Michael Bang Petersen

@M_B_Petersen

Professor of Political Science & director of The Politics and Evolution Lab. Doing research on the evolutionary psychology of politics.

Aarhus University
Joined August 2012

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    Thanks to @Carlsbergfoundation a fantastic interdisciplinary team is set to illuminate the causes and consequences of online hostility - and identify counterstrategies: . We will hire multiple postdocs and PhDs in the coming years - please get in contact!

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  2. Feb 2

    Seen a lot of posts lately about work/life balance + evils of academia. I’m not denying their existence for many (+ some disproportionately), but I also want prospective to know this: My work is to play w ideas + talk to smart people. That’s a great life!

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  3. Gene Borgida (), Chris Federico (), & Joanne Miller () would like to announce the publication of 'At the Forefront of Political Psychology,' a volume honoring co-founder John Sullivan. Available 18 February 2020!

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  4. Jan 29

    Is the WEIRD acronym falsifiable? Good question! [Thread]

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  5. Jan 29

    True. And these data also imply that echo-chambers are stronger offline than online, interestingly not because people talk more to out-groups online, but bc they talk to in-groups even less.

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  6. Jan 28

    In 1927, Harold Laswell wrote an article with this gem: "The ever-present function of propaganda in modern life is in large measure attributable to the social disorganization which has been precipitated by the rapid advent of technological changes." Link:

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  7. Jan 6

    On 26-27 March 2020, we will host a conference on the challenges of hate speech analysis in Berlin. We aim to bring together as many researchers currently working on hate speech as possible. Deadline for registration is 31 January 2020. Please share! Thx!

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  8. Jan 28

    Just ordered my copy of 's book and so should you!

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  9. Jan 28

    New evidence that social media do *not* create echo chambers. They break them. The article spins this as good news. But, in my opinion, this is exactly why social media can feel like such hostile places. They rip us out of our comfortable offline bubbles.

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  10. Here is a superb set of principles for being successful and happy in your career, from . Comes from tech, but applies very generally to business, and most apply to academic success too.

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  11. God pointe fra . Det er bl.a. fordi de filterbobler vi tidligere levede i brister og vi nu støder sammen med mennesker med forskellige politiske holdninger, at mange voldsomme og negative debatter opstår (og jeg siger også noget her).

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  12. Jan 24

    Kan vi finde en mental vaccine mod fake news ved at lære at afkode manipulationens teknikker på nettet? Der er i hvert fald brug for en national plan for digital dannelse i Danmark.

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  13. Jan 27

    "If SoMe debates are to become better, our leaders need to orchestrate it" The catch? Misinformation, hate, and harassment on social media often comes from the top, where some politicians and pundits at least amplify and at worst coordinate it. (Good thread, by the way)

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  14. Our community is always raising the bar! Thanks for the insightful summary

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  15. Jan 27

    This should be the new norm, in terms of post-conference summaries 👇

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  16. Jan 26

    How to detect and alleviate online political hostility ? Insightful brief of conference, , .

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  17. Jan 26

    ROPH PROJECT: Civilizing online dialogue constitutes the core focus of . Over the next years, we will test the impact of some of the above in the lab and in the wild. If you work with similar problems, let us know and we can make the world better together [13/13]

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  18. Jan 26

    COLLABORATION: For this challenge, researchers, industry and policy-makers need each other. Hubs for information-sharing needs to be established. Researchers need to disseminate knowledge faster and practitioners need to help researchers identify the key problems [12/13]

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  19. Jan 26

    WIDER SOCIETY: It is not tech industry's responsibility that the world is a mess. Problems on the platforms reflect wider societal problems and our political leaders are responsible for solving those. But for them to do so, it is vital to civilize the online dialogue [11/13]

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  20. Jan 26

    DATA ACCESS: To be able to have open discussions about process-regulation, it is of key importance that third parties have access to SoMe data and this should in itself to be a key focus for regulation [10/13]

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  21. Jan 26

    ALGORITHMS: A key focus in process-regulation should be on the nature of algorithms. What should they prioritise and what should they downplay? Of key importance in the fight against misinformation. Still, to be effective against hate speech, we need those classifiers [9/13]

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