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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? The researchers combined a large online survey with data tracking which news websites participants visited a month before the study. In the second part, participants were divided into two groups.

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Refugees Benefit From Participation In Civic Leadership

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A recent study by the University of Cincinnati indicates that immigrants and refugees who took part in a civic leadership initiative experienced a boost in their sense of empowerment upon acquiring knowledge about their legal entitlements, civic rights, and the social, cultural, and political environment of Cincinnati.

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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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We’d Rather Harm Our Political Friends Than Support Our Enemies

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While it may seem rational to assume that when it comes to politics, we’d accept benefits to our lives even if it came from an opposing party, research from the University of California San Diego shows that this isn’t always the case. The study was replicated in other countries and similar results emerged.

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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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Do Gender Norms Influence Political Engagement?

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New research from the University of Bologna illustrates how these roles influence the subsequent engagement with politics of children as they get older. Political engagement. This in turn makes boys more confident both in expressing their political views and then defending them.

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