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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In light of the democratic and social‐ecological crises, deliberative minipublics such as citizens' assemblies are increasingly implemented and discussed by scholars as a means for sound decision‐making and to enhance public support for sustainability transformations.
Lea Findeis, Nicolas Jager
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, environmental policy has shifted toward ecosystem protection and biodiversity conservation, a development often described as an ecological turn. This article argues that in practice this turn has taken the form of an ecological “U‐turn,” as environmental ambitions are subordinated to production‐oriented objectives.
Gisle Andersen +2 more
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Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders +4 more
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Conspiracy Theory Endorsement Profiles: A Cluster Validation Study
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A substantial body of research has investigated the determinants of conspiratorial beliefs, yet little is known about different conspiracy theory endorsement profiles. The present study used cluster analysis on a set of 52 conspiratorial statements tapping into six conspiracy theory types to identify and validate conspiracy theory endorsement ...
Otto Mäki +6 more
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Gazi Akademik BakışThe healthy functioning of democracy relies on the healthy functioning of political competition. In Türkiye, one of the most significant challenges faced by democracy is that political competition has deviated from its normal democratic boundaries.
Fatih Ertugay
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Political Polarization and Economic Growth
SSRN Electronic JournalAbstract This study examines the effect of political polarization, measured by the dispersion of self-reported political ideologies, on economic growth. Using a panel of 75 countries from 1990 to 2019, we find that political polarization has a negative effect on economic growth through its effect on private investment, human capital investment,
Youngho Kang +2 more
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European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Affective polarisation, a growing hostility toward political outgroups, is a phenomenon rooted in social identity. Social identity threat—the expectation of experiencing some form of denigration based on a self‐relevant group identity—is thought to be a major driver of affective polarisation.
Brandon McMurtrie +4 more
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International Journal of Communication, 2019 This study is concerned with the role of persistent online incivility in the dynamics of public opinion polarization. It examines how cyberbalkanization, contentiousness of the political context, online incivility, and opinion polarization at the ...
Francis L.F. Lee +2 more
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Navigating misinformation and political polarization of COVID-19: interviews with Milwaukee, Wisconsin county public health officials. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2023 Bates G +5 more
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European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public opinion plays a central role in shaping conflict dynamics and influencing wartime policy. In this work, we examined which psychological intergroup interventions could increase public opposition to war. Building on research showing that instrumental reasoning and social identification are central, though not exhaustive, predictors of war‐
Ilana Ushomirsky +3 more
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