This paper grew out of many chats and walks with Baobao Zhang while we were Klarman postdoctoral fellows at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social - it was a lot of fun to design this study as ChatGPT broke into our everyday lives roughly 3 years back - only 3 years ago?!

(1) Are historical analogies effective as a persuasion tactic during foreign policy crises? Our new article in Security Studies finds that while exposure to analogies elicits an emotional reaction, it does not always translate into a shift in policy attitudes. 🧵: doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Excited to share possibly the first ever registered report using observational data in political science (doi.org/10.1086/737687), out @thejop.bsky.social. In it, we address the question: What is the electoral cost of infringing on civil liberties? See @charasz.bsky.social post for details!

🎉 @armenon.bsky.social received the 2025 Award for Distinguished Early Career Research! This award recognizes an untenured @ucmerced.bsky.social Senate faculty member for research and/or other creative activities that have had a major impact on the field.
polisci.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/dr...

This article builds on several published papers & ongoing work from the past few years and integrates interdisciplinary research from the last few decades. We hope it proves a valuable resource for both clinicians and policymakers!

How do the effects of climate regulation on businesses impact public attitudes toward climate policy?
@ucmerced.bsky.social's @armenon.bsky.social and coauthors Iain Osgood and Katie Nissen examine this question in their new publication ⤵️
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A career we look forward to celebrating: An #MPSA2025 session will honor Mark Tessler’s contributions to Middle East politics and public opinion research.

🌪️How do climate regulations shape public support for climate action?

➡️ @armenon.bsky.social K.Nissen & I.Osgood find dislike of big corporations drives opposition to climate action when people learn large firms navigate regulations more easily www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

Health shocks, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, can make the public more open to healthcare reform. In this article, @nolankavanagh.bsky.social and Anil Menon explore how healthcare reform like Medicare for all became more popular in the areas most affected by the pandemic.

Did the COVID-19 pandemic shift preferences for health reform in the U.S.? @ucmerced.bsky.social's @armenon.bsky.social and coauthor Nolan Kavanagh examine public opinion on health reform in the weeks immediately prior to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
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#OpenAccess from our new issue -

The Wrong Winners: Anti-Corporate Animus and Attitudes Towards Trade - cup.org/3CgyMl0

- @armenon.bsky.social & Iain Osgood

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

The Wrong Winners: Anti-Corporate Animus and Attitudes Towards Trade - cup.org/3CgyMl0

- @armenon.bsky.social & Iain Osgood

This project started with early morning chats in Haven Hall... It really has been a fun series of studies! Popular consumption version here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

A new $3M Minerva-funded project will investigate the role of social cohesion in weathering crisis, focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Allen Hicken @umisrcps leads with @armenon.bsky.social @dnsltr.bsky.social & @tompepinsky.bsky.social. #polisky cps.isr.umich.edu/2024/09/24/m...

#OpenAccess -

The Wrong Winners: Anti-Corporate Animus and Attitudes Towards Trade - cup.org/3ypGRS9

- @armenon.bsky.social & Iain Osgood

#FirstView

Whose critique matters? The effects of critic identity and audience on public opinion by Yehonatan Abramson, Anil Menon, and Abir Gitlin is now available in Early View. @yoniabramson.bsky.social @armenon.bsky.social ajps.org/2024/03/12/w...