We trace the rise, fall, and resurgence of political ideology as a topic of research in social,
personality, and political psychology. For over 200 years, political belief systems have been …

Communication theorists have long been interested in the relationship between mass media
and public opinion formation. To list the large number of studies in this area would take …

Political cognitions—particularly impressions and stereotypes along two fundamental
dimensions of social evaluations—play some role in explaining social class divides and …

Political discussion matters for a wide array of political phenomena such as attitude
formation, electoral choice, other forms of participation, levels of political expertise, and …

Reports an error in" Affect, not ideology: A social identity perspective on polarization" by
Shanto Iyengar, Gaurav Sood and Yphtach Lelkes (Public Opinion Quarterly, 2012 [Fal], Vol …

Political scientists often focus on the link between personal attributes and the flow of political
information. In this article, I argue that opinion leadership may not be as singularly rooted in …

Public opinion is one of the most elusive and complex concepts in democratic theory, and
we do not fully understand its role in the political process. Reading Public Opinion offers one …

A key characteristic of democratic politics is competition between groups, first of all political
parties. Yet, the unavoidably partisan nature of political conflict has had too little influence on …