Political Scientist @Griffith_SGIR, Assoc. Editor @democ_journal. Interest Groups, Authoritarianism, Disinformation, Electoral Integrity, Trust.
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Joined January 2014
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Max Grömping retweeted
Very happy to have contributed to this excellent strategy guidance note by Raj Chari for the #UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration
#Lobbying registers and #transparency can be now treated as instruments to address SDGs
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Thanks, Kurt, much appreciated. All due to @andrea_carson 's great leadership on this Voice project.
Max Grömping retweeted
🔥 Our latest on disinformation: Alert, but not alarmed: Electoral disinformation and trust during the 2023 Australian voice to parliament referendum - Carson - Policy & Internet - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @MaxGroemping @SimonJackman @BonestPhD @tim_gravelle
🌏 Bottom line: Australian democracy is resilient, but even high trust can be undermined by disinfo. This calls for balanced, evidence-based responses—fighting disinformation while safeguarding free political expression. See also our discussion paper: csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/researc… 5/5
🔍 Findings: Disinformation slightly reduces trust in the AEC, but refutations help mitigate the damage. However, preemptive AEC communications didn’t boost trust further, suggesting high baseline trust acts as a ceiling. #ElectoralIntegrity #Disinformation
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Our evidence suggests that concern, but not alarm, is warranted. In a survey experiment shortly after #Voice
referendum, we exposed ~4k Australians to real-life disinformation (#voteoften), real-life rebuttals from @AusElectoralCom, or both. We then measured trust in the AEC. 3/5
🧐 In ongoing debate, scholars exchange good arguments about the dangers of #disinformation. Some warn of existential threat to liberal democracy, some caution against overreaction. @UlliEcker @ajungherr @Sacha_Altay @lorenz_spreen 2/5
📢 New article w @andrea_carson @tim_gravelle @SimonJackman & J Philips studies election
#disinformation during Australia’s 2023 Voice referendum: Trust in the AEC remains high, but disinformation has a small, measurable impact. DM me for access. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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📢 Please share widely. PhD Scholarships ($37k/yr) on Mapping & Harnessing Public (Mis)Trust! 🎓 @Griffith_Uni and @Sydney_Uni. Join an ARC-funded team exploring public trust in Australia. Start 2025. Deadline 6 December. DM for questions. sydney.edu.au/scholarships/a… #polisci
Check out the discussion paper by @andrea_carson and myself on causes, consequences, and countermeasures of misinformation. csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/researc…
Our (@MaxGroemping) latest work on misinformation- its threat and consequence:
csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/researc…
Thank you @ANU_PELab
Thank you, @ECPR_Int_Groups, what an unexpected honour!
Many congrats to @darren_halpin, @MaxGroemping and Anne Nielsen on winning our section's best paper award @ECPR2024 General Conference!
Max Grömping retweeted
@MaxGroemping leading a great round table with researchers Andrea Carson, Michelle Reidlinger and Timothy Graham. DISINFO PACIFIC UN conference on disinformation at @GRIFFITH
Congratulations, @NadiaFarabi, what an achievement! It's been excellent working with such a professional and considerate educator like you. You'll be off to do great things.
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Great initiative by @SeraphineMaerz and @IrmaMooi! quantilab.github.io
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Max Grömping retweeted
Heute ist ein aufregender Tag für alle Regionalforscher in 🇩🇪, denn gerade wurde der allererste „Gleichwertigkeitsbericht“ vorgestellt.
Ein Kompendium mit 102 Landkarten (!), darunter Material, das man so noch nie gesehen hat.
Hier meine persönlichen TOP 3 Highlights 🧵
Max Grömping retweeted
Very pleased to report that @_aureliaananda has joined @Griffith_SGIR at Griffith University as a Lecturer in Comparative Politics. Aurelia did her PhD at Kings College London and researches public opinion on democracy, emph SE Asia. Welcome Aurelia!
Our @Griffith_SGIR PhD candidate @arnottchris breaks down prebunking/inoculation as a counter to electoral #disinformation. theconversation.com/in-a-yea… via @ConversationEDU
Max Grömping retweeted
What do we need to know before we boldly venture forth and solve the problem of disinformation?
In a new article, I pose questions those asking for greater control of digital communication spaces by corporations, experts, and governments should answer.
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