Are legislators responsive to the priorities of the public? Research demonstrates a strong
correspondence between the issues about which the public cares and the issues addressed …

As authoritarian governments around the world develop sophisticated technologies for
controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be …

With the recent upsurge of populism in developed and transition democracies, researchers
have started measuring it as an attitude. Several scales have been proposed for this …

Although anecdotal stories of political anger and enthusiasm appear to be provoked largely
by issues such as gay marriage or healthcare reform, social sorting is capable of playing a …

In the aftermath of Donald Trump's 2016 electoral-college victory, journalists focused heavily
on the White working class (WWC) and the relationship between economic anxiety, racial …

Connections between grammar and social organization are examined via one of the most
pervasive practices of speaking used in talk-in-interaction: yes/no type interrogatives and the …

Democracies, and the citizenries that stand at their center, are not natural phenomena; they
are made and sustained through politics. Government policies can play a crucial role in this …

We test the possibility that political attitudes and behaviors are the result of both
environmental and genetic factors. Employing standard methodological approaches in …

A growing body of research in sociology uses the concept of cultural schemas to explain
how culture influences beliefs and actions. However, this work often relies on belief or …

Students of public opinion research have argued that voters show very little consistency and
structure in their political attitudes. A model of the survey response is proposed which takes …