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Natan Skigin

@natanski.bsky.social
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• Asst. Prof. at UGA (@ugaintl.bsky.social) • Researching violence, migration, identity, and democracy in Latin America • Website: natanskigin.com

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Natan Skigin @natanski.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Why do counternarratives work? They increase empathy and reduce victim-blaming. But not all messages are equally effective: appeals centered only on due process while acknowledging criminal involvement have little effect, and may backfire. How marginalized groups tell their stories matters.
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Natan Skigin @natanski.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
(ii) But mothers’ counternarratives emphasizing innocence or structural disadvantage almost completely offset those effects.
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Natan Skigin @natanski.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Our main findings: (i) Police narratives justifying lethal force increase support for police killings.
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Natan Skigin @natanski.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Public opinion on police violence is deeply polarized. Support for extrajudicial police killings is much higher among Bolsonaro voters than Lula voters, making Brazil a hard case for changing attitudes. Yet this polarization is not immutable. 👇
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Natan Skigin @natanski.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I am honored to have received the 2024 Kellogg Award for Distinguished Dissertation on Democracy and Human Development. My dissertation shows how grassroots human rights groups—including grassroots victims' voices—contest repressive states, foster solidarity, and mobilize demands for accountability
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