I often use natural language processing to process media and social media content, and survey experiments to understand the mechanisms behind public opinion formation.

My current projects are about the public opinion effects of disruptive climate protests; the identities of people advocating for and against climate action in mainstream media; and global levels of public concern about climate change.

Based on my experience with applied machine learning, especially with text as data, like many in the field I am deeply skeptical about the role of generative AI in society, and about AI hype claims.

Contact: clara.vandeweerdt@ifs.ku.dk.