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All rants and no substance?: A new framework for studying the rationality of cyberspace [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 2017
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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Value for Correction: Documenting Perceptions about Peer Correction of Misinformation on Social Media in the Context of COVID-19

open access: yesJournal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 2021
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

open access: yesResearch & Politics, 2019
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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A Social Cognitive Theory Approach to Understanding Parental Attitudes and Intentions to Vaccinate Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
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]

open access: yesPolitical Research Exchange, 2020
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

open access: yesSocial Influence, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

The Forgotten Side of Partisanship [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Political Studies, 2013
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
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploring and consolidating the brand personality elements of the political leader [PDF]

open access: yesSpanish Journal of Marketing-ESIC, 2018
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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“Obstinate Partisanship”: Political Discussion Attributes Effects on the Development of Unconditional Party Loyalty

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2020
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
doaj   +2 more sources

Can experience overcome stereotypes in times of terror threat?

open access: yesResearch & Politics, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

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