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All rants and no substance?: A new framework for studying the rationality of cyberspace [PDF]
While the Internet has been used to galvanise people for the collective good, many have voiced concerns over the noise and vitriol present online and polarisation. In Singapore where the government regulates traditional mainstream media such as print and
Carol Soon, Tan Tarn How
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Although correction is often suggested as a tool against misinformation, and empirical research suggests it can be an effective one, we know little about how people perceive the act of correcting people on social media.
Leticia Bode, Emily Vraga
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Choosing the crook: A conjoint experiment on voting for corrupt politicians
The coexistence of harsh disapproval of corruption and the limited electoral consequences of malfeasant behavior remains a conundrum in social sciences.
Sofia Breitenstein
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The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine represents a path towards global health after a worldwide pandemic. Yet, the U.S. response to the vaccination rollout has been politically polarized.
Ying Zhu +4 more
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Love is blind. Partisanship and perception of negative campaign messages in a multiparty system [PDF]
We study how partisanship influences the perception of directed campaign statements of varying polarity and sentiment strength. Using a crowdsourced survey experiment with German participants, we find asymmetrical perceptual biases. Partisan respondents perceive negative campaigning from or about a party they favour, as less negative than non-partisans.
Haselmayer, Martin +2 more
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A second look at partisanship’s effect on receptivity to social pressure to vote
Social pressure can exert a powerful, but sometimes counterproductive, influence on compliance with the social norm of voting. Scholars have tested several implicit social pressure techniques to reduce negative reactions to these methods.
Richard E. Matland, Gregg R. Murray
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The Forgotten Side of Partisanship [PDF]
Early studies of electoral behavior proposed that party identification could be negative as well as positive. Over time, though, the concept became mostly understood as a positive construct. The few studies that took negative identification into account tended to portray it as a marginal factor that went “hand-in-hand” with positive preferences ...
Medeiros, Mike, Noël, Alain
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Exploring and consolidating the brand personality elements of the political leader [PDF]
Purpose - This study aims to examine brand personality and its application to political branding. This study focuses on the brand personality of a political leader from the BJP Party brand (Bharatiya Janta Party).
Varsha Jain +3 more
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Scholarly work has placed political discussion at the center of a healthier democracy. However, this might not always be the case considering the vast amount of different discussion attributes and their effects.
Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu +1 more
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Can experience overcome stereotypes in times of terror threat?
Research on evaluations of leaders has frequently found that female leaders receive lower ratings in times of national security crisis. However, less is known about countervailing factors.
Mirya R. Holman +2 more
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