Reticence or Theatrics? Grassroots Cadre Presence and Political Response in Surveys

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Brief Overview

This study examines how grassroots cadre presence in surveys induces social desirability bias rather than self-censorship when interviewing sensitive questions, and highlights the role of authoritarian cognition in shaping responses.

Author

• Jiajun Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology