Journal•ISSN: 2053-1680
Research & Politics
SAGE Publishing
About: Research & Politics is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics & Public opinion. It has an ISSN identifier of 2053-1680. Over the lifetime, 399 publications have been published receiving 8515 citations. The journal is also known as: systematic inquiry & research.
Topics: Politics, Public opinion, Voting, Computer science, Democracy
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TL;DR: As Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) has surged in popularity throughout political science, scholars have increasingly challenged the external validity of inferences made drawing upon MTurk samples as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: As Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) has surged in popularity throughout political science, scholars have increasingly challenged the external validity of inferences made drawing upon MTurk samples....
758 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the variation of anti-corruption and anti-elite saliency in party positioning across Europe was studied. And it was shown that while anticorruption salience is primarily related to the (regional) context in which a party operates, anti-ELite salience was primarily a function of party ideology, and extreme left and extreme conservative (TAN) parties are significantly more likely to emphasize antielite views.
Abstract: This article addresses the variation of anti-corruption and anti-elite salience in party positioning across Europe. It demonstrates that while anti-corruption salience is primarily related to the (regional) context in which a party operates, anti-elite salience is primarily a function of party ideology. Extreme left and extreme conservative (TAN) parties are significantly more likely to emphasize anti-elite views. Through its use of the new 2014 Chapel Hill Expert Survey wave, this article also introduces the dataset.
533 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the demographic differences between MTurk samples and tester data and find that there is no demographic difference between tester samples and test data.
Abstract: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is an increasingly popular tool for the recruitment of research subjects. While there has been much focus on the demographic differences between MTurk samples and t...
517 citations
TL;DR: Researchers have increasingly turned to online convenience samples as sources of survey responses that are easy and inexpensive to collect as discussed by the authors. But as reliance on these sources has grown, so too have conce...
Abstract: Researchers have increasingly turned to online convenience samples as sources of survey responses that are easy and inexpensive to collect. As reliance on these sources has grown, so too have conce...
453 citations
TL;DR: The results suggest that the relative magnitude of the misinformation problem on Facebook has declined since its peak, and interactions with false content have fallen sharply on Facebook while continuing to rise on Twitter.
Abstract: In recent years, there has been widespread concern that misinformation on social media is damaging societies and democratic institutions. In response, social media platforms have announced actions ...
283 citations