https://phys.org/science-news/political-science en-us The latest news on political science People's feelings about how morally divided a society is in the lead-up to an election can cause them to have extreme reactions if the result doesn't go their way, like the 6 January 2021 attacks on the US Capitol, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-people-perceptions-fuel-political-unrest.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:06:03 EST news628963561 Deploying paramedics, social workers, and others to non-criminal emergency calls could significantly boost a police department's ability to respond to criminal emergencies while reducing negative interactions with the community, according to new University of Maryland research. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-civilian-safety.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:34:03 EST news628961642 As the dust settles on another Super Tuesday, Americans are watching with bated breath to see how closely the final tallies align with the latest polls. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-opinion-polls.html Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:19:05 EST news628960741 A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers policymakers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-qa-geoeconomics-turbulent-world.html Economics & Business Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:00:01 EST news628959132 A new study finds that prosecutors in North Carolina believe "drug-induced homicide" (DIH) laws are effective at both reducing drug overdoses in a community and curtailing the distribution of illicit drugs. These beliefs are worth noting because there is no evidence to support them, while there is evidence that DIH prosecutions make people in affected communities less likely to call 911—and may actually increase the number of overdoses in a community. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-drug-homicide-prosecutions-north-carolina.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:54:03 EST news628959242 Hate speech incidents are widespread in all areas of society and are often unchallenged by uninvolved bystanders. LMU researchers have investigated what significance the reactions of bystanders to verbal hate attacks have for the formation of social norms. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-responsibility.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:31:33 EST news628950688 Last year's UN climate conference (COP28) made history in Dubai by introducing—for the very first time—language on "transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems" in the final version of the negotiated text. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-cities-regions-equal-partners-global.html Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:40:02 EST news628945611 When people talk about the "Anthropocene," they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet, from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth's temperature by burning fossil fuels. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-immigrant-women-financially-maternity-ways.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:50:02 EST news628943359 Carbon offsetting—where companies or governments atone for their carbon emissions by buying credits to fund projects that are supposed to remove emissions from the atmosphere—has a bad reputation. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-carbon-broken-ways.html Economics & Business Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:30:01 EST news628943295 Historic racial discrimination in property ownership is linked to reduced exposure to dangerous heat today, according to the first study to analyze the environmental impact of racial covenants in property deeds. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-historic-racial-covenants-property-deeds.html Economics & Business Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:08:06 EST news628880881 Since its introduction, cryptocurrency governance has been one of the most controversial global financial topics. While some countries have established elaborate regulations for cryptocurrencies, many countries are still reluctant to oversee the markets, and some have outright banned them. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-decoding-cryptocurrency-legibility-framework.html Economics & Business Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:22:03 EST news628874521 Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people's views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, especially in minority racial communities, according to new research from Rice University. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-religion-science-beliefs-affect-attitudes.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:03:17 EST news628866194 Associate Professor of Criminal Law Sjarai Lestrade explored the possibility for a socio-ecocentric criminal justice system. She did so in a theme issue of Delikt & Delinkwent on the possible modernization of the Dutch Penal Code. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-exploring-socio-ecocentric-approach-criminal.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:33:36 EST news628864412 About 87% of voters think that homes that are more affordable to heat are "important" or "very important" for the U.K., according to a study by The University of Bath, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-uk-voters-important-homes-survey.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:24:04 EST news628863841 Images of newsworthy events that appear on news websites and on social media have the same level of credibility in the public's view, regardless of whether they were captured by a professional photojournalist or an amateur photographer, according to new research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-mainstream-news-outlets-monopoly-credibility.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:07:03 EST news628862821 On Feb. 25, United States Air Force member Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.. The 25-year-old, who was in uniform, live-streamed what he called his "extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people." https://phys.org/news/2024-03-immolation-spectacular-protests-impactful.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:51:03 EST news628861861 New Curtin University research has shown Australian young people have major concerns about climate change, which is having a significant impact on their lives and could have broader consequences decades into the future. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-gen-climate-anxiety-real-action.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:30:03 EST news628860601 Science is one of the most highly regarded institutions in America, with nearly three-quarters of the public expressing "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of confidence in scientists. But confidence in science has nonetheless declined over the past few years, since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it has for most other major social institutions. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-science-high-scientists-adherence-norms.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:16:04 EST news628794961 Audiologists, auctioneers and crane operators have one thing in common: they can't legally do their jobs without licenses that create professional obstacles and hike prices, according to the West Virginia University Knee Regulatory Research Center. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-jobs-hinders-workers-consumers.html Economics & Business Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:40:53 EST news628785647 Nearly one in two Britons (47%) say that when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in Great Britain—compared to 38% who said the same last year. And for the first time in this data series, a majority (56%) of men now hold this view—up 12ppts from 2023—while the equivalent figure for women is 39%, an increase from 34% last year. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-britons-women-equality.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:40:16 EST news628785608 Due to its rapid rise in everyday life, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has become increasingly relevant to social scientists. A team led by Penn State researchers reviewed a variety of social science literature and found that studies often defined AI differently. By drawing from some of these areas and computer science, the researchers created a single definition and framework that they said they hope will be compatible across disciplines. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-artificial-intelligence-disciplines.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:20:01 EST news628775927 The gender gap in patent applications is a well-documented phenomenon. While women make up nearly half of the workforce in the United States, they account for only a fraction of patent applications and patents granted. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-power-persistence-bridging-gender-gap.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:05:43 EST news628776336 More than 90% of searches conducted by police in the United States are based on individual consent rather than a warrant or probable cause, but new ILR School research suggests that obtaining true consent is difficult because most people are compliant and struggle to say "no." https://phys.org/news/2024-03-citizens-granting-police-consent.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:00:47 EST news628776041 Disinformation, sharing false information to deceive and mislead others, can take many forms. From edited "deepfake" videos made on smartphones to vast foreign-led information operations, politics and elections show how varied disinformation can be. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-robust-democracies-online-disinformation-campaigns.html Social Sciences Political science Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:01 EST news628772296 In December 2023, WIRED reported that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta and one of the foremost architects of today's social-media-dominated world, has been buying up large swathes of the Hawaiian island Kauai. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-billionaires-bunkers-buying-islands-prepping.html Social Sciences Political science Sat, 02 Mar 2024 16:50:02 EST news628512133 Quick and easy interventions that inspire people to take direct climate action are the holy grail. Behavioral scientists and policymakers are keen to learn which small steps can make the biggest difference. One of the largest experiments ever conducted in climate change psychology shows that the same interventions have different outcomes depending on the specific context, and crucially, the country in which change is being driven. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-psychology-people-climate-friendly-lessons.html Social Sciences Political science Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:00:01 EST news628254014 Federal immigration minister Marc Miller recently announced the government is implementing a two-year cap on the number of international students admitted into Canada. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-source-tech-canada-immigration-fairer.html Political science Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:20:01 EST news628499155 New York City ranks in the top 15% safest of more than 800 U.S. cities, according to a pioneering new analysis from researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, suggesting the effectiveness of the city's efforts to mitigate homicides there. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-york-city-safest-big-cities.html Social Sciences Political science Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:02:50 EST news628444965 In 2023, lawmakers across the U.S. introduced a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Although the 2024 legislative session has just begun, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is already tracking 429 bills, a figure on pace to surpass 2023 numbers. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-stress-outed-parents-caregivers-mental.html Social Sciences Political science Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:35:00 EST news628436097 A Northeastern University professor who found a persistent and widespread discrepancy in how often Massachusetts police ticket white drivers and drivers of color is questioning the analysis of a report released by the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-independent-state-traffic-analysis-conclusions.html Social Sciences Political science Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:19:37 EST news628435174