Sam Känner
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Political Science @UÅrhus; Social Data Science @UKonstanz. RA at Public Policy Group @ETH Zürich. Interested in political behaviour, survey experimental methods, and political influencers.
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Excited to visit NYU and Columbia this week for the workshop on AI and the Future of Online Information. Slides of my presentation here: www.dgarcia.eu/nyu-ai
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Parliamentary framework to enact their politics, which would require a willingness to compromise. Instead they use initiatives to nurture their populist opposition image (I‘m simplifying a bit). But if these populist initiatives rarely manage to convince a majority, maybe the populist image is fake.
Show PostInitiatives usually originate from political outsiders with little political support and little funding. That the SVP as a powerful parliamentary party with 2 government seats and unlimited cash launches so many initiatives is unusual. It shows that they can‘t or don’t want to work within the
Show PostThe myth of the SVP, which the media have done a lot to promote, is that they represent the true voice of the people. The “Neutrality” packaging appeals to deeply ingrained myths of Swiss identity. And Blocher invested millions in a lopsided propaganda campaign. This outcome wasn’t so obvious.
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"Yet, most often, [Switzerland]’s tradition of putting decisions out to referendum exposes how, despite dominating social media &the press amplifying its positions, the far right thrives on imagined majorities" Yes, but: The price is that the Swiss radical rights dominates the agenda *all the time*
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