Desire for group supremacy: the role of social dominance orientation for social policy attitudes

Abstract. The rapid expansion of platform-mediated gig work has intensified debates over whether gig workers should receive social and employment rights co

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Citizens’ perceptions of political divides shape democratic processes, yet we know little about how these divides are mentally represented. This article develops a conceptual framework that integrates...

Juliana Chueri Until recently, automation was mostly a concern for workers in factories or routine clerical jobs. The assumption was that knowledge workers — lawyers, journalists, analysts, academics ...

On Wednesday 10 december (18:00-19:30), Petter Törnberg (Assistant Professor, Institute for Language, Logic and Computation, UvA) and Justus Uitermark (Professor of Urban Geography, Faculty of Social ...

Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.

This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

Higher-education policy is increasingly politicised across advanced western democracies, one important point of contention being the treatment of immigrant students, who are often portrayed as a ‘b...

Are you passionate about teaching and hold a PhD in Political Science? If so, this might be the perfect job for you! We are looking for an all-round senior lecturer who can inspire our international, ...

Many European countries are concerned about the asymmetric distribution of refugees within their territory. In response, they have developed policies to spatially disperse asylum seekers. Yet, we lac....

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Political scientist Juliana Chueri has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the NWO VIDI project "Improving Social Media Using L...

In simulations, AI-generated users of stripped-down social media without content algorithms still split into polarized echo chambers

The access of EU migrants to social assistance is highly politicised in Switzerland. However, we know little about parties' and voters' positions on this issue across the ideological spectrum. Using ....

As today’s platforms become all-powerful, the metaphors we use to describe our digitally infused world exemplify a new, stealthier form of domination that is emerging.

On the rise of a digital modernity

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They are not entrepreneurs: Study shows platform workers across 26 countries demand welfare state support and social security.

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Platform work has introduced a new dimension of precarity in the labor market, as platform workers face high labor market risks and have limited access to socia...

La désinformation en ligne fait partie intégrante de la stratégie des droites radicales, tandis que les formations de gauche, qu’elles soient radicales, écologistes ou sociales-démocrates, ont moins r...

Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass rechtspopulistische Parteien signifikant mehr Desinformation verbreiten als andere politische Gruppen. Rechtspopulisten und Rechtsextremisten beschuldigen oft andere der L...

Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries

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