Cultural theory (CT) developed from grid/group analysis, which posits that different patterns
of social relations—hierarchist, individualist, egalitarian, and fatalist—produce compatible …

Political actions and outcomes depend on people's preferences over candidates, policies,
and other politically relevant phenomena. For this reason, a great deal of political activity …

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence have come concerns about how
machines will make moral decisions, and the major challenge of quantifying societal …

Why does public conflict over societal risks persist in the face of compelling and widely
accessible scientific evidence? We conducted an experiment to probe two alternative …

Decision scientists have identified various plausible sources of ideological polarization over
climate change, gun violence, national security, and like issues that turn on empirical …

Analysis and case studies show that including different orientations toward the natural world
makes for more effective scientific practice and science education. The answers to scientific …

Commonly, researchers have looked for civic life in a distinct sector in which they assume
that voluntary associations will cultivate special skills and virtues. Gathering together many …

According to cultural cognition theory, individuals hold opinions about politically contested
issues like climate change that are consistent with their “cultural way of life,” conforming their …

Democracy asks its citizens to make informed judgments about collective matters. Given the
scale and complexity of modern polities, however, even the most attentive citizens cannot …

Why is the" neutrality" of Supreme Court decisionmaking a matter of persistent political
disagreement? What should be done to mitigate such conflict? Once the predominant focus …