xiaohongshu/RedNote one day, but I didn’t expect it to be today:
It’s #1 downloaded app in the US today. Why? Because the TikTok ban is pushing users to join another Chinese app out of spite. Also, they call themselves the “TikTok refugees.”
www.wired.com/story/red-no...
It’s #1 downloaded app in the US today. Why? Because the TikTok ban is pushing users to join another Chinese app out of spite. Also, they call themselves the “TikTok refugees.”
www.wired.com/story/red-no...
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book," to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Xiaohongshu is also one of the best apps in China for Chinese-language convos about feminism.
XHS/RedNote is the gay heaven of Chinese social media 🥰🏳️🌈
I know I will write about Xiaohongshu/RedNote one day, but I didn’t expect it to be today:
It’s #1 downloaded app in the US today. Why? Because the TikTok ban is pushing users to join another Chinese app out of spite. Also, they call themselves the “TikTok refugees.”
www.wired.com/story/red-no...
It’s #1 downloaded app in the US today. Why? Because the TikTok ban is pushing users to join another Chinese app out of spite. Also, they call themselves the “TikTok refugees.”
www.wired.com/story/red-no...
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book," to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
XHS/RedNote is the gay heaven of Chinese social media 🥰🏳️🌈
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My book “The Normalization of the Radical Right” has recently come out in the US.
If you're interested, in this thread I’ll link different ways of learning about the book and its argument (I’ll keep adding if more come out).
First, here is the link to the book: academic.oup.com/book/57946
If you're interested, in this thread I’ll link different ways of learning about the book and its argument (I’ll keep adding if more come out).
First, here is the link to the book: academic.oup.com/book/57946
November 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM
My book “The Normalization of the Radical Right” has recently come out in the US.
If you're interested, in this thread I’ll link different ways of learning about the book and its argument (I’ll keep adding if more come out).
First, here is the link to the book: academic.oup.com/book/57946
If you're interested, in this thread I’ll link different ways of learning about the book and its argument (I’ll keep adding if more come out).
First, here is the link to the book: academic.oup.com/book/57946
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A good news day :)
"The Rainbow Vote" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ is now under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social
Building on observational data & six original experiments, the book explores & explains the distinctiveness of queer voters in Europe and demonstrates how this has both social & political consequences
"The Rainbow Vote" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ is now under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social
Building on observational data & six original experiments, the book explores & explains the distinctiveness of queer voters in Europe and demonstrates how this has both social & political consequences
November 29, 2024 at 10:28 AM
A good news day :)
"The Rainbow Vote" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ is now under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social
Building on observational data & six original experiments, the book explores & explains the distinctiveness of queer voters in Europe and demonstrates how this has both social & political consequences
"The Rainbow Vote" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ is now under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social
Building on observational data & six original experiments, the book explores & explains the distinctiveness of queer voters in Europe and demonstrates how this has both social & political consequences
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Participatory Censorship in Authoritarian Regimes
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow @tzyang.bsky.social
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow @tzyang.bsky.social
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November 28, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Participatory Censorship in Authoritarian Regimes
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow @tzyang.bsky.social
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow @tzyang.bsky.social
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New article accepted at CPS. @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I analyze how rental market risk affects radical right support. Combining data on local rent increases with the SOEP, we find that individuals facing increasing local rents become more likely to support the AfD. 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 8:21 AM
New article accepted at CPS. @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I analyze how rental market risk affects radical right support. Combining data on local rent increases with the SOEP, we find that individuals facing increasing local rents become more likely to support the AfD. 🧵