Partisan polarization causes significant stress and worry among Americans and polarization may be influencing their health, study.
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.
The Changing Face Of Tyranny In The 21st Century
Dictators in the 21 century are different – they’re “spin” dictatorships that manipulate info. They pose as Democrats and hold elections.
University Educated Less Likely To Endorse Authoritarianism
Higher education is now seen as a new political cleavage, with level of education increasingly important in describing political attitudes.
New Studies Shed Light On Election-Related Stress
Predicting future stress associated to political elections can impair people’s emotional well-being before anything happens, study.
Brain Scans Remarkably Good At Predicting Political Ideology
Brain scans of people collected as they performed various tasks perfectly predicted whether they were conservative or liberal.
Democratic Jackdaws Use Noise To Make Decisions
Jackdaws use a “democratic” process to decide when to leave their roosts en masse, scientists have discovered.
Is Democracy Assistance Sustainable?
Well-prepared institutions are those, among other things, incorporate new staff or equipment maintenance into their budgets, study.
Moneyed Interests, Information Provision, and Congress
Politicians wrongly assume their self-interests are compatible with constituents’ interests, the rich tend to have more access to them.
Adolescents In The US Are Becoming More Politically Polarized
In contrast to the findings of the 1960s an update to the socialization literature shows adolescents today are just as polarized as adults.
Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right
People with authoritarian views, left or right, have surprisingly similar behaviors and psychological characteristics, a new study finds.