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Hot Politics Lab 16/6
by Maaike Homan 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (June 16th) there will be another Hot Politics Lab meeting from 15:00 - 16:00. During this session, Toni van der Meer (University of Amsterdam) will give a talk titled "Fighting misinformation, a remedy worse than the disease?". The talks will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) or online. For those who want to join online, note that we switched to Teams, so we will now use this link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2UyYWI0NmItOTQ2OC00…>. You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/events/list/>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/lab-meetings-archive/>. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 09/06
by Maaike Homan 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, After some holidays and conferences, we are finally back with another Hot Politics Lab meeting this Friday (June 9th) from 15:00-16:00. During this session, Jeroen van der Waal (Erasmus University) will give a talk titled "Measuring non-declarative cultural capital and exploring its social situatedness: a population-based IAT-survey combination". See the abstract here below. Abstract Cultural capital is a central concept in various sociological subfields, particularly the sociology of stratification. Crucial to the Bourdieusian habitus, it is assumed to be ingrained via socialization in the upper strata, is resultingly stratified, and helps individuals to navigate educational institutions. Cultural capital is regarded as partly 'non-declarative', i.e., 'hard wired' in cognitive structures, with Bourdieu characterizing it as an aspect of so-called 'class unconsciousness'. Accordingly, the habitus has largely escaped empirical scrutiny. Arguments about its importance, therefore, are typically post-hoc interpretations of associations between the standard measure of declarative cultural capital (survey items on highbrow cultural consumption) and the particular variables of interest. We have developed a tool for empirically capturing non-declarative cultural capital: two Implicit Association Tests (IATs) measuring 1) the appreciation of elite culture and 2) self-identification with it, embedded within a survey conducted among a high-quality panel representative of the Dutch population (n=2,398). The results indicate that these IATs are valid measures of non-declarative cultural capital, and their scores are positively associated with the socio-economic positions of the respondents and their parents/caregivers. We discuss our findings' relevance to past and future research on cultural reproduction and future research on non-declarative cultural capital's corollaries. The talks will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) or online. For those who want to join online, note that we switched to Teams, so we will now use this link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2UyYWI0NmItOTQ2OC00…>. You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/events/list/>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/lab-meetings-archive/>. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Talk by Chris Wlezien & Dutch Political Psychology Meeting this week
by Maaike Homan 09 May '23

09 May '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab Followers, The next Hot Politics Lab meeting will be June 2nd (see program here<https://www.hotpolitics.eu/events/>). Until that time, there are two other interesting events happening this week. There is a talk by Chris Wlezien on Thursday (May 11th) and the Dutch Political Psychology Meeting is on Friday (May 12th), see the details below. Talk by Chris Wlezien Thursday May 11th Dear colleagues, Next week Thursday (May 11) Chris Wlezien will give a talk titled "Media Reflect! The Public, Policy, and the News" (16:00-17:00 REC B2.01). He will assess the relationships between public opinion, public policy, and news production. Christopher Wlezien is currently Hogg Professor of Government at the University of Texas, and one of the leading lights in the field of representation and the analysis of media, public opinion and public policy data. For more info see his website: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/faculty/cw26629 There will be drinks and a dinner afterwards. Please let Gijs Schumacher (g.schumacher(a)uva.nl<mailto:g.schumacher@uva.nl>) know if you want to join the dinner. Dutch Political Psychology Meeting The next Dutch Political Psychology Meeting will take this Friday May 12th from 10:30 - 16:00. Everyone is welcome to join in person at the University of Amsterdam (Roeterseiland campus). See the program and all the details below. Note that the meeting is only in person and cannot be attended online. Location: We will host the event at the University of Amsterdam, in room C10.20. This room is in the C building at the Roeterseiland campus. Here is a map with all the buildings of the campus. If you have any trouble finding the room you can email m.d.homan(a)uva.nl. Lunch: Lunch is unfortunately not included. You can bring your own lunch or go to the cafeteria or other places around the campus. Program: 10:30 - 10:45: Introduction round 10:45 - 11:25 Daan Scheepers: Social change as challenge and threat: A social psychophysiological approach 11:25 - 12:05 Chantal D'Amore: Perceived polarization amplifies attitude moralization in response to partisan news: A four-wave longitudinal study around the 2020 US election campaign 12:05 - 13:05: Lunch 13:05 - 13:45 Leticia Micheli: In pursuit of racial equality: identifying the determinants of support for the Black Lives Matter movement 13:45 - 14:25 Frank Gootjes: Societal discontent as a catalyst for action: how a negative sentiment about society at large fuels political action 14:25 - 14:40: Coffee break 14:40 - 15:20 Flavio Azevedo: Measuring Ideology: Current practices, its consequences, and recommendations 15:20 - 16:00 Kevin Koonings: An era of conspiracies and the great reset of democracy We are looking forward this Friday! Best, Maaike Homan Chantal D'Amore Bert Bakker Ruthie Pliskin Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Workshop on Emotions in Climate Change Politics
by Maaike Homan 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab Followers, Just as an update, due to the school holidays, there will be no Hot Politics Lab meetings for two weeks. We will be back May 12th. You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/events/list/>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/lab-meetings-archive/>. Also, for those interested, Rosa Sanchez Salgado and others are organizing a workshop on Emotions in Climate Change Politics in Amsterdam in September 2023. They just launched a call for papers (deadline May 31st). The information is also available on this website: https://eufeels.com/2023/04/18/emotions-in-european-climate-politics-call-f… [https://eufeels.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/pexels-photo-2990650.jpeg?w=1200]<https://eufeels.com/2023/04/18/emotions-in-european-climate-politics-call-f…> Emotions in European climate politics, call for papers, Amsterdam, 28th-29th September 2023<https://eufeels.com/2023/04/18/emotions-in-european-climate-politics-call-f…> Political actors within and beyond Europe are grappling with the existential challenges raised by the global climate emergency. On the one hand, there has been an upsurge in climate activism epitom… eufeels.com Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 21/4
by Maaike Homan 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (21st April) from 15:00-16:00 there will be another Hot Politics Lab. During this session, Anke Munniksma (University of Amsterdam) will give a talk titled "Classroom Composition and Students' Average and Polarized Outgroup Attitudes". The talks will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) or online. For those who want to join online, note that we switched to Teams, so we will now use this link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2UyYWI0NmItOTQ2OC00…>. You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/events/list/>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/lab-meetings-archive/>. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 14/4
by Maaike Homan 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (14th April) from 15:00-16:00 there will be another Hot Politics Lab. During this session, David Amodio (University of Amsterdam) will give a talk titled "Human sources of algorithmic bias". The talks will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) or online. For those who want to join online, note that we switched to Teams, so we will now use a new link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2UyYWI0NmItOTQ2OC00…>. You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/events/list/>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<http://www.hotpolitics.eu/lab-meetings-archive/>. Finally, for those interested, see the invitation for the next Dutch Political Psychology Meeting this Friday May 12th below. Everyone is welcome to join. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Dear Political Psychology enthusiasts, We are happy to share with you the program for our next Dutch Political Psychology Meeting, and a small reminder that it will take place Friday May 12th from 10:30 - 16:00. Everyone is welcome to join in person at the University of Amsterdam (Roeterseiland campus). See the program and all the details below. Note that the meeting is only in person and cannot be attended online. Registration: In case you are planning on attending, please fill in this form: https://uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5to4PQWKqj98kC Location: We will host the event at the University of Amsterdam, in room C10.20. This room is in the C building at the Roeterseiland campus. Here<https://www.uva.nl/binaries/content/assets/faculteiten/faculteit-der-maatsc…> is a map with all the buildings of the campus. If you have any trouble finding the room you can email m.d.homan(a)uva.nl<mailto:m.d.homan@uva.nl>. Program: 10:30 - 10:45: Introduction round 10:45 - 11:25 Daan Scheepers: Social change as challenge and threat: A social psychophysiological approach 11:25 - 12:05 Chantal D'Amore: Perceived polarization amplifies attitude moralization in response to partisan news: A four-wave longitudinal study around the 2020 US election campaign 12:05 - 13:05: Lunch 13:05 - 13:45 Leticia Micheli: In pursuit of racial equality: identifying the determinants of support for the Black Lives Matter movement 13:45 - 14:25 Frank Gootjes: Societal discontent as a catalyst for action: how a negative sentiment about society at large fuels political action 14:25 - 14:40: Coffee break 14:40 - 15:20 Flavio Azevedo: Measuring Ideology: Current practices, its consequences, and recommendations 15:20 - 16:00 Kevin Koonings: An era of conspiracies and the great reset of democracy We are looking forward to seeing you next month! Best, Maaike Homan Chantal D'Amore Bert Bakker Ruthie Pliskin Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 31/3 + 2 PhD Vacancies
by Maaike Homan 27 Mar '23

27 Mar '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (31st March) from 15:00-16:00 there will be another Hot Politics Lab meeting. In this session, Rosa Sanchez Salgado (University of Amsterdam) will give a talk titled "Emotions in European politics: Can the sociology of emotions and political psychology combine forces?". The talk will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join via Zoom: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/82942755100<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuva-live.…> or join the live session in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) at 3pm (CET). You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. Hot Politics Lab is expanding: we are looking for 2 PhD students in Bert Bakker's NWO VIDI project on the causes and consequences of societal threat perceptions We are looking for 2 PhD candidates to join a new research project lead by Dr. Bert N. Bakker (PI), supported by an NWO VIDI grant. The project is embedded in the Hot Politics Lab (an interdisciplinary research group focusing on political psychology) and the Amsterdam School of Communication Research at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The full vacancy can be found here: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/2-PhD-Under-Pressure-How-Citizens-Respond-… This project starts with the observations that with a pandemic, the war in Ukriane, climate change, terrorist attacks, and financial meltdowns, we have in the last twenty years experienced multiple threats that potentially could have (or will in the future) fundamentally alter our way of life. Threats have adverse effects when they erode democratic stability by sparking violence and fuelling support for anti-democratic politics. However, threats might benefit society when they trigger desired behaviour, such as reducing the eco-footprint or getting a vaccination. Given the complex role of threat in society, it is crucial to understand better the processes underlying people's threat perceptions and develop strategies for mitigating the adverse effects and stimulating the beneficial effects of threat perceptions on democracy and society. This project bridges theories from communication science, psychology, and neuroscience by the overarching research question: How do people perceive and regulate threats and adopt political attitudes and behaviours to counter these threats. In this project, we will be studying the explicit (self-reported) and implicit (psychophysiological) instantiations of threats and their interplay. To do this, the project will use an innovative mixed-methods design: in-depth interviews, cross-country surveys, survey experiments, and laboratory experiments, as well as intensive experience sampling studies that track threats over multiple days. The project description can be found here. PhD 1 focuses on the causes and consequences of societal threats. Research in political communication suggests elite cues cause people to see issues and events as threatening or not. Drawing upon appraisal theory (Scherer & Moors, 2019), one might expect that controllability and distance to the threat are causing threat perceptions. Step 1 in this project is to study the causes (elite cues, framing) that elicit perceptions of societal threats among citizens. In step 2, we will be exploring the causes of these societal threat perceptions to answer the question whether citizens adopt political attitudes and behaviours to counter the threat. The empirical approach of this project consists of survey-experiments, laboratory-based experiments using physiological measures (skin conductance, facial EMG) as well as eye-tracking, and computer-assisted content analysis. PhD 2 focuses on the question to what extent citizens regulate societal threats, and to what extent does the regulation of threat condition the effects of threats on politics? In this project, we will be analysing the common threat regulation strategies in response to societal threats and their effect on political attitudes and behaviours to tackle the threat. In response to a threat, people could, for instance, engage in: cognitive reappraisal and reframe situations to change the emotional impact (e.g., climate change is threatening, but there is hope as climate change offers opportunities to recreate a better society); down-regulation and lower the intensity of the threat (about, for instance, climate change); or distraction and direct attention away from the threat (e.g., shifting attention from climate change to other (non-)political topics that are not threatening). PhD 2 will be exploring why, when and how people regulate societal and imagined threats and the consequences this has for the effects of threats on politics. The empirical approach consists of in-depth interviews, surveys, experience sampling (or diary) studies, and experiments. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 24/3
by Maaike Homan 20 Mar '23

20 Mar '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (24th March) from 15:00-16:00 it will be Graduate Friday at the Hot Politics Lab. During this session, PhD candidate Lina Buttgereit (University of Amsterdam) will give a talk titled "Beyond 'Lügenpresse' - How Politicians Criticize and Delegitimize the Media". Afterwards PhD candidate Sanne van Oosten (University of Amsterdam) will give a talk titled "What Do Minority and Majority Voters Care About More: Shared Identity or Ideology?" The talks will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join via Zoom: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/82942755100<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuva-live.…> or join the live session in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) at 3pm (CET). You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 17/3
by Maaike Homan 15 Mar '23

15 Mar '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (17th March) from 15:00-16:00 there will be another Hot Politics Lab meeting. During this session, Barbara Vis (Utrecht University) will give a talk titled "How Do Politicians Respond to Different Types of Uncertain Phenomena? Introducing a Conceptual Map". The talks will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join via Zoom: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/82942755100<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuva-live.…> or join the live session in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) at 3pm (CET). You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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Hot Politics Lab 24/2
by Maaike Homan 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Dear Hot Politics Lab followers, This Friday (24th February) from 15:00-16:00 it is Graduate Friday at the Hot Politics Lab. During this session, PhD candidate Emma Turkenburg (University Leuven) will give a talk titled "Affective responses to uncivil politicians". Afterwards PhD candidate Daniel Thiele (University of Vienna) will give a talk titled ""Populist user comments, the pandemic and online publics. Insights from a computational text analysis in seven European countries". The talk will be followed by a Q&A, and everybody is welcome to join via Zoom: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/82942755100<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuva-live.…> or join the live session in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) at 3pm (CET). You can check out the full program of this semester on our website<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. You can also watch any of the previous online hot politics lab meetings via the labs archive<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotpol…>. Hope to see many of you this Friday! Best, Maaike Maaike Homan PhD Candidate at the Political Science Department Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research University of Amsterdam Room B10.01 [logo hot politics]

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