Abstract Emergencies and crises, such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, pose significant challenges to a country's governance, and public approval is crucial for effectively managing such crises. China and Japan are two East Asian countries that share Confucian cultural legacies but have undergone distinct political transformations since World War II. In light
Yida Zhai
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The structure of mass political belief systems: A network approach to understanding the left-right spectrum. [PDF]
Bentall RP +5 more
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Abstract In an adversarial collaboration, two preregistered U.S.‐based studies (total N = 6181) tested three hypotheses regarding the relationship between political ideology and belief rigidity (operationalized as less evidence‐based belief updating): rigidity‐of‐the‐right, symmetry, and rigidity‐of‐extremes.
Shauna M. Bowes +6 more
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From fear of infection to awareness against stigma: A mixed-methods analysis of discourses on HIV in a parliamentary context. [PDF]
Gonzalez-Recio P +9 more
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Love him for the enemies he has made: Signaling by inflammatory pro‐gun rhetoric
Abstract American politics is rife with messages designed to anger one's political enemies. In this paper, we propose and test a model suggesting that such inflammatory messages are effective because they signal that the messenger is unwilling to compromise with the groups they have offended.
Sosuke Okada, Nicholas Buttrick
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Small Samples, Big Insights: A Methodological Comparison of Estimation Techniques for Latent Divergent Thinking Models. [PDF]
Weiss S, Elmdust LS, Goecke B.
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Powerful representation of the poor? German welfare associations' narrative advocacy during COVID‐19
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sparked unprecedented experimentation in the German social assistance system, leading to changes previously considered impracticable by policymakers. This included a sanctions moratorium, easier access to benefits, and temporary cash transfers, all of which were advocated by welfare associations—key organized interests ...
Christopher Smith Ochoa
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Explaining Societal Shifts in Victim Blaming and Perpetrator Culpability for Sexual Violence: Evidence From the #MeToo Era. [PDF]
Abrams Z.
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Regulating via Conditionality: The Instruments of the New Industrial Policy
ABSTRACT Conditionality was a central concern in the development literature of the 1990s. With the significant expansion of targeted public support to private firms since the Great Financial Crisis, the issue of conditionality has once again become a focal point in industrial policy debates.
Fabio Bulfone, Timur Ergen, Erez Maggor
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The complex landscape of vaccine hesitancy and hesitant adopters: Quantitative predictors and thematic insights into COVID-19 vaccine attitudes. [PDF]
Annandale G, Kola-Palmer S, Duke É.
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