Does political party trump ideology?
It's the political scientist's often-asked chicken and egg: does a person's political party or policy attitudes come first?
Political science
Dec 19, 2018
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Complex systems help explain how democracy is destabilised
Complex systems theory is usually used to study things like the immune system, global climate, ecosystems, transportation or communications systems.
General Physics
Nov 27, 2018
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Researchers document another cost of 2016 election: Shorter Thanksgiving visits
Scientists at UCLA and Washington State University are seeing America's polarization play out at the family dinner table, with Thanksgiving visits that were 30 to 50 minutes shorter after the presidential election of 2016.
Social Sciences
May 31, 2018
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Early Trump support climbed in areas with recent Latino population growth: study
Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy in June 2015 with a bold, double-edged promise: that he would build a "great wall" on the border separating the United States and Mexico, and that he would make Mexico pay ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2018
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'European Muslims perceive the EU more positively than other Europeans'
According to a study of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", Muslims in Europe have a more positive view of the European Union (EU) compared to all other groups of the European population. "On average, Muslims ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2017
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Does a candidate's religion matter to voters?
Religion is sometimes used as shorthand to define a political candidate's views—"evangelical" and "antiabortion" may be considered interchangeable. But a new analysis by political scientists at the University of Houston ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2017
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Social connections impact voter turnout, decisions, research says
When it comes to voter turnout and election outcomes, it's not just what you know, but perhaps who you know that makes the difference, according to a new study led by a Florida State University researcher.
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2017
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Survey: Fraud-free elections, free speech, key to democracy
A survey of U.S. political science professors a month into Donald Trump's presidency shows that fraud-free elections tops a list of 19 principles as most essential to democracy, as do free speech and a free press.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2017
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Social instability lies ahead, researcher says
Cliodynamics is a new "transdisciplinary discipline" that treats history as just another science. Ten years ago I started applying its tools to the society I live in: the United States. What I discovered alarmed me.
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2017
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Competing attitudes about the homeless complicate public policy
Research has shown that policies designed to help the homeless are more popular with the public than those aimed at helping other social groups, including immigrants. But that hasn't stopped policies that target the homeless ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2016
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