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Robert Brennan

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Social psychologist | Postdoc in Political Communication at DCU Institute for Future Media, Democracy and Society (FuJo) | Deliberation, Misinformation, Conspiracy, Intergroup attitudes, Climate He/him | Updates @rb-br.bsky.social Views my own 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈

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Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
While only a small minority of the Irish public believe six prominent #conspiracytheories to 'definitely be true', just under half are unsure or lean towards believing them. Our analysis also found higher levels of belief to be linked to greater trust in social media and messaging apps
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
What media sources did people use & trust before voting in 2024 General Election? Analysis of the National Election and Democracy Study by @robraonain.bsky.social & Rabhya Mehrotra @fujomedia.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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What media sources did people use & trust before voting in 2024?
Here's what a new study found about the media Irish voters used and trusted when getting information ahead of last year's election
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Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Does being reminded of your ingroup's role in the harm experienced by outgroup members lead you to see them as feeling less 'human' emotions? Looking at inequalities arising from climate change and fast fashion, our new paper at @plosone.org challenges this earlier claim in #dehumanization research.
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Does feeling collective responsibility for intergroup harm lead to infrahumanization?
Previous research has suggested that subtle dehumanization can occur as a consequence of harming others. According to this research, participants who feel a sense of collective responsibility for thei...
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