Grief, unity, and resilience: Study examines the impact of memorial days in Israel
A recent study at the Hebrew University examines the impact of memorial days in Israel on national unity amidst political polarization.
A recent study at the Hebrew University examines the impact of memorial days in Israel on national unity amidst political polarization.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2024
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Political polarization can be reduced when people are told to think about the personal relevance of issues they might not care about at first glance.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2024
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Introducing compulsory voting in the United States and other majoritarian democracies, with meaningful and enforceable penalties for abstention, has the potential to reduce political polarization and protect democratic institutions ...
Political science
Feb 16, 2024
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Both Republicans and Democrats regarded people with opposing political views as less moral than people in their own party, even when their political opposites acted fairly or kindly toward them, according to experiments my ...
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2024
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The United States House of Representatives held more than 700 votes in 2023, but fewer than 30 bills were signed into law. Partisan politics may explain why, with polarization potentially causing enough friction to slow down ...
Political science
Jan 26, 2024
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In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming, the U.S. has enacted several ambitious federal laws, such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and ...
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2024
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Journalists are supposed to go where the story takes them, unrestrained by political bias. But the online media market puts the ideal of journalistic objectivity to a severe test, as highly partisan news sources compete for ...
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2024
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Discussions about important societal issues, whether they relate to domestic or foreign affairs, on the street and in academia, seem to be intensifying. The heightened tone, personal attacks, and polarization are characteristic ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Ever been in a situation where you just can't get your message across? New research by Zakary Tormala and Mohamed Hussein suggests that you might want to rethink which pronouns you deploy.
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Americans may be less satisfied with U.S. democracy than previously thought and new survey methods may have something to do with that disconnect, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
Political science
Oct 27, 2023
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