PostDoc

Chiara Vargiu (PhD, University of Lausanne) is a postdoctoral researcher with the Research Priority Area (RPA) “Conflict & Society” at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR). Her research investigates how people perceive, evaluate, and react to hostile communication (e.g., negativity, incivility) in politics, why they sometimes find it acceptable, and with what consequences for democratic functioning. She is co-author of the book “The Psychology of Attack Politics: Perceptions, Evaluations, and Effects” (with Alessandro Nai and Lukas P. Otto; Routledge, 2025).

Keywords: Elite hostility; Perceptions; Individual differences; Radicalization

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