The picture superiority effect suggests that a single photograph can communicate a
significant amount of political information to voters. Accordingly, politicians must make …

Parenthood carries different consequences for men and women in politics. While the
conventional wisdom is that motherhood is a liability for women candidates and fatherhood …

Differences in how candidates present themselves to voters is a key concern for scholars of
campaigns and elections. Candidate advertisements, speeches, and websites form the …

Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell examines the differences between
how political science theory suggests campaigns should be run and how political …

This dissertation begins the process toward understanding the many ways in which
campaigns are gendered institutions. Specifically, I ask how candidates and campaign …

The purpose of this qualitative research study was twofold:(1) to explore how elected women
officials construct their identity as political leaders and the factors that influenced their …

This dissertation is a study of the specialized production of electoral politics. I examine the
social origins, career paths and perspectives of the hired professionals who craft the …

Within the subfields of political psychology and the study of gender, the introduction of new
data collection efforts, methodologies, and theoretical approaches are transforming our …

This dissertation examines Australian and Canadian local campaigns to investigate the
extent to which gender and gendered stereotypes consciously affect candidates' campaign …

Romanian politicians have been using Facebook profiles as a digital tool. This study aims to
analyze the gender dimension in the local electoral campaign for Bucharest City Hall in …