PRL is looking for up to 5 postdocs for 2024-2025! We welcome applicants with strong stats and data skills from across the social sciences. Postings will be at either Stanford or UPenn. Accepting apps through 1/15/24. More information and how to apply 🎓
Polarization Research Lab
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Research and public resources monitoring the state of democracy. Founder/Director @seanjwestwood and co-director @ylelkes.
- Join our group! PRL is now accepting postdoc applications for 2025-2026. We're looking for strong statistical and data skills. Accepting applications through January 15, 2025. Details and instructions at
- New in @PNASNexus: Correcting misperceptions of the out-party is often recommended as a strategy to reduce polarization, but it may not be as effective as previously thought @seanjwestwood @ylelkes @niccdias @kristianvsf @LeaPradella @AarslewLaurits academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti… 🧵1/5
- Ever wish you had the research on partisan animosity summarized for you, all in one place, for free? PRL’s Library of Partisan Animosity will breakdown ~100 papers on political polarization throughout the year. The first 5 summaries are available now! 📚 polarizationresearchlab.org/library-of-par…
- New data! PRL is excited to share our dashboard monitoring the rhetoric and behavior of federal elected officials. 1.5m text items classified. 5 categories of speech. Profile pages for each member. Leaderboards & more! @ylelkes @seanjwestwood Explore:Everyone hates “Congress.” But who are you really mad at? trib.al/kfBTVvc
- NEW in PNAS from PRL👉 @d_e_holliday, Shanto Iyengar, @ylelkes, and @seanjwestwood: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… We find that Americans of both parties overwhelmingly support democratic norms and reject political violence, despite antidemocratic behavior from political elites. 🧵1/7
- ⚠️Job⚠️ Deadline to apply to our postdoc at the Polarization Research Lab is Jan. 15! We study democratic attitudes and behaviors. Postdocs have the opportunity to lead and propose projects and get a lot of writing experience. Join our group!
- Now published in PNAS! We had a survey in the field at the time of the first assassination attempt on Trump. We found that Rs became significantly less supportive of partisan violence and had increased in-party affect. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
- Out in @ScienceAdvances: The unexpected durability of political animosity around elections. We find that partisans who voted for the winning candidate are no less polarized post-election than those on the losing side. Neil Fasching @ylelkes @seanjwestwood
- Interested in working with PRL? We're looking for postdocs for 2024-2025! Apply by Jan 15, 2024. We're an interdisciplinary lab studying democratic attitudes and partisan animosity. Data skills required 📈
- Announcing 9/30 as the next application deadline for our RFP (with a new official name!): Partisan Animosity Survey Time Sharing (PASTS). We look forward to reading your submissions!
- The next deadline to apply for PASTS, our survey time sharing RFP, is September 1!! YouGov US sample of 1000 or 2000, 10 questions allowed, easy application. IRB approval is required at time of submission 😀 Please apply!
- PRL is excited to announce our 2nd Annual Meeting in New Orleans on March 21-22! Applications to present will open on our website on Nov 1. Hint: strong submissions will include a draft paper. We hope you'll apply!
- What do Americans think about Political Scientists? Our latest Path to 2024 report finds middling perceptions of contributions and intentions, & 71% of Republicans and 64% of Democrats agree political scientists should remain politically neutral. prlpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/Septem…






