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Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to Political Science

Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, OpenStax Introduction to Political Science provides a strong foundation in global political systems, exploring how and why political realities unfold. Rich with examples of individual and [...]

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DOI: https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-political-science
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Gallery Walk Seminar: Visualizing the Future of Political Ideologies
Gallery Walk Seminar: Visualizing the Future of Political Ideologies

This article shows how a gallery walk exercise can be used to encourage broad participation and higher-level thinking among undergraduate students of political science. Asked to visualize the future of different political ideologies, the stude [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2018.1549495
Type: Journal Articles
Does Policy Learning Meet the Standards of an Analytical Framework of the Policy Process?
Does Policy Learning Meet the Standards of an Analytical Framework of the Policy Process?

Abstract: Reference to policy learning is commonplace in the public policy literature but the question of whether it qualifies as an analytical framework applicable to the policy process has yet to be systematically addressed. We therefore app [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12250
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Constructivism and the Logic of Political Representation
Constructivism and the Logic of Political Representation

Abstract: There are at least two politically salient senses of “representation”—acting-for-others and portraying-something-as-something. The difference is not just semantic but also logical: relations of representative agency are dyadic (x rep [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055419000273
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Enhancing Electoral Equality: Can Education Compensate for Family Background Differences in Voting Participation?
Enhancing Electoral Equality: Can Education Compensate for Family Background Differences in Voting Participation?

Abstract: It is well documented that voter turnout is lower among persons who grow up in families from a low socioeconomic status compared with persons from high-status families. This paper examines whether reforms in education can help reduce [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055418000746
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Spatial Voting Meets Spatial Policy Positions: An Experimental Appraisal
Spatial Voting Meets Spatial Policy Positions: An Experimental Appraisal

Abstract: We develop and validate a novel experimental design that builds a bridge between experimental research on the theory of spatial voting and the literature on measuring policy positions from text. Our design utilizes established text-s [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055419000492
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When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: On the Conceptualization and Measurement of Populist Attitudes and Other Multidimensional Constructs
When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: On the Conceptualization and Measurement of Populist Attitudes and Other Multidimensional Constructs

Abstract: Multidimensional concepts are non-compensatory when higher values on one component cannot offset lower values on another. Thinking of the components of a multidimensional phenomenon as non-compensatory rather than substitutable can h [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055419000807
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When to Worry about Sensitivity Bias: A Social Reference Theory and Evidence from 30 Years of List Experiments
When to Worry about Sensitivity Bias: A Social Reference Theory and Evidence from 30 Years of List Experiments

Abstract: Eliciting honest answers to sensitive questions is frustrated if subjects withhold the truth for fear that others will judge or punish them. The resulting bias is commonly referred to as social desirability bias, a subset of what we [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000374
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