word embeddings

Framing Democracy: Deciphering China's Anti-Democratic Propaganda using Word Embeddings

Autocrats have long used propaganda to maintain their grip on power, but what happens when they are forced to confront the appeal of alternative regimes? I employ word embeddings to measure whether there is a significant difference in how Chinese …

Divide to Conquer: Using Wedge Narratives To Influence Diaspora Communities

As authoritarian regimes increasingly adapt domestic tools for outward-facing propaganda, they often target diasporas for internal stability and foreign policy reasons. We develop a theory of diaspora-targeted propaganda in which autocratic …