scholarly journals Personality and Its Partisan Political Correlates Predict U.S. State Differences in Covid-19 Policies and Mask Wearing Percentages

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene M. Heyman
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Opposite Pattern ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Big 5 Personality Factors

A central feature of the Covid-19 pandemic is state differences. Some state Governors closed all but essential businesses, others did not. In some states, most of the population wore face coverings when in public; in other states, <50% wore face coverings. According to journalists, these differences were symptomatic of a politically polarized America. The Big 5 personality factors also cluster at the state level. For example, residents of Utah score high on Conscientiousness and low on Neuroticism, whereas residents of Massachusetts and Connecticut show the opposite pattern. In state-level regressions that controlled for partisan political allegiances, Conscientiousness was a significant (negative) predictor of the stringency of state Covid-19 restrictions, whereas Openness was a significant (positive) predictor of mask wearing. A number of the predictors were strongly correlated with each other. For example, the correlation coefficient linking Openness with the percentage of Democratic state legislators was r = 0.53. Commonality regression partitions the explained variance between the amount that is unique to each predictor and the amount that is shared among subsets of correlated predictors. This approach revealed that the common variance shared by Conscientiousness, Openness and partisan politics accounted for 34% of the state differences in Covid-19 policy and 35% of the state differences in mask wearing. The results reflect the importance of personality in how Americans have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cybercrime as a Modern Threat to Military Security

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1551
Author(s):  
Marat G. AZHIBAYEV ◽  
Olzhas M. DZHANADILOV
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Military Security

Crime does not stand still and evolves with humanity. With the development of technologies, new types of crimes have appeared and, accordingly, new threats that today challenge not only an individual, but entire states, creating risks of harm not only to the economic sector, but to military and national security in general. At the same time, it is important that cybercrime in the field of military security can cause harm to the entire defense complex of the country, leaving the state defenseless against other threats which is unacceptable in order to preserve the sovereignty and the independence of the young democratic state. In this connection, it is necessary to recognize cybercrime at the state level as a threat that could cause harm to military security.

Partisan Politics and Federal Spending at the State Level

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Bryce Hankins ◽  
Gary A. Hoover ◽  
Paul Pecorino
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
Federal Spending

Urban Politics in the State Arena

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Burns ◽  
Laura Evans ◽  
Gerald Gamm ◽  
Corrine McConnaughy
Keyword(s):  
Urban Politics ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
The State ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Divided Government ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Big Cities ◽  
The City

We seek to explain how states govern big cities. Political scientists' accounts of urban politics either fail to treat the state systematically or place state hostility at the center of such an account. Accounts by historians, by contrast, offer tools political scientists can use to theorize urban politics in the state arena. We use those tools, and we find that cities can manage the legislative process. This power starts with bill introduction and carries through to the vote on the floor. This ability results from a central feature of American state politics: on bills about big cities, state legislators now and in the past find their primary voting cues in the unity of local delegations. The city delegation, then, has tremendous power to manage the state's involvement in city affairs. In many respects, ours is an account of a special kind of divided government, with two institutional arenas where urban government is carried out.

Legislative Expression: Sanctuary Policymaking in the U.S. States

2019 ◽  
pp. 95-117
Author(s):  
Loren Collingwood ◽  
Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Racial Threat ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
The U.S

While sanctuary policies have traditionally been passed by cities and counties rather than states, this situation has shifted in recent years with both California and Oregon embracing their identity as “sanctuary states,” while in Texas SB4 was signed into law, officially banning sanctuary legislation across the state. This chapter examines the factors that increase the likelihood that state legislators will introduce pro- or antisanctuary legislation. We find that racial threat activated by an increasing minority population, the ideology of the state and its voters, and the structure of state institutions all increase the likelihood of pro/anti-sanctuary legislation being introduced at the state level.

scholarly journals Kant’s foedus pacificum: Path to peace or prolegomena to neoliberalism and authoritarian corporatist globalization in contemporary liberal democratic states?

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Terence M. Garrett
Keyword(s):  
Public Policies ◽  
State Level ◽  
Structural Theory ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
World Peace ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Society Of The Spectacle ◽  
Democratic State

Immanuel Kant’s language and concept of foedus pacificum (league of peace) combined with his call for a spirit of trade promised a prescription for world peace—“seeking to end all wars forever.” Nation-state level cooperation between liberal democracies has borne out Kant’s analysis to some effect. A consequence of the twin pursuits of foedus pacificum and spirit of trade has ironically resulted in the exploitation of society. Today’s international corporations adversely affect public policies ostensibly designed to protect citizens through an anti-democratic market-based ideology within the State—as seen through the lenses of Foucauldian post-structural theory and Debord’s society of the spectacle. The author proposes that globalist-corporatist control of governing apparatuses is now exposed for its authoritarian tendencies. This action could result in the ultimate destruction of the representative democratic state with the onset of neoliberalism and authoritarianism.

scholarly journals Ideology, Party, and Opinion: Explaining Individual Legislator ACA Implementation Votes in the States

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Shor
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Important Predictor ◽  
Roll Call ◽  
Issue Area ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
The Affordable Care Act

Why do state legislators vote the way they do? Which influence is predominant: ideology, party, or public opinion? The implementation votes surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides a unique setting to examine this question, as they make all three considerations highly salient. State roll call votes on ACA implementation were sometimes polarized and sometimes unexpectedly bipartisan. What accounts for the heterogeneity in individual legislator behavior on bills implementing the ACA at the state level? Using new data on legislator ideology and votes from 2011–2015, I show evidence that legislator ideology was by far the most important predictor of voting on implementation votes, far more so than legislator party or public opinion. Moreover, I show the influence of ideology is heterogeneous by issue area and bill.

scholarly journals MULTIDISCIPLINARY EMERGING PERSPECTIVES ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING NETWORKS IN AGING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S560-S560
Author(s):  
Eugenie Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
State Level ◽  
High Impact ◽  
The State ◽  
Early Career ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Community Level ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This presentation is a reflective piece on developing and staging of the inaugural Gerontology Student Workforce Day at the Georgia Capitol held in January 2016 through coordination with the state-level Council on Aging (GCOA: Georgia-Council-on-Aging). The aims of this initiative focused on bridging students’ gerontology education and career aims with current legislative concerns for older adults at the state level through networking and advocacy efforts. We also sought out to highlight to state legislators the necessity to support gerontology education. Results of this networking engagement included educating state legislators on both the role of gerontology education to support the needs of older residents at the community-level and highlighting to both parties the impact of gerontology professionals on the state’s workforce. As a result, we engaged gerontology students and early career aging professionals in high-impact networking opportunities focused on service and policy efforts with state legislators and local AAAs (area-agencies-on-aging).

scholarly journals CHAPTER: ROLE OF ALL INDIA UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT (AIUDF) IN ASSAM.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-362
Author(s):  
DR. Subhash Talukdar.
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Party System ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Coalition Politics ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Election Commission

Party system is the important factor in the working of representative form of Government.  India is a democratic state. In the democratic state, political parties are said to be the life – blood of democracies. Modern democracies are indirect in character. They can function with the help of political parties. In the absence of political parties democracy cannot deliver the goods. Well organized political parties constitute the best form of democracy. India has the largest democracy in the world. It introduced universal adult franchise as the basis of voting right in the country. Now the voting age has been lowered down to 18. Most of the Indian voters are not politically matured and they do not have the political education in the proper sense. Political parties in India are classified by the Election Commission of India. It was classified for the allocation of symbol. The Election Commission of India classified parties into three main heads: National parties, State parties and registered (unrecognized) parties. The Regional Political Parties are playing a very significant role in Indian political system, particularly in the post Congress era and in coalition politics. As far as the national level politics is concerned, the regional political parties play a ‘king maker’ role. Whereas, the politics at state level is concerned, the regional political parties have been playing an effective role for working of government machinery. The Assam has also not lagging behind this context. Although the state has produces some small political parties before 1985, but formation of the AGP, BPPF, BPF and the AIUDF playing a very significant role in the politics of Assam. The AGP and the AIUDF not only emerge as an alternative of the Congress party at the state politics but also could able to participate in the national politics. Following are the reasons for the growth of regional parties in Assam - 

Constitutional fundamentals of multiculturalism in Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (01) ◽  
pp. 132-135
Author(s):  
Samaya Maharram Habibova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Key Words ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Different Cultures

Summary Multiculturalism is the policy of preserving cultural diversity, the development of intercultural dialogue, the concept of a democratic state aimed at tolerance, peaceful coexistence, interaction of different cultures in a single society and state. Tolerance and multiculturalism have historical roots in Azerbaijan, develop in modern Azerbaijani society and are supported at the state level. Conditions have been created in the republic for the free and peaceful residence of representatives of various nationalities, cultures and religions, historical monuments, mosques, churches, temples, synagogues are preserved and restored. The unique atmosphere of tolerance, tolerance, intercultural dialogue in Azerbaijani society attracts attention as a model for the development of multiculturalism. Key words: multiculturalism, Azerbaijan, cultural diversity, legal bases, constitution

Partisan Politics and Public Education: Finding the Formula for (Electoral) Success

2020 ◽  
pp. 153244002093320
Author(s):  
Karin E. Kitchens
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
State Level ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
The State ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
Mapping Software ◽  
Opposing Party ◽  
Funding Formulas

Do state politicians reward school districts that vote in favor of the party in power more than school districts that vote in favor of the opposing party? With large shares of money at the state level to transfer to local governments and the ability to target core voters, it would seem likely that politicians would take advantage of the ability to distribute education funds. However, in understanding how states distribute education funds, little emphasis is given to partisan influences, particularly the congruence between local school districts and the state level. To test this, I collected data at the precinct level within each state and, using mapping software, spatially joined precinct boundaries to school district boundaries. Once this relationship was established, I aggregated precinct-level information to school districts to understand the partisan voting patterns within each school district for elections from 2000 to 2010. This article finds evidence that funding formulas are susceptible to political influence and that parties are able to influence the geographic distribution of education funds to core voters.

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