Methods for Evaluating Cross-National Micro-Level Theories

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-87
Author(s):  
Michael J. Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Ethnic Inequality ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Survey Analyses ◽  
Cross National ◽  
Group Effects ◽  
Empirical Analyses

In this chapter, I describe the methods for analyzing the effect of regional and ethnic incomes on attitudes toward redistribution. I argue that survey analyses of group effects should use a characteristic-issue design, matching the group characteristic that most likely shapes a particular attitude. I then provide background on regional and ethnic inequality in the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Canada, Germany, and Italy. The chapter closes by summarizing the organization of the following chapters, tying each chapter’s empirical analyses into the larger theory developed earlier in the book.

A cross-national analysis of PhD models

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-245
Author(s):  
Yasmine Dominguez-Whitehead ◽  
Felix Maringe
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Africa ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Supervision Models ◽  
Phd Supervision ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
Cross National

PurposeThis paper provides a cross-national analysis of PhD supervision models, milestones and examination procedures in order to compare PhD programs and their practices.Design/methodology/approachA comparative approach is employed, which systematically interrogates PhD supervision models, milestones and examination procedures in the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States via a comprehensive review of the practices and literature.FindingsThe findings indicate the ramifications of the different approaches and highlight the benefits and drawbacks associated with the different models.Originality/valueBy making explicit the dominant supervision models, milestones and examination procedures that exist in the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States, the authors shed light on the somewhat obscure path to earning a PhD degree.

scholarly journals A Cross-National Perspective on School Bullying in Northern Ireland: A Supplement to Smith, et al. (1999)

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conor McGuckin ◽  
Christopher Alan Lewis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
School System ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Religious History ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
Cross National

There is great value in exploring the prevalence of school bullying from a cross-national perspective. Smith, Morita, Junger-Tas, Olweus, Catalano, and Slee in 1999 presented a cross-national perspective on the nature, prevalence, and correlates of school bullying that encompassed a wide range of countries. However, Northern Ireland was not included, despite potentially being an important country to include, given its volatile social, ethnic, and religious history—leading to the concern that the population has become somewhat habituated to low level aggression. Thus, the present paper provides a review of the current literature on school bullying in the Northern Ireland school system. Evidence presented suggests that the incidence of school bullying in Northern Ireland may be higher than that in the rest of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Postprint - Would I be Helped? Cross-National CCTV Footage Shows That Intervention Is the Norm in Public Conflicts

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Philpot ◽  
Lasse Suonperä Liebst ◽  
Mark Levine ◽  
Wim Bernasco ◽  
Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Bystander Behavior ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cross National

Half a century of research on bystander behavior concludes that individuals are less likely to intervene during an emergency when in the presence of others than when alone. By contrast, little is known regarding the aggregated likelihood that at least someone present at an emergency will do something to help. The importance of establishing this aggregated intervention baseline is not only of scholarly interest, but is also the most pressing question for actual public victims—will I receive help if needed? The current paper describes the largest systematic study of real-life bystander intervention in actual public conflicts captured by surveillance cameras. Using a unique cross-national video dataset from the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and South Africa (N = 219), we show that in nine-out-of-ten public conflicts, at least one bystander, but typically several, will do something to help. We record similar likelihoods of intervention across the three national contexts, which differ greatly in levels of recorded violent crime. Finally, we find that increased bystander presence is related to a greater likelihood that someone will intervene. Taken together these findings allay the widespread fear that bystanders rarely intervene to help. We argue that it is time for psychology to change the narrative away from an absence of help and towards a new understanding of what makes intervention successful or unsuccessful.

Politicians, Rhetoric, and Heuristics in a Complex World

2021 ◽  
pp. 164-181
Author(s):  
Michael J. Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Complex World ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Relationship

In this chapter, I argue that the salience of particular groups is affected by the rhetoric of institutions and political leaders. To test this argument, I draw on an observational difference in survey of Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom and experiments in that survey and two others, one of which includes Italy. I show that ethnic and regional arguments shape the relationship between group incomes and attitudes toward redistribution, but that these cues do not affect everyone equally.

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