Political Science News

Posted May 22, 2012:

• Healthy Marriage Interventions: A Boom or a Bust?

Posted May 13, 2012:

• Americans Support National Clean-Energy Standard

Posted May 8, 2012:

• Support for Climate Change Action Drops, Poll Finds

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Internet Use Promotes Democracy Best in Countries That Are Already Partially Free

Posted April 3, 2012:

• China's Rapid Economic Growth Means Population Is 'Wealthier but Unhappier’

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Empathy Doesn't Extend Across the Political Aisle

Posted March 14, 2012:

• Alleged Robo-Calling May Have Significantly Impacted Voting

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Voters Favor Deep-Voiced Politicians
• Global Warming Skepticism Climbs During Tough Economic Times

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Bioethicist Calls Jon Stewart 'Our Greatest Public Intellectual'

Posted February 29, 2012:

• Two Genes Do Not Make a Voter

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Hand Counts of Votes May Cause Errors

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Partisans Not Locked in Media 'Echo Chambers,' Study Finds

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Where You Vote May Influence How You Vote

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Girl Power Surges in India

Posted December 8, 2011:

• How People Assign Blame: Cohesive Groups Hold Members Less Responsible for Individual Actions

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Voters Concerned With Privacy in U.S. Elections, Study Finds

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Digital Media a Factor in Ferocity of Political Campaigns

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Convenient Election Day Voting Centers Can Improve Voter Turnout

Posted October 25, 2011:

• That's Gross! Study Uncovers Physiological Nature of Disgust in Politics

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Public Support for Geoengineering Research, Survey Finds

Posted October 20, 2011:

• The Political Effects of Existential Fear

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Caveman Politics: Has Our Violent History Led to an Evolved Preference for Physically Strong Political Leaders?

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Researchers Examine Impact of 'Green Politics' on Recent National Elections

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Crowdsourcing Democracy Through Social Media

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Labour or Conservative? It's All in the Eye of the Beholder, UK Facial Research Finds

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Study of Congress: To Tweet, or Not to Tweet, Is Unrelated to Being in the Hot Seat

Posted September 23, 2011:

• Study 'Changes Our Understanding' of Youth Voting Behavior

Posted September 20, 2011:

• 'Silent Majority' Agrees With Me, Voters Believe

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Political Preferences Play Different Role in Dating, Mating
• Technology Funding Makes Climate Protection Cheaper

Posted September 14, 2011:

• New Study Quantifies Use of Social Media in Arab Spring
• How Do Political Debates Affect Advertising?

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Is Smartphone Technology the Future of US Elections?

Posted September 8, 2011:

• American Politicians Have Less Influence Through News Media, Study Finds

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Revisiting the David Nutt Debate: Is It Possible to Rank Different Drugs by the Harm They Cause?

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Feeding the Five Thousand -- Or Was It Three? Researchers Claim Most Crowd Estimations Are Unreliable

Posted August 20, 2011:

• Active Participation in Voluntary Organizations Declining Faster Than Checkbooks Can Keep Up

Posted August 19, 2011:

• Insulation from Public Pressure Leads to More Accurate Suicide Reporting by Death Investigators

Posted August 1, 2011:

• People Tend to Exaggerate Influence of Political Ads on Others

Posted July 25, 2011:

• In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Not a Partisan Issue, Study Finds

Posted July 21, 2011:

• Social Media Study: Conservatives Were Top Tweeters in 2010 U.S. Elections

Posted July 18, 2011:

• Face Value: Looks of Political Candidates Are Key Factor Influencing Low-Information Voters

Posted July 15, 2011:

• US Health Care: Massachusetts Health-Care Reform Increased Access to Care, Particularly Among Disadvantaged

Posted July 13, 2011:

• Rise in Risk Inequality Helps Explain Polarized US Voters

Posted July 5, 2011:

• The Impact of Candidates' Statements About Climate Change on Electoral Success
• Voting in Elections Is Stressful -- Emotionally and Physiologically
• Evaluation of Climate Policy Is Rocketing but in an ‘undeveloped and Unsystematic’ Way, According to New Study

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