Politicians need to consider more carefully how they communicate with young people if they are to be trusted and respected as much as 'celebrity' politicians, according to a new book by academics at the University of East ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2013
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New research indicates that American politicians are affected by the practice of fact-checking, thereby reducing the risk of misinformation and strengthening democratic accountability.
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2013
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Top UN experts have just delivered the first volume of a massive new climate change report, but already whispers are starting to be heard: Will it be the last such review?
Environment
Sep 27, 2013
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A new research project analyses the importance of body motion in the formation of individual opinions about politicians. The aim of the project, which is funded by the FWF, is to identify movement patterns that play a key ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2013
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Social media are a double-edged sword for campaigning politicians, warns one of Australia's top media researchers.
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2013
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Less than 10 per cent of quangos axed by the Coalition government have actually been totally abolished, new research shows.
Other
Jul 11, 2013
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As Anthony Weiner enters the New York mayoral race two years after scandal forced him from office, a new study in Social Science Quarterly explores the lingering effect of scandals and asks how long a politician need wait ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2013
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Yahoo! on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter.
Internet
May 16, 2013
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In a new study, Stern School of Business assistant professor of economics Vasiliki Skreta and co-authors, Karthik Reddy of Harvard Law School and Moritz Schularick of the University of Bonn, examine statutory immunity provisions ...
Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2013
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As the nation continues to grapple with the long-simmering issue of gun control, solutions are stymied by heated debates.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2013
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