Emotion and reason in political language
This paper studies the use of emotion and reason in political discourse. Adopting
computational-linguistics techniques to construct a validated text-based scale, we measure …
computational-linguistics techniques to construct a validated text-based scale, we measure …
The curious case of Theresa May and the public that did not rally: Gendered reactions to terrorist attacks can cause slumps not bumps
Terrorist attacks routinely produce rallies for incumbent men in the executive office. With
scarce cases, there has been little consideration of terrorism's consequences for evaluations …
scarce cases, there has been little consideration of terrorism's consequences for evaluations …
Ethnic bias in judicial decision making: Evidence from criminal appeals in Kenya
Understanding sources of judicial bias is essential for establishing due process. To date,
theories of judicial decision making are rooted in ranked societies with majority–minority …
theories of judicial decision making are rooted in ranked societies with majority–minority …
The Liar's Dividend: Can Politicians Claim Misinformation to Evade Accountability?
This study addresses the phenomenon of misinformation about misinformation, or politicians
“crying wolf” over fake news. Strategic and false claims that stories are fake news or …
“crying wolf” over fake news. Strategic and false claims that stories are fake news or …
No longer conforming to stereotypes? Gender, political style and parliamentary debate in the UK
Research on political style suggests that where women make arguments that are more
emotional, empathetic and positive, men use language that is more analytical, aggressive …
emotional, empathetic and positive, men use language that is more analytical, aggressive …
Parselmouth for bioacoustics: automated acoustic analysis in Python
Bioacoustics increasingly relies on large datasets and computational methods. The need to
batch-process large amounts of data and the increased focus on algorithmic processing …
batch-process large amounts of data and the increased focus on algorithmic processing …
Distinctive voices: Political speech, rhetoric, and the substantive representation of women in European Parliaments
As the share of women in parliaments rises, increased attention is paid to how they
substantively represent women. Meanwhile, the availability of parliamentary speech data …
substantively represent women. Meanwhile, the availability of parliamentary speech data …
Gender differences and similarities in news media effects on political candidate evaluations: a meta-analysis
How do different types of media coverage shape—and potentially bias—voter evaluations of
women and men politicians? Theoretically reviewing 50 experimental studies and …
women and men politicians? Theoretically reviewing 50 experimental studies and …
Perceived gender and political persuasion: a social media field experiment during the 2020 US Democratic presidential primary election
Women have less influence than men in a variety of settings. Does this result from
stereotypes that depict women as less capable, or biased interpretations of gender …
stereotypes that depict women as less capable, or biased interpretations of gender …
Gendered times: How gendered contexts shape campaign messages of female candidates
We develop and test a theory of gendered political times, which argues that the gendered
political climate during an election shapes the extent to which female candidates emphasize …
political climate during an election shapes the extent to which female candidates emphasize …