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Religious Extremism and its Manifestations in Contemporary Russia

RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2010
The article is devoted to the problem of religious extremism in contemporary Russia. The author defines a term «religious extremism», researches conditions of origin of this phenomenon, it's correlation with another extremism forms, with international ...
E N Plujnikov
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Scenario‐Based AI Literacy Scale (SAILS): Evidence for distinct instrumental and critical‐reflective AI skills and their difference from traditional digital skills

British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Given the increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into everyday life and professional contexts, it is essential to investigate learners' existing capabilities regarding AI tools to inform possible interventions to equip them with necessary AI skills, but also advance the theoretical frameworks on digital skills measurement and ...
Christian Scheibenzuber, Olga Chernikova, Johanna Vejvoda, Michael Sailer, Frank Fischer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of political identity activation and inaccurate metaperceptions on attitudes toward wolves

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Polarization between groups can undermine durable conservation outcomes. Activating group identities (i.e., an individual's sense of self derived from membership in a group) can exacerbate differences, especially when people hold inaccurate perceptions of their peers and rivals.
Alexander L. Metcalf, Justin W. Angle
wiley   +1 more source

Can Extremism Guarantee Pluralism? [PDF]

Many models have been proposed to explain the opinion formation in a group of individuals; most of these models study the opinion propagation as the interaction between nodes/agents in a social network.
Alberto Mazzoni, Floriana Gargiulo
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Infrastructure expansion, tourism and electoral outcomes

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the electoral impact of economic growth through increased foreign tourism using data from Croatia. To identify causal effects, the paper applies an instrumental variable strategy, which uses variation in the ruggedness of the local terrain to estimate the network of least‐cost paths.
Adrian Mehic
wiley   +1 more source

Taking it to the extreme: prevalence and nature of extremist sentiment in games

Frontiers in Psychology
More than half of all game players report experiencing some form of hate, harassment or abuse within gaming spaces. While prevalence assessments of these actions in digital gaming spaces are ongoing, little remains known about the more extreme forms of ...
Rachel Kowert, Elizabeth Kilmer, Alex Newhouse   +2 more
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Direct democracy and political extremism

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract We study how citizens' right to directly decide on policies through popular initiatives affects the attractiveness of extreme candidates in representative elections. In our theoretical framework, single prominent policy issues on which individual voters hold extreme views get a large weight in their assessment of candidates, thereby favouring ...
Nicolas Schreiner, Alois Stutzer
wiley   +1 more source

Extremism in European Football

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education
Political and public extremism is present in many facets of everyday life. This is no different in professional sport, where fans embolden themselves as a collective unit of a particular commonality: the team, country, or political structures.
Jon Deighton
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The Effects of Political Exclusion: Threatened Needs and Decreased Affiliation With Increased Anger and Antisocial Inclinations

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 305-321, May 2025.
ABSTRACT Social exclusion threatens psychological needs satisfaction, increases anger, and can contribute to group polarization. In two studies, we explored how political exclusion (vs. inclusion) influenced American voters' polarization. In Study 1 (N = 135, 60.7% Female, 61.5% White; Age M = 19.63), young adults were included or excluded in Cyberball
Katarina E. AuBuchon, Michelle L. Stock, Emily Raibley, Adrienne R. Carter‐Sowell, Paul J. Poppen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Features of modern «American» extremism

RUDN Journal of Law, 2013
Modern experience of the USA counteractions to extremism is analyzed and features of the «American» extremism are marked out. It is specified positive sides of the American experience for use of methods of fight against extremism in the international ...
N V Volodina
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