Abstract The rise of social media in the digital era poses unprecedented challenges to authoritarian regimes that aim to influence public attitudes and behaviors. To address these challenges, we argue that authoritarian regimes have adopted a decentralized approach to produce and disseminate propaganda on social media.
Yingdan Lu +3 more
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The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
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Selling ‘Socialism with Chinese Characteristics’ ‘Thought and Politics’ and the legitimisation of China's developmental strategy [PDF]
Vickers, Edward
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Unpacking the role of in‐group bias in US public opinion on human rights violations
Abstract Which actor identities and social and political cleavages drive public opinion on human rights violations? While in‐group bias is known to influence public responses to government abuses, the relative impact of different identity characteristics has not been directly tested.
Rebecca Cordell
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Fine-tuned feelings, focused attention: how emotional granularity shapes our attention to national symbols. [PDF]
Fan L +7 more
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The simple tune was created by lyricist E. B. Dewing and composer J. P. Webster who hoped they would inspire patriotism in their female audience while they worked to become accomplished musicians.
Bickers, Claire
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Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture
Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
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The outbreak, response, and reflections on the chikungunya fever epidemic in Foshan City, China. [PDF]
Nama N +5 more
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Crossing borders, shaping politics: A study on the political interest of Chinese international student returnees of Eastern China. [PDF]
Jin R, Wu B, Le TT.
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