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A Hundred Thousand Darlingtons: Self‐Respect, Moral Judgement, and the Right to an Equal Democratic Say

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT I defend the non‐instrumentalist thesis that every adult member of a political society has a pro tanto fundamental moral right to an equal democratic say in determining the content of the laws to which she is subject. I begin by giving an account of an important kind of servility that has received only glancing notice in philosophical ...
Shruta Swarup
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing a novel method to support polarized citizens to sustain political dialogue

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a novel quasi‐experimental method over two studies for exploring how individuals can navigate politically polarizing discussions to sustain dialogue. Study one (N = 28) involved in‐person, stimulus‐led interviews in England and Scotland to understand the dialogical political positions being adopted on the UK's post‐Brexit ...
Anthony English, Kesi Mahendran
wiley   +1 more source

The psychology of political attitudinal volatility

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The assumption that political beliefs are formed by early‐life socialization and psychological predispositions, leading to stability in adulthood, increasingly acts as a theoretical cornerstone in the literature. However, politics is replete with examples of attitudinal change; this article proposes that certain stable psychological ...
James Dennison
wiley   +1 more source

Mini‐Public's Statements and Media as Transmitters of Deliberative Judgments: A Field Experiment on a Citizens' Jury on Forest Policy

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Deliberative mini‐publics have become commonplace in policymaking on complex issues such as climate policies. When assessing the macro‐political impacts of deliberative mini‐publics, it is important to examine how information about their procedures and outcomes is transmitted to the wider public.
Mikko Leino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on unequal responsiveness has shown that policies tend to align more closely with the preferences of high‐income citizens than low‐income citizens. Using comparative data on opinions and policies, we suggest that this inequality primarily results from status quo bias; asymmetric blocking power drives unequal congruence rather than ...
Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell
wiley   +1 more source

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