A new study at University of Freiburg has characterized brain activity that occurs when we are socially influenced to change our minds.
Election Science articles
This election science section highlights important research in political science as it relates to democracy, the ultimate invention in political science. Technology and science have played a major role in democratic history and this section seeks to constantly reexamine the important ideas behind it all. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Voting Machines.
Study: Spread Of Writing In ‘Complex’ Societies Signals Inequality
A new finding shows that Mesoamerican societies with more elaborate writing systems tended to have less shared power.
Study: Republicans Revised Moral Beliefs To Align With Trump
Using Trump and the GOP, a new study shows how people resolve inconsistencies between their own moral views and preferred candidate.
Manipulative Political Ads Fail At Swaying New Voters
Both Democrats and Republicans are more likely to be emotionally moved or offended by political advertising generated by their parties.
Ants May Be More Democratic Than Many Humans
In research with ants at the Weizmann Institute, it was seen that the majority group made compromises with the minority for unity.
Study: Support For Populist Politics Collapsed During Pandemic
According to a new survey, support for populist politics ‘collapsed’ during the pandemic, although democracy satisfaction remained low.
Algorithmic Personalisation And the Democratic Public Sphere
A new paper on algorithmic personalisation and the democratic public sphere focuses on why digital filter bubbles are problematic.
Quantifying Social Organization And Political Polarization Online
Online society may be polarizing due to mass selection into groups of like-minded persons, notably when it comes to partisan differences.
Study Suggests Friendships Lead to Lopsided Elections
The expectations that a person’s friends have about the likely winner of an election can distort their sense of the election’s outcome.
Why Dark Personalities Participate In Politics
Dark personalities participate in politics. In this respect, participation is linked to narcissism and psychopathy (not Machiavellianism), study.