As midterm elections approach with an unprecedented number of women candidates running for Congress, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology reveal that both women and men prefer female politicians, with men rating ...
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2018
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s record number of women seek seats in Congress, CU Boulder and Notre Dame researchers probe the motivations behind the trend
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Aug 29, 2018
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While a many Danes question whether genetically modified foods are unnatural, this concern is much less apparent among politicians, according to Professor Jesper Lassen at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Food ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2018
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Uganda, in eastern Africa, is notoriously corrupt, and many Ugandans have little faith that their leaders will provide them with honest information. But a new study conducted in the country suggests that mobile telephone ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2018
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Voters are wrong to think they can pick the best politician based on their looks, according to new research which shows this leads to less effective people being elected.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2018
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New research provides the strongest evidence to date that the race of a political officeholder can have a significant effect on policy - at least historically.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2018
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Scroll through Twitter or watch an NFL game and you'll quickly remember we live in a time of unprecedented political polarization. Who's to blame for the lack of unity? According to BYU researchers, politicians' penchant ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2017
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Research has shown that politicians' gender shapes public expectations of their expertise.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2017
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Hundreds of farmers, shepherds and politicians rallied in Aveyron, southern France, on Saturday calling for action to halt the slaughter of livestock by packs of wolves.
Ecology
Aug 5, 2017
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Protests that bring many people to the streets who agree among themselves and have a single message are most likely to influence elected officials, suggests a new study.
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2017
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