Posts Tagged ‘political science’

Online project maps militant groups

STANFORD (US) —A new online mapping project clarifies the complex relationships among terrorist organizations around the world. Continue…

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:01 - 1 Comment

Society & Culture - Dec 21, 2011 11:57 - 0 Comments

In India, reported crimes against women surge

U. WARWICK (UK) — An increase in female representation in local politics has caused a significant rise in documented crimes against women in India, a new report shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 9, 2011 11:55 - 4 Comments

Ranked-choice voting: Does the math add up?

STANFORD (US) — “Instant runoff” voting, in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, is an increasingly popular alternative to voting for only one candidate in each race, but there’s disagreement about the validity of the results. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 2, 2011 9:19 - 4 Comments

Race and US politics: One nation, two worlds

U. CHICAGO (US) — The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years—from Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath to Barack Obama’s election—writes political scientist Michael Dawson in a new book. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 1, 2011 9:14 - 1 Comment

‘Big box’ voting centers improve turnout

RICE (US) — Election Day voting centers are the only system that has had an appreciable effect on voter turnout in the US, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 29, 2011 11:31 - 3 Comments

‘People can change’ key to Mideast peace

STANFORD (US) — Fostering the belief that people are capable of change could be a powerful tool in resolving political conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2011 16:55 - 3 Comments

Dictator or democracy: Politics is politics

NYU (US) — There is no difference between tyrants and democrats; leaders do whatever keeps them in power, according to a new book by politics professors at New York University. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 23, 2011 13:03 - 4 Comments

Online daters reluctant to list political views

BROWN / PENN STATE (US) — Singles are more likely to admit they are overweight on their online dating profiles than to say they are politically liberal or conservative, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 12, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment

Voters unmoved by politics via news media

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Washington politicians who use the media to get their message out have little influence on the voting public, according to new research. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 7, 2011 12:35 - 1 Comment

‘Deliberative polling’ lets voters think twice

STANFORD (US) — One weekend in June, a scientifically representative sample of California voters gathered in Torrance for the first-ever statewide “deliberative poll.” (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 2, 2011 12:25 - 2 Comments

Power of political TV ads overrated

PENN STATE (US) — People tend to over estimate the power of political messages to influence other’s opinions, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 30, 2011 14:26 - 11 Comments

War costs: $4 trillion, 225,000 lives

BROWN (US) — Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the cost of wars include at least 225,000 people killed and expenditures between $3.2 and $4 trillion. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 29, 2011 15:54 - 7 Comments

130+ years of steadily increasing war

U. WARWICK (UK) — Economic growth and a proliferation of new countries have kept the frequency of war at a steady incline for the past century. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 13, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments

Early primary voters have 5x influence

BROWN U. (US) — Voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other states with early primary races have up to five times the influence of voters in later states in selecting presidential candidates. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 25, 2011 11:43 - 1 Comment

After 9/11, new crop of loyal Republicans

U. WARWICK (UK) — After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many new, young U.S. voters favored the Republican Party, a shift that has persisted for years, according to a new study. (more…)

People marry for politics, not looks

RICE (US) — A study of more than 5,000 American couples shows that most people marry only those whose political views align with their own. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 21, 2011 14:01 - 2 Comments

U.S. bombings profited Viet Cong

CORNELL (US) — The ineffective and wrongheaded strategy of aerial bombings by U.S. allied forces during the Vietnam War was largely responsible for neutral citizens aligning with the Viet Cong. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 16, 2011 14:07 - 2 Comments

Is choice just a mind game?

NYU (US) — By illuminating rational choice, game theory can expound on strategic questions in the humanities made by characters in a range of texts that include the Bible and Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. (more…)

Society & Culture - Feb 11, 2011 15:10 - 0 Comments

Military alliances keep the peace

RICE (US) — Countries that enter into defense pacts with other nations are less likely to be attacked—and are not more likely to attack others. (more…)

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