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Divide to Conquer: Using Wedge Narratives To Influence Diaspora Communities

Governments often engage with diasporas to promote homeland loyalty and political interests. How do home governments try to influence diaspora attitudes toward host countries? We develop a theory of diaspora-targeted propaganda that uses wedge …

Vaccine Nationalism: How China's State Media misinform about Western vaccines and highlight the successes of Chinese vaccines to different audiences

What motivates state-sponsored vaccine misinformation campaigns, given clear scientific evidence of vaccines' efficacy? We explore this issue through the lens of state-owned presses published in mainland China and in Hong Kong. We first collect an …