scholarly journals The Political Consequences of Be(com)ing Mindful. How Mindfulness Might Affect Political Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Ramstetter
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
The Political ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Mechanisms Of Mindfulness ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Pro Social Behavior

Though research provides ample evidence that mindfulness shapes psychological processes and states that are linked to political attitudes and behavior, political science has so far largely ignored mindfulness as a potential explanatory factor shaping political attitudes and actions. This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of mindfulness and outlines potential linkages between mindfulness and outlines political attitudes. I begin by identifying gaps in the literature on political attitude formation and change as well as its linkage to political behavior. I then introduce mindfulness as a multifaceted concept, discussing its definitional features and unravelling the mechanisms of mindfulness affecting cognitive and emotional abilities. Building on this foundation, I review research on correlates and effects of mindfulness on attitudes and behaviors related to the political domain, such as pro-environmentalism and pro-social behavior. Critically reflecting on extant research on mindfulness, I propose possible research avenues for political science that enhance its dialogue with neuroscience and social psychology.

scholarly journals Bad Times and the Political Behavior of Older African-Americans

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Peterson ◽  
Albert Somit
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Political Behavior ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
The Political ◽  
Older African Americans ◽  
Unexpected Findings ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

This essay explores the effects o f two specific life experiences upon the political attitudes and behavior of older African-Americans as compared with younger African-Americans. The findings that emerge are generally opposite what theory would predict. Poorer health and experiencing traumatic events seem to increase, by direct and indirect routes, the likelihood of African-Americans becoming more active in politics. Possible explanations for the unexpected findings are discussed.

Tweeting Beyond Tahrir

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-274
Author(s):  
Alexandra A. Siegel ◽  
Jonathan Nagler ◽  
Richard Bonneau ◽  
Joshua A. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Online Social Networks ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Tolerance ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Online Networks ◽  
Network Diversity ◽  
Twitter Data ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

abstractDo online social networks affect political tolerance in the highly polarized climate of postcoup Egypt? Taking advantage of the real-time networked structure of Twitter data, the authors find that not only is greater network diversity associated with lower levels of intolerance, but also that longer exposure to a diverse network is linked to less expression of intolerance over time. The authors find that this relationship persists in both elite and non-elite diverse networks. Exploring the mechanisms by which network diversity might affect tolerance, the authors offer suggestive evidence that social norms in online networks may shape individuals’ propensity to publicly express intolerant attitudes. The findings contribute to the political tolerance literature and enrich the ongoing debate over the relationship between online echo chambers and political attitudes and behavior by providing new insights from a repressive authoritarian context.

scholarly journals Solar Panels and Political Attitudes

2021 ◽  
pp. 147892992110448
Author(s):  
Resul Umit
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Bad News ◽  
The Political ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Longitudinal Surveys ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Null Results ◽  
Identification Strategy

In the fight against climate change, renewable energy has been subsidised in many countries. With the costs passed onto consumers, governments are paying those, for example, who instal domestic solar panels on top of their homes and feed electricity back into the system at preferential rates. We know that substantial amounts of income flow into households with solar installations as a result, but we do not know much about the political consequences of these programmes. Similar government programmes are known to have resource and interpretative effects on participants, leading to changes in their attitudes. Drawing on three longitudinal surveys from Germany, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, this article analyses whether installation of these solar panels causes meaningful changes in households’ various political attitudes. Using fixed-effect models as the identification strategy, the article reports null results – solar installations do not seem to generate political attitudes. This is good as well as bad news for actors looking to increase the amount of renewable energy produced through solar installations.

Gender and Political Cognition: Integrating Evolutionary Biology and Political Science

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger D. Masters
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Scientific Explanation ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Cognitive Reactions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Political Cognition

Although men and women often differ in political attitudes and behavior, there is no widely accepted scientific explanation of such phenomena. After surveying evidence concerning gender differences in the fields of social psychology, ethology, neurology, cultural anthropology, and political science, five hypotheses concerning the way males and females respond to social cues are derived from the neo-Darwinian theory of natural selection. The predicted differences in the mode of political cognition are then shown to be consistent with findings from experimental studies of emotional and cognitive reactions to televised facial displays of political leaders.

Do migrant social networks shape political attitudes and behavior at home?

2019 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 328-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catia Batista ◽  
Julia Seither ◽  
Pedro C. Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
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