Research & Politics

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Quality, Speed, Openness: Research & Politics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, which focusses on research in political science and related fields.

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Research & Politics @Res_Pol 3d

Who should decide abortion policy? @jeonghkim1, Nichole Bauer & Anna Gunderson find that post-Dobbs, Americans view voter referendums more favorably than court or legislative decisions—whether they expand or restrict abortion.

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journals.sagepub.com Political institutions and public opinion on abortion decisions post-Dobbs - Jeong Hyun Kim,... At a time when state institutions are increasingly setting abortion policy through different channels, understanding which decision-making processes the public ...

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Nicole Huffman, @UptonOrwell & David L. Stack find voters reward legislators for proposing symbolic bills, even with little chance of becoming law—showing political effort alone can pay off.

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journals.sagepub.com Worth a try? The electoral consequences of symbolic legislation - Nicole Huffman, John V. Kane,... With the US Congress increasingly gridlocked, fewer bills are becoming law. Nevertheless, members continue to engage in what we call “symbolic legislating”—that...

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When would US troops refuse an order? @charlicarpenter, Heather Kumove & Geraldine Santoso find that over a third would disobey orders to target civilians—and that knowing what makes an order unlawful is a predictor of their willingness to refuse.

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journals.sagepub.com “Manifestly unlawful”: How US troops think about the duty to disobey illegal orders - Charli... US troops are required to disobey unlawful orders but obey lawful ones – yet social scientists know very little about how they draw that line or what drives the...

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Does higher education mean more trust in Big Tech? Not necessarily! Tobias Tober, Marius R. Busemeyer & Sebastian Koos find that education is linked to greater ambivalence, while political ideology shapes skepticism and attitudes toward regulation.

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journals.sagepub.com Big Tech, big risk? How education and ideology shape public attitudes toward Big Tech companies -... This paper examines public attitudes toward Big Tech and their relationship to policy preferences in six OECD countries. Drawing on original survey data collect...

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Can rebel groups lobby their way to foreign support? @Yubs89 & @ilaydaonder show that nearly 15% hired lobbying or PR firms in the U.S., introducing a new dataset tracking 230 rebel groups across 103 civil conflicts (1945–2012).

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journals.sagepub.com Lobbying by Rebel Groups in the United States: Introducing the Rebel Lobbying Dataset, Version 1,... During civil wars, some rebel groups hire lobbying and public relations (PR) firms to cultivate favorable perceptions abroad. Almost 15% of rebel groups, for ex...