(PhysOrg.com) -- No doubt you’ve worked hard for your success. But chances are you’ve also had some help and lucky breaks along the way.
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Jul 2, 2009
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A new study in the American Journal of Political Science explores how and when politicians can use fear to manipulate the public into supporting policies they might otherwise oppose. Politicians' use of fear is more likely ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2009
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Nearly one in two Britons (47%) say that when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in Great Britain—compared to 38% who said the same last year. And for the first time in this data ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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Justifying policies through unsubstantiated or slightly invalid arguments can have a significantly negative effect on the public opinion of politicians, according to new research from City, University of London.
Political science
Sep 14, 2023
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Modern American politics has been plagued by scandals from Watergate to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, to Donald Trump's Access Hollywood tapes and impeachments. More recently, President Joe Biden's son Hunter faces tax ...
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Aug 2, 2023
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In Germany, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won a district council election for the first time on Monday. Robert Sesselmann's victory as district administrator—the equivalent of a mayor—in the Eastern ...
Political science
Jun 29, 2023
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Politicians who are the parents of daughters provide researchers with a "natural experiment" to test how personal circumstances influence legislators' roll call votes. Research published in 2008, by author Ebonya Washington, ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2023
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Tweet about greed.
Political science
Mar 6, 2023
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Nasty remarks by politicians against their critics are so common that we may not pay them much mind. That's the problem of political incivility, say a pair of researchers who've studied the phenomenon among U.S. politicians.
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Feb 6, 2023
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A new study has shown voters are more concerned about which party a politician belongs to than their position on Brexit—and this holds more sway with their future voting intentions when they encounter misinformation.
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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