Shelley Liu

Preprint · March 23, 2026 Social media messaging platforms are central to worldwide communication, but are also major hubs of misinformation and toxic content. On these platforms, informationspreads through interpersonal and group-based chats rather than feed-based recommendatio ... Full text Cite

Polarization and Exposure to Cross-Partisan Media in an Electoral Autocracy

Preprint · 2025 Political polarization is an increasing global concern. Although recent research suggests that media exposure can mitigate polarization through persuasion, it is unclear whether polarized individuals are willing to engage with diverse news sources, ... Full text Cite

Sustaining Exposure to Fact-checks: Misinformation Discernment, Media Consumption, and its Political Implications

Preprint · 2023 Exposure to misinformation can affect citizens’ beliefs, political preferences, and compliance with government policies. However, little is known about how to reduce susceptibility to misinformation in a sustained manner outside controlled environm ... Full text Cite

Coercive Legacies: From Rebel Governance to Authoritarian Control

Preprint · 2023 Ex-rebels govern almost a quarter of sub-Saharan Africa today. How does war affect these countries' long-run political development, and what explains their rebel regimes' longevity? The paper explores the role of coercion in rebel governance: post- ... Full text Cite

Legacies of Victimization: Evidence from Forced Resettlement in Zimbabwe

Preprint · 2023 How does wartime victimization shape political attitudes in the long run? We argue that violence increases politics' salience to victimized communities, which in turn increases these communities' political awareness and evaluation of governance qua ... Full text Cite