Can Tocqueville Karaoke? Global Contrasts of
... Verba et al. and the many who continue it. As we develop below, the core results shift dramatically when we analyze not total participation but 1. Distinguish types of participation in separate issue areas like religion, the environment, or arts and culture and 2. Consider differences by subgroups. ...
... Verba et al. and the many who continue it. As we develop below, the core results shift dramatically when we analyze not total participation but 1. Distinguish types of participation in separate issue areas like religion, the environment, or arts and culture and 2. Consider differences by subgroups. ...
Notes on Althusser`s notion of ideological State apparatuses
... ideology as a specific category, every kind of approach, whatever it might be called, poses manifold problems. Raising questions about the very existence and definition of ideology, the self-positioning of the inquirer and to what extent these are already political questions that deal consciously or ...
... ideology as a specific category, every kind of approach, whatever it might be called, poses manifold problems. Raising questions about the very existence and definition of ideology, the self-positioning of the inquirer and to what extent these are already political questions that deal consciously or ...
ON SECOND THOUGHT: LOW-EFFORT THOUGHT PROMOTES
... of dual-processes models. I simply investigate whether values operate in a pattern consistent with automatic and controlled processing. Dual-process accounts of attitudes may help explain variations in values under different levels of thought processing since values are abstract standards that under ...
... of dual-processes models. I simply investigate whether values operate in a pattern consistent with automatic and controlled processing. Dual-process accounts of attitudes may help explain variations in values under different levels of thought processing since values are abstract standards that under ...
An Asymmetric Nonlinear Process - American National Election
... was 56.48, significantly larger than 50 (t(4271)=20.90, p<0.0001). Also in line with the ANM's notion of decelerating impact, the difference in attitudes caused by the addition of a favorable or unfavorable belief generally decreased in magnitude as the total number of beliefs increased. For example ...
... was 56.48, significantly larger than 50 (t(4271)=20.90, p<0.0001). Also in line with the ANM's notion of decelerating impact, the difference in attitudes caused by the addition of a favorable or unfavorable belief generally decreased in magnitude as the total number of beliefs increased. For example ...
Taxing Issues - New York University Law Review
... Recent elections show that more thanjust good ideasare needed to win: candidates also need money. More than thirty years ago, Congresssought to limit the amount of money thatflowed in and out offederal campaignsthrough a comprehensive set of amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of ...
... Recent elections show that more thanjust good ideasare needed to win: candidates also need money. More than thirty years ago, Congresssought to limit the amount of money thatflowed in and out offederal campaignsthrough a comprehensive set of amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of ...
ABSTRACT Title of Document: THE ROLE AND EFFECTS OF DISCRETE
... These studies have generally focused on information presented within the ad and degree of negativity. For instance, Finkel and Geer (1998) argued that negative campaigns may suppress some voters, but most likely mobilize many more by “producing stronger emotional and affective responses than positiv ...
... These studies have generally focused on information presented within the ad and degree of negativity. For instance, Finkel and Geer (1998) argued that negative campaigns may suppress some voters, but most likely mobilize many more by “producing stronger emotional and affective responses than positiv ...
Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideology
... negative. We conclude with a discussion of normative implications, stressing that identifying differences across ideological groups is not tantamount to declaring one ideology superior to another. Keywords: attitudes; conservatives; liberals; negativity; physiology; psychology; politics ...
... negative. We conclude with a discussion of normative implications, stressing that identifying differences across ideological groups is not tantamount to declaring one ideology superior to another. Keywords: attitudes; conservatives; liberals; negativity; physiology; psychology; politics ...
An Analysis of the Maoist Movement in Nepal
... driver to conflict in Nepal. For instance, Sharma (2006) states that development policy in 1980s of ‘urban-based import substitution industrialization’ led to increase in inequality. This in turn: “…forced youth particularly from rural and remote areas to join radical left wing forces (Maoist) to fi ...
... driver to conflict in Nepal. For instance, Sharma (2006) states that development policy in 1980s of ‘urban-based import substitution industrialization’ led to increase in inequality. This in turn: “…forced youth particularly from rural and remote areas to join radical left wing forces (Maoist) to fi ...
A Georgia Firebrand in the Midst of the Sectional Crisis - H-Net
... Scroggins’s stated goal of telling a story about an “interesting man in an interesting time” is undermined. Indeed, Toombs was “interesting”–but the same might be true about any number of other Civil War era figures. As a biography predicated on describing Toombs’s personality and political career a ...
... Scroggins’s stated goal of telling a story about an “interesting man in an interesting time” is undermined. Indeed, Toombs was “interesting”–but the same might be true about any number of other Civil War era figures. As a biography predicated on describing Toombs’s personality and political career a ...
“The Impact of the Economic Recession on Protest Participation in
... Sasse 2014). All of them are considered objective economic indicators that can easily be measured across countries. In more detail, economic affluence (as measured by GDP or GNP) is often positively associated with protest due to people’s resources to engage in unconventional activism (Verba et al. ...
... Sasse 2014). All of them are considered objective economic indicators that can easily be measured across countries. In more detail, economic affluence (as measured by GDP or GNP) is often positively associated with protest due to people’s resources to engage in unconventional activism (Verba et al. ...
Pluralistic conditioning: social tolerance and effective democracy
... regimes differ is the incorporation of diverse viewpoints into public life. Exposure to such variety highlights any existing heterogeneity in society, and, for most individuals, exposure to this heterogeneity promotes tolerance of difference (pluralistic conditioning). However, those who are exposed ...
... regimes differ is the incorporation of diverse viewpoints into public life. Exposure to such variety highlights any existing heterogeneity in society, and, for most individuals, exposure to this heterogeneity promotes tolerance of difference (pluralistic conditioning). However, those who are exposed ...
Sporadic democracy: Education, Democracy and the Question of
... outcomes), there is also a more direct link between democracy and exclusion. The overriding argument here focuses on those who are deemed not to be ‘fit’ for democracy, either because they lack certain qualities that are considered to be fundamental for democratic participation – such as rationality ...
... outcomes), there is also a more direct link between democracy and exclusion. The overriding argument here focuses on those who are deemed not to be ‘fit’ for democracy, either because they lack certain qualities that are considered to be fundamental for democratic participation – such as rationality ...
Shifting Liberal and Conservative Attitudes Using Moral Foundations
... the most crucial virtue) and fairness (e.g., when making laws, the number one principle should be ensuring fair treatment) than the other three moral foundations. Conservatives are more likely to agree with statements that reference ingroup loyalty (e.g., loyalty to one’s group is more important tha ...
... the most crucial virtue) and fairness (e.g., when making laws, the number one principle should be ensuring fair treatment) than the other three moral foundations. Conservatives are more likely to agree with statements that reference ingroup loyalty (e.g., loyalty to one’s group is more important tha ...
the primacy of rents in the choice of the means of protection
... When policy makers decide on international trade policy, they also decide on how to implement policy. In addition to tariffs (specific and ad valorem), there are various administrative protectionist means (see Nganga 2014). A basic choice is between tariffs and import quotas, with the two also often ...
... When policy makers decide on international trade policy, they also decide on how to implement policy. In addition to tariffs (specific and ad valorem), there are various administrative protectionist means (see Nganga 2014). A basic choice is between tariffs and import quotas, with the two also often ...
Are we prisoners of our preconceptions?
... perseverance suggests that observers are often too quick to fill in the missing control conditions of history with elaborate narrative sequences (scripts) that reflect deep-rooted ideological assumptions about both political causality and the characters of specific political actors (Griffin & Ross 1 ...
... perseverance suggests that observers are often too quick to fill in the missing control conditions of history with elaborate narrative sequences (scripts) that reflect deep-rooted ideological assumptions about both political causality and the characters of specific political actors (Griffin & Ross 1 ...
Can Tolerance be Taught? Adult Civic Education
... democracy abroad (Carothers 1999). Part of the rationale for funding civic education is to strengthen the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the host countries that conduct such programs, as the existence of strong secondary associations may be beneficial to consolidating democracy and impleme ...
... democracy abroad (Carothers 1999). Part of the rationale for funding civic education is to strengthen the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the host countries that conduct such programs, as the existence of strong secondary associations may be beneficial to consolidating democracy and impleme ...
Yannis Stavrakakis How did `populism` become a pejorative concept
... towards populism and ‘the people’, towards (democratic) politics itself, vary both synchronically and diachronically. Hence, if there is one thing that should differentiate the scientific – but not only the scientific, let us say a generally reflexive – stance towards socio-political phenomena is a ...
... towards populism and ‘the people’, towards (democratic) politics itself, vary both synchronically and diachronically. Hence, if there is one thing that should differentiate the scientific – but not only the scientific, let us say a generally reflexive – stance towards socio-political phenomena is a ...
Too young to participate? Revisiting the life-cycle model of
... engagement that simply involves other forms of participation (for instance, Norris, 2003). A more informed and critical citizenry is said to demand a larger role in public decision making than currently offered by traditional institutions (Dalton, 2008; Inglehart and Catterberg, 2002). While they re ...
... engagement that simply involves other forms of participation (for instance, Norris, 2003). A more informed and critical citizenry is said to demand a larger role in public decision making than currently offered by traditional institutions (Dalton, 2008; Inglehart and Catterberg, 2002). While they re ...
Author`s personal copy
... Norms of politeness and/or political correctnessdand perhaps the “system-justifying” desire to believe that members of all major parties in the democratic systems on which we depend are more or less equally (in)capable of objectivitydmay inhibit social and behavioral scientists from the hearty explo ...
... Norms of politeness and/or political correctnessdand perhaps the “system-justifying” desire to believe that members of all major parties in the democratic systems on which we depend are more or less equally (in)capable of objectivitydmay inhibit social and behavioral scientists from the hearty explo ...
Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition
... adopt conservative beliefs out of a desire for certainty, whereas others adopt the same beliefs because of a threat to self-esteem or an ideological threat to the system. From our theoretical perspective, motivational and informational influences on belief formation are not at all incompatible. On t ...
... adopt conservative beliefs out of a desire for certainty, whereas others adopt the same beliefs because of a threat to self-esteem or an ideological threat to the system. From our theoretical perspective, motivational and informational influences on belief formation are not at all incompatible. On t ...
Shia Political Thought
... the Islamic world. However, it is impossible for any political theorist to ignore the role of Islam in the public lives of Muslims. Its considerable impact upon the politics of Muslim nations can be attributed to the strong inclination of the population towards it, and thus the powerful voice that i ...
... the Islamic world. However, it is impossible for any political theorist to ignore the role of Islam in the public lives of Muslims. Its considerable impact upon the politics of Muslim nations can be attributed to the strong inclination of the population towards it, and thus the powerful voice that i ...
LATENT MADISONIANISM : BEFORE AND AFTER A PREFACE TO
... world has been and is . They can easily be translated into " if-then " laws and verified (or rejected) . This is the positive aspect of the assumption . But what if a goal of the theorist, for whatever reason, becomes the countering of the reality? For example, the goal of increasing participation c ...
... world has been and is . They can easily be translated into " if-then " laws and verified (or rejected) . This is the positive aspect of the assumption . But what if a goal of the theorist, for whatever reason, becomes the countering of the reality? For example, the goal of increasing participation c ...
Does Heterogeneity Hinder Democracy?
... into the secular or Christian societies of Europe. Additionally, after the end of the Cold War Samuel Huntington foretold a “clash of civilizations” whose boundaries were mainly defined in religious terms (Huntington 1993). This thesis, inspired by the rise of political Islam since the Iranian revol ...
... into the secular or Christian societies of Europe. Additionally, after the end of the Cold War Samuel Huntington foretold a “clash of civilizations” whose boundaries were mainly defined in religious terms (Huntington 1993). This thesis, inspired by the rise of political Islam since the Iranian revol ...
Frequency of Tweeting During Presidential Debates
... has found that tweeting a debate (compared to not tweeting a debate) was related to individuals reporting that they paid more attention to the debate and to indicating that watching debates is important, but tweeting a debate was not related to greater enjoyment in watching the debate (Houston et al ...
... has found that tweeting a debate (compared to not tweeting a debate) was related to individuals reporting that they paid more attention to the debate and to indicating that watching debates is important, but tweeting a debate was not related to greater enjoyment in watching the debate (Houston et al ...
Clarissa`s Treasonable Correspondence: Gender, Epistolary Politics
... character or on the poststructural demeanour of the text.10 In the last decade or so, the need for a more specific political analysis of Richardson's work has become increasingly apparent. While Terry Castle and Terry Eagleton have pointed out that Clarissa must be understood in terms of the politic ...
... character or on the poststructural demeanour of the text.10 In the last decade or so, the need for a more specific political analysis of Richardson's work has become increasingly apparent. While Terry Castle and Terry Eagleton have pointed out that Clarissa must be understood in terms of the politic ...