Article
Political Science
Chris Cassella, E. J. Fagan, Sean M. M. Theriault
Summary: This paper examines the earmarking behavior differences between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. After a 10-year moratorium, Congress allowed members to request small grants for community programs in their districts during the 2021 appropriations process. By analyzing 3007 earmark justifications, the study finds that Democrats are more likely to mention specific social groups in their justifications, while Republicans rarely do so. Democrats also prioritize grants related to their party's interests, while Republicans focus more on local infrastructure projects.
POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ashwin Rao, Fred Morstatter, Kristina Lerman
Summary: Online misinformation has had an impact on vaccine hesitancy during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the destabilizing role of social media in public life. Conservatives are more likely to be exposed to and share misinformation, while the interactions between political and factual dimensions amplify the impact of misinformation among polarized users. However, overall, misinformation receives less attention compared to factual content, and political moderates help filter out misinformation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Na Yeon Lee
Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between partisan online media use, obtaining partisan misinformation, and forming partisanship-consistent attitudes toward political issues. The study found that people were more likely to accept misinformation that aligns with their partisan beliefs. Additionally, political misinformation played a mediating role in the relationship between partisan online media use and attitudes toward partisan issues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joseph S. Mernyk, Sophia L. Pink, James N. Druckman, Robb Willer
Summary: There is a growing concern about the possibility of large-scale political violence in the United States. Prior research shows that many American partisans support the use of violence against rival partisans. This study finds that support for partisan violence is partly based on greatly exaggerated perceptions of rival partisans' support for violence, and correcting these misperceptions can reduce support for partisan violence.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew M. Guess, Pablo Barbera, Simon Munzert, JungHwan Yang
Summary: The study found that exposure to partisan news can increase website visits and knowledge of current events, but has limited direct impact on opinions or emotions. However, this exposure can lead to a long-term decrease in trust in mainstream media.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Political Science
Erik Peterson, Sharad Goel, Shanto Iyengar
Summary: The study found that during the 2016 presidential campaign, partisans exhibited significant levels of partisan isolation in their consumption of election news, but this did not impact their evaluations of the presidential candidates.
POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS
(2021)
Article
Communication
Harry Yaojun Yan, Kai-Cheng Yang, Filippo Menczer, James Shanahan
Summary: The study found that Republican users are more likely to confuse conservative bots with humans, whereas Democratic users are more likely to confuse conservative human users with bots, demonstrating asymmetrical partisan-motivated reasoning.
NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Daniel Williams
Summary: A large body of research in political science claims that citizens' political thinking is biased by their partisanship. Some critics argue that this bias is better explained by theories where party allegiances influence cognition instead of motivating biased beliefs. This article aims to clarify and address these criticisms, propose a more developed theory of the connections between group attachments and motivated reasoning, and demonstrate that this theory provides a superior explanation for various findings in political cognition, compared to purely non-motivational theories.
Article
Political Science
Joshua Robison
Summary: Parties can influence their supporters' policy views through endorsement cues, but this influence is significantly reduced when supporters are presented with information suggesting that the party's position is influenced by lobbying efforts. This reduction in cue taking occurs regardless of the stereotypical or counterstereotypical policy position adopted by the party, and regardless of whether ideologically aligned or non-aligned groups are the source of lobbyist influence. Additionally, partisan supporters are less likely to follow the party line even though they still believe in the superiority of the party's policy arguments and positive outcomes.
JOURNAL OF POLITICS
(2022)
Article
Management
Jinfei Sheng, Zheng Sun, Wanyi Wang
Summary: Using proxies for investors' political affiliation, this study finds significant differences in stock returns between firms dominated by Republican investors and Democratic investors during the COVID pandemic. The study shows that political beliefs about COVID, as revealed through people's social distancing behavior, contribute to a substantial portion of the return gap beyond the influence of lockdown policies, COVID cases, industry, and firm fundamentals.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Alexander Stoecker
Summary: The study finds a significant negative correlation between partisan alignment of local politicians with the national government and the incidence of political corruption. Compared to non-aligned districts, aligned districts show significantly lower levels of corruption, with a reduction of about half of the mean-level. This effect is more pronounced in party strongholds, districts with better financial endowments, and districts with female local parliamentarians.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Luiza A. Santos, Jan G. Voelkel, Robb Willer, Jamil Zaki
Summary: In polarized political environments, believing in the usefulness of cross-partisan empathy can reduce partisan division and promote politically diverse friendships. This belief not only affects individuals' attitudes and behaviors, but also influences the attitudes of those they communicate with.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Biological
Rachel Hartman, Will Blakey, Jake Womick, Chris Bail, Eli J. Finkel, Hahrie Han, John Sarrouf, Juliana Schroeder, Paschal Sheeran, Jay J. Van Bavel, Robb Willer, Kurt Gray
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of interventions designed to reduce partisan animosity and introduces a framework that categorizes interventions into thoughts, relationships, and institutions. The authors highlight the importance of motivation and mobilization in addressing partisan animosity.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Armenak Antinyan, Thomas Bassetti, Luca Corazzini, Filippo Pavesi
Summary: Social scientists have found that exposing individuals to different narratives about the causes of a pandemic can increase the Partisan Gender Gap (PGG), with the political orientation of participants' state of residence amplifying the effect.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Political Science
Erin C. Cassese
Summary: Research shows that voters also tend to dehumanize their political opponents, leading to negative outcomes such as moral disengagement, aggression, and violence. Understanding dehumanization in political contexts is crucial for improving our understanding of negative partisanship and political polarization.
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maxime Lenormand, Bruno Goncalves, Antonia Tugores, Jose J. Ramasco
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
(2015)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shahar Ronen, Bruno Goncalves, Kevin Z. Hu, Alessandro Vespignani, Steven Pinker, Cesar A. Hidalgo
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2015)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Aleix Bassolas, Maxime Lenormand, Antonia Tugores, Bruno Goncalves, Jose J. Ramasco
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Nicola Perra, Bruno Goncalves, Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Alex Arenas, Yamir Moreno, Alessandro Vespignani
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Xiaoling Sun, Jasleen Kaur, Lino Possamai, Filippo Menczer
INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT
(2013)
Article
Physics, Mathematical
Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Sandro Meloni, Bruno Goncalves, Yamir Moreno
JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL PHYSICS
(2013)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Delia Mocanu, Andrea Baronchelli, Nicola Perra, Bruno Goncalves, Qian Zhang, Alessandro Vespignani
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Przemyslaw A. Grabowicz, Jose J. Ramasco, Bruno Goncalves, Victor M. Eguiluz
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bruno Goncalves, David Sanchez
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shahar Ronen, Bruno Goncalves, Kevin Z. Hu, Alessandro Vespignani, Steven Pinker, Cesar A. Hidalgo
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2014)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qian Zhang, Nicola Perra, Bruno Goncalves, Fabio Ciulla, Alessandro Vespignani
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2013)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bruno Goncalves, Duygu Balcan, Alessandro Vespignani
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2013)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Przemyslaw A. Grabowicz, Luca Maria Aiello, Filippo Menczer
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mohsen JafariAsbagh, Emilio Ferrara, Onur Varol, Filippo Menczer, Alessandro Flammini
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND MINING
(2014)
Proceedings Paper
Energy & Fuels
Xingli Sun, Xiaohuang Liu, Jiufeng Liu, Bainian Sun
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PTS 1-3
(2013)