Perversity, futility, complicity: Should democrats participate in autocratic elections?
Abstract Electoral authoritarianism is receiving increasing attention from political scientists, yet it has been mostly ignored by political philosophers. This paper aims to fill some of this gap by considering whether it is morally permissibly for democrats to participate in autocratic elections as candidates or voters.
Zoltan Miklosi
wiley +1 more source
The effects of social media criticism against public health institutions on trust, emotions, and social media engagement. [PDF]
Lee JY.
europepmc +1 more source
Using large language models to analyze political texts through natural language understanding
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) offer scalable alternatives to human experts when analyzing political texts for meaning, using natural language understanding (NLU). Qualitative NLU methods relying on human experts are severely limited by cost and scalability.
Kenneth Benoit +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Public responses and parasocial relationships following senator John Fetterman's depression disclosure. [PDF]
Myrick JG, Willoughby JF.
europepmc +1 more source
Why are surveys struggling to estimate vote shares?
Abstract Polling in the 2020 US presidential elections significantly underestimated Trump support, calling into question the accuracy of all political surveys. Although many have speculated that this bias is due to Trump supporters refusing to respond to surveys, we have previously lacked the data to directly evaluate this theory.
Matthew Tyler +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Public Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment Policy.
Shields MC, Jones N, Sharma S, Busch SH.
europepmc +1 more source
Large language model reveals an increase in climate contrarian speech in the United States Congress. [PDF]
Coan TG +6 more
europepmc +1 more source
Envisioning the Future of Work: From Ideas to Reforms
ABSTRACT Two different theoretical perspectives concerning technology and the future of work are examined. One is linked to mainstream economics, whereas the other is associated with critical (‘post‐work’) discourse. Ideas about work—its nature and impacts on well‐being—matter in both perspectives.
David A. Spencer
wiley +1 more source
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine brand preferences in the United States. [PDF]
Pfender EJ +5 more
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ABSTRACT Recent calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) to globally impose a one‐time tax, labelled as “Health tax”, on tobacco, alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) aim to achieve a 50% retail price increase to reduce consumption and improve health outcomes.
Hazem Abbas +6 more
wiley +1 more source

