https://phys.org/science-news/political-science en-us The latest news on political science A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers across six different countries has found that affective polarization, or the tendency to dislike people who belong to opposing political parties while favoring people from their own political party, is a global bias—not just an American one. The research further indicates that the dislike grows stronger when two people think about political issues the same way but come away with different beliefs about those issues. The work is published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-political-animosity-global.html Political science Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:35:56 EDT news610205752 The power given to Donald Trump is a result of America's racial divide rather than because he is a "cult" leader, a new study says. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-trump-power-resulted-america-racial.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:33:14 EDT news610194792 Modern American politics has been plagued by scandals from Watergate to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, to Donald Trump's Access Hollywood tapes and impeachments. More recently, President Joe Biden's son Hunter faces tax and gun possession charges, casting a shadow over his father's re-election bid. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scandals-impact-politicians.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:10:28 EDT news610193425 Conspiracy theory beliefs and (more generally) misinformation may be groundless, but they can have a range of harmful real-world consequences, including spreading lies, undermining trust in media and government institutions and inciting violent or even extremist behaviors. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-social-media-conspiracy-theories-violence.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:02:45 EDT news610192960 For several years now, women have been voting more left-wing than men. This trend first appeared in the 2017 German general election and intensified in 2021. This has been shown by a study carried out by sociologist Dr. Ansgar Hudde from the Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne (UoC). https://phys.org/news/2023-08-germany-women-vote-left-wing-case.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:32:42 EDT news610191158 Is social media designed to reward people for acting badly? https://phys.org/news/2023-08-reward-social-media-users-accurate.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:20:02 EDT news610114459 The notion of "degrowth" is gaining traction among some politicians in Europe. It was given a platform recently at the European Parliament's "Beyond Growth" conference. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-degrowth-rich-economies-climate-flawed.html Economics & Business Political science Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:03:03 EDT news610113781 Around the world, political violence increased by 27% last year, affecting 1.7 billion people. The numbers come from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), which collects real-time data on conflict events worldwide. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-method-armed-conflicts.html Mathematics Political science Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:26:35 EDT news610111592 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned this article mentions violence towards and death of First Nations people.) https://phys.org/news/2023-08-criminalizing-prosecuting-torture-deter-solitary.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:21:04 EDT news610111261 With a Fulton County indictment of former President Donald Trump possible at any time, law enforcement in Atlanta is bracing for potential violence, with orange barricades restricting access to the entrance of the county courthouse. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-trump-accountable-threaten-american-democracy.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 01 Aug 2023 05:21:27 EDT news610086085 It's becoming increasingly necessary to distinguish between genuine scientific skeptics and "dogmatic deniers," a new book suggests. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-distinction-genuine-scientific-skepticism-dogmatic.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:07:49 EDT news610042066 The United Kingdom is vulnerable to global events and over reliant on other countries for essential resources—but there are policy choices which could significantly lessen this exposure, a new report makes clear. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-articles-policy-solutions-resilient-uk.html Economics & Business Political science Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:44:04 EDT news610037042 The powerful algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram to deliver content to users have increasingly been blamed for amplifying misinformation and political polarization. But a series of groundbreaking studies published Thursday suggest addressing these challenges is not as simple as tweaking the platforms' software. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-deep-meta-algorithms-america-political.html Social Sciences Political science Sat, 29 Jul 2023 11:00:01 EDT news609688286 China, India, Indonesia, Uganda, and Vietnam are projected to be among the fastest-growing economies for the coming decade, according to researchers at the Growth Lab at Harvard University. The new growth projections presented in The Atlas of Economic Complexity include the first detailed look at 2021 trade data, which reveal continued disruptions from the uneven economic recovery to the global pandemic. China is expected to be the fastest-growing economy per capita, although its growth rate is smaller than gains seen over the past decade. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-china-indonesia-vietnam-global-growth.html Economics & Business Political science Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:02:03 EDT news609771721 Cornell researchers have shown that data science and artificial intelligence tools can successfully identify when prosecutors question potential jurors differently, in an effort to prevent women and Black people from serving on juries. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-analysis-court-transcripts-reveals-biased.html Social Sciences Political science Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:13:57 EDT news609768835 In recent years, anti-immigration sentiment and conspiracy theories have become widespread across the U.S. and Europe. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-style-differences-anti-immigrant-conspiracy-beliefs.html Social Sciences Political science Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:42:03 EDT news609763321 The Social Media Archive at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research has released data focusing on the impact of Facebook and Instagram on key political attitudes during the U.S. 2020 elections. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-facebook-instagram-presidential-election.html Social Sciences Political science Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:00:01 EDT news609672171 Many Australians believe the nation is more politically polarized and divided today than in the past. It's a divide that has long plagued the United States, but new data show it is increasingly eroding nations' unity, shared goals, and well-being all over the world, including in Australia. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-misinformation-rife-deeper-polarizationhere-social.html Social Sciences Political science Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:30:01 EDT news609678094 In 2015, two political scientists at the University of Rochester began assembling data to study the effects of colonialism on the ability of newly liberated states to collect revenues after independence. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-unexpected-gap-year-disparity-state.html Economics & Business Political science Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:06:11 EDT news609609967 Justice systems around the world are using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess people with criminal convictions. These AI technologies rely on machine learning algorithms and their key purpose is to predict the risk of reoffending. They influence decisions made by the courts and prisons and by parole and probation officers. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-black-ai-criminal-justice-decisions.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:20:01 EDT news609596147 The United States has more than 10 times the number of mass shooting incidents than other developed countries, yet little research has shown the distribution and types of shootings, geographically. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-mass-states.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:00:01 EDT news609579701 Politicians across parties are proposing ways to promote vocational education in England. Rishi Sunak has pledged to limit "rip-off" university courses and boost apprenticeships—diverting school students away from university and towards vocational education. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-academic-vocational-students-radical-equal.html Education Political science Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:58:31 EDT news609508708 Politicians and tech bosses have spun a "Digital Enchantment" fairytale, which does not present a realistic or helpful view of digital technology, according to new research from the University of Birmingham. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-digital-technology-over-promised-under-delivered.html Political science Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:42:35 EDT news609507750 Organized crime casts a long shadow, driving violence and an illicit economy. But our research, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, has uncovered some more subtle dimensions to its influence, too. We've found that organized crime can undermine the civic honesty of ordinary, law abiding people. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-mafia-threatens-democracy-ordinary-people.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:18:03 EDT news609502681 Rent control is frequently proposed as a solution to the housing crisis. Advocates might not always be precise about what they mean by the term, but the idea of regulating, capping or stabilizing rents tends to attract popular support. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-opinion-rent-wont-uk-housing.html Economics & Business Political science Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:16:04 EDT news609502561 The UK's COVID inquiry is putting pandemic policymaking under the microscope. One of the key questions is who should make decisions in an emergency, and how. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-citizens-emergency-decisions-pandemic.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:11:05 EDT news609502261 In the story of Charles Darwin, there are two often-omitted footnotes: He was taught by a Black former enslaved man, John Edmonstone, and he was assisted in his groundbreaking research by a Black servant, Syms Covington. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-paper-incorporating-anti-racism-life-sciences.html Education Political science Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:05:12 EDT news609433507 When people who publicly reject COVID-19 vaccines later die from the disease, observers have complex reactions to their fates, a new study suggests. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-people-anti-vaxxers-die-covid-.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:59:03 EDT news609429541 A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse Osborne, who carried out a school shooting in 2016. Fourteen years old at the time, Osborne killed his father, then opened fire at Townsville Elementary School, killing a 6-year-old child and injuring others. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-viewpoint-panic-super-predator-teens-years.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:33:59 EDT news609424434 Roughly 160 years after the end of the Civil War, division among residents of the North and South lingers, according to researchers. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-political-violence-confederate-states-union.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:32:11 EDT news609424328