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Media Preferences Shape Our Political Views

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Does the media influence people’s political views in a divided country? These findings challenge common ideas about how polarized Americans’ media habits are and make us question the use of survey data when studying the impact of political media.

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Politics Influences How We Perceive Obese People

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New research from the University of Bristol reminds us, however, that our views on the topic are far from uniform, and are instead heavily linked with our political views. “Tackling weight stigma—and other kinds of stigma—may be more effective if we recognize these links, and acknowledge the political context in which stigma happens.”

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Boosting Political Engagement In The Young

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That there are gaps in political engagement according to social and gender-related characteristics is well established. The report highlights a clear gender gap in political interest, with girls less likely than boys to be interested in politics at age 16, and their interest growing at a slower rate as they age.

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Boosting Political Engagement Among The Young

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Young citizens globally exhibit low voter turnout, resulting in political parties neglecting issues of importance to the youth, such as climate change and well-paid employment. Prior to the September 2021 election, the researchers employed Facebook ads to recruit 7,521 participants aged 18 to 35 in Morocco.

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A Healthier Form Of Office Politics

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Office politics usually gets a bad rap and is often associated with toxic cultures that result in marginalized groups being frozen out. New research from King’s College London highlights how it doesn’t have to be that way, and there are approaches that can lead to a healthier form of office politics that is more inclusive.

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How Second-Tier Cities Can Close The Innovation Gap

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Innovation tends to follow the agglomeration effect, whereby scale plays a crucial role in how innovative an area is. “While inequality across countries is decreasing, inequality within countries is widening, posing serious threats to the economic and political stability of numerous countries.”

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New Tool Shows Our Exposure To Political Misinformation Online

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While it’s tempting to assume that misinformation online mainly heralds from disreputable sources, it can also emanate from political elites. Twitter users were then assigned a separate score based on their exposure to such misinformation from political elites.

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