Set against the backdrop of Nebraska's 2015 legislative repeal of the death penalty and the
2016 electoral reinstatement, we examined public support for capital punishment. Using two …

The American public is split on support for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). This study seeks
to better understand fracking attitudes by predicting support via economic, environmental …

This article reviews existing theory and research on political non‐participation. Spanning the
electoral, civic and social movement spheres, it critically compares the different conceptual …

Objective The authors study how partners are relevant to voting. Background Previous
studies have assessed whether having a partner influences political participation. The …

I develop a theoretical model of the relationship between the macro-structure of political
communications and the micro-structure of individuals' political attitudes. This model …

Prior research on natural hazards resilience demonstrate that citizens favor immediate and
direct solutions to disasters, and are less supportive of future-oriented prevention strategies …

What makes political life in the United States so different from political life in France,
Hungary or Argentina? This paper considers why societies “do politics” differently. We draw …

Recent research suggests that political polarization has spilled over into otherwise mundane
areas of social life. And yet, the size, shape, and depth of that spillage into popular culture …

Despite greater responsibility being passed to local and regional tiers of government in
many European countries, we still have limited understanding about what shapes citizens' …

Scholars document that attitudes toward guns and gun policy reflect deeply entrenched
cultures that overlap with ideological affiliations and party politics. Does exposure to …