Amélie Godefroidt
Postdoctoral researcher @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social, working at the intersection of Peace Processes, Public Opinion, and Political Communication.
- Excited to be at today’s Reimagining PEACE conference bringing together nearly 300 peace researchers from around the world! Grateful to be part of this global exchange of ideas and insights. #ActionPEACE2025 | Organized by the Flemish Peace Institute
- I'm a bit late to the party, but excited to finally join BlueSky! Political scientist here—studying violence, peace, and public opinion. Always happy to connect, discuss, and learn. Come say hi! 👋 A quick 🧵 on what I study. #Academia #PoliticalScience #PeaceResearch #PublicOpinion #NewHere
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View full thread🌍 Global & Comparative Lens From Nigeria to Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan to Guatemala—I work cross-nationally to understand how context shape attitudes toward violence and peace. In sum, I conduct comparative research, grounded in real-world complexities, on the legitimacy of peace.
- 🤝 Interested? Let’s Connect! If you're into political violence, peacebuilding, public opinion, media framing, or open science, let’s chat! Follow, reply, or boost—always happy to connect. #Academia #WhoToFollow
- 📰 #4: Framing War, Shaping Peace How media tell a story can shape how people think about war and peace. Therefore, I explore media coverage of terrorism and war. 📄 tinyurl.com/y9wuwzfa, w. Leila Demarest and Arnim Langer 📄 tinyurl.com/mw4j4rmv, w. Anna Berbers and @leendhaenens.bsky.social
- 🔍 #5: Open Science Beyond practicing open science, I’ve also researched it (tinyurl.com/dk7yarjf) and I’ve joined several large-scale replication projects to explore how much results depend on analytic choices (tinyurl.com/3tum7p2f). #OpenScience #MetaScience #Replication
- 🕊️ #2: The Legitimacy of Peace Processes Why do some peace processes gain support while others spark backlash? I study how people various perceive peace provisions, including truth-seeking initiatives. 📄 tinyurl.com/yjecxk4w, w. @lalamur.bsky.social 📄 tinyurl.com/mut76n6w, w. Karin Dyrstad
- 🎯 #3: How to Forgive Your Enemy? Understanding attitudes toward former fighters is critical for peace processes. My research explores the factors influencing public acceptance of ex-combattants. 📄 tinyurl.com/3t98nph7, w. Arnim Langer and much more in the pipeline!
- 🧩 #1: Terrorism & Public Attitudes How do terrorist attacks affect public attitudes? In @ajpseditor.bsky.social, I have systematically analysed when, why, and for whom threat changes political views—and when it doesn’t. 📄 tinyurl.com/583nf7dw
