Focusing on a specific type of electoral manipulation, we hypothesize that ceteris paribus, political polarization is strongly associated with higher levels of government intimidation of the opposition. We expect this relationship to be stronger in democracies than in autocracies. Empirically, we create...
Zuckerberg is now seen as a champion of “democratizing tech” among Silicon Valley developers—just two years after he and his company were being questioned, and sometimes mocked, for going all in on the metaverse, and vilified for having contributed to political polarization, extremism, and ...
arative Perspective How Does Political Polarization Distort the Marketplace of Ideas? A Theory from a Comparative PerspectiveHow Does Political Polarization Distort the Marketplace of Ideas? A Theory from a Comparative PerspectiveHsu, Jimmy ChiaShin...
How to Cite DEMERATH, J. (2014), RELIGION, POLITICS, AND POLARIZATION: HOW RELIGIOPOLITICAL CONFLICT IS CHANGING CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. By William V. D'Antonio, Steven A. Tuch, and Josiah R. Baker. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. vii + 159 pp. $70.00 cloth, $28...
Financial hardship for many, persistent poverty, and a dispirited populace that could be ripe for social and political unrest are just a few of the effects of income inequality. How Can We Fix Income Inequality? To reduce income inequality, governments and private sectors must address its various...
Many such studies have relied on aggregating visits to news sources, which offers a narrow picture of media exposure. Conversely, studying social phenomena such as news audience fragmentation and polarization necessitates precise accounts of political news exposure, including granular measures that ...
from a well-known company, such as Microsoft or Apple. They claim that the victim’s computer has a virus or other issue, and they need remote access to the computer to fix the problem. In reality, the fraudster is installing malware on the victim’s computer to collect sensitive ...
Congress even failed to renew the landmark legislation against human trafficking, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The obstacles were different in each case, but involved political polarization and paralysis. Can members of Congress not muster a stand on modern slavery? (Hmm. I now understand...
Making inaccurate assumptions about what the “other side” believes has been found to result in “false polarization”–basically assuming people are farther away in their views from you than they actually are. The fix? Talking it out–and really listening to what people have to say. ...
Social media inflames tribalism and makes democracy more difficult and unstable inmany ways. To name just a few: It accelerates the movement of citizens into informational bubbles and then poisons those bubbles with inflammatory stories and videos; it undermines trust in institutions and in fel...