Individuals' political ideologies influence almost every aspect of life. But where do political
ideologies come from? In this article, we discuss new research on socio-ecological …

Folk wisdom has long held that people become more politically conservative as they grow
older, although several empirical studies suggest political attitudes are stable across time …

Many political scientists believe that partisanship is an arbitrary psychological attachment
that exerts a drug-like effect on voters' decisions. An implication is that voters don't care …

In Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice, Fourth Edition, Clawson and
Oxley link the enduring normative questions of democratic theory to existing empirical …

As America has become more racially diverse and economic inequality has increased,
American politics has also become more clearly divided by race and less clearly divided by …

This book refutes the widely held convention that high turnout in national elections
advantages Democratic candidates while low turnout helps Republicans. It examines over …

Extensive research on racial contexts suggests that white Americans living near black
Americans adopt more negative racial attitudes. Theoretically, local intergroup exposure has …

This article explores the origins of youth engagement in school, community and democracy.
Specifically, it considers the role of psychosocial or non-cognitive abilities, like grit or …

Partisan polarization is a central feature of American political life, and a robust literature has
shown that citizens engage in partisan motivated reasoning when processing political …

This article explores how young Europeans (12–19) describe how they discuss political
issues with their friends, their parents, and teachers in their schools, and the ways in which …