▪ Abstract This article reviews the use of experiments in political science. The beginning
section offers an overview of experimental design and measures, as well as threats to …

In the last decade a revolution has occurred in the design of public opinion surveys. The
principal breakthrough has been to combine the distinctive external validity advantages of …

What is the role of social media in political agenda setting? Digital platforms have reduced
the gatekeeping power of traditional media and, potentially, they have increased the …

Si pudiéramos retrotraernos al origen de las redes sociales, ese momento en el cual por
primera vez dos usuarios compartieron la foto de un gato dormido en el regazo de un perro …

In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface
following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political …

Este primer volumen está dedicado a examinar la lógica de la red. Tras analizar la
revolución tecnológica que está modificando la base de la sociedad a un ritmo acelerado …

Political advertising has been called the worst cancer in American society. Ads cost millions,
and yet the entire campaign season is now filled with nasty and personal attacks. In this …

Americans tend to see negative campaign ads as just that: negative. Pundits, journalists,
voters, and scholars frequently complain that such ads undermine elections and even …

According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters identify the most credible party
proponent of a particular issue and cast their ballots for that issue owner. Despite the …

Party system issue agendas are formed by the topics that individual parties decide to
address, and these salience decisions are likely to be strategic. Two key strategies are …