research overview
- Siegel's research uses social media data, network analysis, and experiments—in addition to more traditional data sources—to study mass and elite political behavior in the Arab World and other comparative contexts.
- Contact Info
Siegel, Alexandra Arons
Positions
- Associate Professor, A&S Soc Sci Administration
- Associate Professor, Political Science
- Faculty Director, Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences (CARTSS)
- Associate Professor, Information Science
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- computational social science, text as data, middle east politics, comparative politics, political behavior
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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conference proceeding
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journal article
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How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent.
Journal of Politics.
647-665.
2026
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Measuring Media Criticism with ALC Word Embeddings.
Political Analysis.
2026
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Outgroup Avoidance.
Journal of Politics.
2025
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Using natural language processing to analyse text data in behavioural science.
Nature Reviews Psychology.
96-111.
2025
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Civil Organizing in War: Evidence from Syrian Facebook Communities.
Perspectives on Politics.
2024
- How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent. Journal of Politics. 2024
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#Asylum: How Syrian Refugees Engage with Online Information
2024
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How Exile Shapes Online Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela.
American Political Science Review.
1361-1378.
2023
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How Threats of Exclusion Mobilize Palestinian Political Participation.
American Journal of Political Science (AJPS).
1080-1095.
2023
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Opinion manipulation on Farsi Twitter.
Scientific Reports.
2023
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In-House Vs. Outsourced Trolls: How Digital Mercenaries Shape State Influence Strategies.
Political Communication.
222-253.
2022
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Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice? The Effect of Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic Behaviors and Attitudes.
American Political Science Review.
1111-1128.
2021
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Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice? The Effect of Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic Behaviors and Attitudes.
American Political Science Review.
1111-1128.
2021
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Kingdom of Trolls? Influence Operations in the Saudi Twittersphere
2021
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Tweeting Beyond Tahrir Ideological Diversity and Political Intolerance in Egyptian Twitter Networks.
World Politics.
243-274.
2021
- How Threats of Exclusion Mobilize Palestinian Political Participation. American Journal of Political Science (AJPS). 2021
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Trumping Hate on Twitter? Online Hate Speech in the 2016 US Election Campaign and its Aftermath.
Quarterly Journal of Political Science.
71-104.
2021
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Identifying Opportunities to Improve the Network of Immigration Legal Services Providers
2020
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#No2Sectarianism: Experimental Approaches to Reducing Sectarian Hate Speech Online.
American Political Science Review.
837-855.
2020
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How Saudi Crackdowns Fail to Silence Online Dissent.
American Political Science Review.
109-125.
2020
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The Islamic State's information warfare Measuring the success of ISIS's online strategy.
Journal of Language and Politics.
258-280.
2018
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How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent.
Journal of Politics.
647-665.
2026
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., New York University 2018
- B.A., Tufts University 2011
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- http://dbpedia.org/page/Palestine Geographic Region
- Germany Country
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) Country
- Iraq Country
- Ireland Country
- Israel Country
- Italy Country
- Lebanon Country
- Morocco Country
- Tunisia Country
- United Kingdom Country