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Hard Barriers and Soft Power: Study Assesses Outsider Perceptions of Border Walls

A new University of Pennsylvania study published in PNAS explores how border walls damage a country’s international image, with real soft power implications.

• Political Communication

Annenberg Film “Emile” Accepted Into Two Film Festivals

The short film about peace and conflict researcher Emile Bruneau will feature in the Global Peace Film Festival and the Morehouse Human Rights Film Festival.

• Culture & Media

Correcting Misperceptions about — and Increasing Empathy for — Migrants

Americans dramatically overestimate the number of migrants affiliated with gangs and children being trafficked.

• Political Communication

Samantha Moore-Berg Named Inaugural Bruneau Fellow

The fellowship was established to honor the memory of Emile Bruneau, peace and conflict neuroscientist.

• Culture & Media
• Political Communication

In Conversation with Emile Bruneau: A Video Series

Watch Bruneau explain his research in his own words.

• Health Communication
• Political Communication

In Memoriam: Emile Bruneau, Peace and Conflict Neuroscientist

After nearly two years battling brain cancer, Bruneau passed away on September 30.

Democrats and Republicans Dislike Each Other Far Less Than Most Believe

A new study indicates that some of our political polarization is based on unfounded beliefs.

• Political Communication

Understanding Why Teachers Discriminate Against Minority Students

Teachers in Hungary are more likely to discriminate against Roma students than non-Roma students.

• Global Communication

Paradoxical Thinking: Changing Individuals’ Beliefs by Agreeing with Them to an Extreme Degree

Paradoxical thinking is intended to shock the participants with its absurdity and cause them to reevaluate their beliefs.

• Political Communication

In the Brain, Dislike and Dehumanization Are Not the Same Thing

Processed by separate regions of the brain, dehumanization and dislike may be different psychological processes.

• Global Communication
• Political Communication