Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate +3 more
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Psychometric study and validation of an abbreviated version of the Left-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (LWA-9) in Chilean university students. [PDF]
Troncoso-Tejada G +4 more
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The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad
Abstract The past decade has seen a marked shift as many previously liberal democratic states have backslidden, taking authoritarian turns. How should liberal actors respond to democratic backsliding by others? Although it might seem that it is vital for liberal actors to react robustly to avoid complicity or to maintain their liberal integrity, this ...
James Pattison
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Digital silence: the psychological impact of being shadow banned on mental health and self-perception. [PDF]
Thomas S, Manalil P.
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Abstract The rise of social media in the digital era poses unprecedented challenges to authoritarian regimes that aim to influence public attitudes and behaviors. To address these challenges, we argue that authoritarian regimes have adopted a decentralized approach to produce and disseminate propaganda on social media.
Yingdan Lu +3 more
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Societal allostatic load under chronic threat: defensive dominance and collective efficacy (Iran as a case example). [PDF]
Faraji J.
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Safe to Speak, Teach, and Research? Experiences of Reprisals in Danish Academia
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Liv Bjerre +6 more
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Unpacking the role of in‐group bias in US public opinion on human rights violations
Abstract Which actor identities and social and political cleavages drive public opinion on human rights violations? While in‐group bias is known to influence public responses to government abuses, the relative impact of different identity characteristics has not been directly tested.
Rebecca Cordell
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Struggling with Discrimination: An Intersectional Exploration of Why Unequal Social Relations Persist in Residency Training Programs. [PDF]
Lam JTH +6 more
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The limits of AI for authoritarian control
Abstract An emerging literature suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance autocrats' repressive capabilities. This paper argues that while AI presents a powerful new tool for authoritarian control, its effectiveness is constrained by the very repressive institutions it is designed to serve.
Eddie Yang
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