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Accountability from cyberspace? Scandal exposure on the Internet and official governance in China 网络空间问责制?网络丑闻曝光与中国政府治理
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-30 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.13
Shuo Chen, Yiran Li
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引用次数: 2
Ministries matter: technocrats and regime loyalty under autocracy 部委的重要性:独裁统治下的技术官僚和政权忠诚
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.12
E. York
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引用次数: 0
Measuring time preferences in large surveys 在大型调查中测量时间偏好
2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.10
Michael M. Bechtel, Amalie Jensen, Kenneth F. Scheve
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引用次数: 0
Local leaders and the pursuit of growth in US cities: the role of managerial skill 美国城市的地方领导人与对增长的追求:管理技能的作用
2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-24 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.17
Maria Carreri, Julia Payson
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引用次数: 0
The comparative meaning of political space: a comprehensive modeling approach 政治空间的比较意义:一种综合建模方法
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-18 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.16
Garret Binding, J. Koedam, M. Steenbergen
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引用次数: 0
Backsliding by surprise: the rise of Chavismo 意外倒退:查韦斯主义的崛起
2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-16 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.1
Dorothy Kronick, Barry Plunkett, Pedro L. Rodriguez
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引用次数: 0
A careful consideration of CLARIFY: simulation-induced bias in point estimates of quantities of interest 仔细考虑在兴趣量的点估计中模拟引起的偏差
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-04-28 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.8
Carlisle Rainey
{"title":"A careful consideration of CLARIFY: simulation-induced bias in point estimates of quantities of interest","authors":"Carlisle Rainey","doi":"10.1017/psrm.2023.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2023.8","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Some work in political methodology recommends that applied researchers obtain point estimates of quantities of interest by simulating model coefficients, transforming these simulated coefficients into simulated quantities of interest, and then averaging the simulated quantities of interest (e.g., CLARIFY). But other work advises applied researchers to directly transform coefficient estimates to estimate quantities of interest. I point out that these two approaches are not interchangeable and examine their properties. I show that the simulation approach compounds the transformation-induced bias identified by Rainey (2017), adding bias with direction and magnitude similar to the transformation-induced bias. I refer to this easily avoided additional bias as “simulation-induced bias.” Even if researchers use simulation to estimate standard errors, they should directly transform maximum likelihood estimates of coefficient estimates to obtain point estimates of quantities of interest.","PeriodicalId":47311,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Research and Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43352470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Obama effect? Race, first-time voting, and future participation 奥巴马效应?种族、首次投票和未来参与
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.9
Jacob R. Brown
{"title":"The Obama effect? Race, first-time voting, and future participation","authors":"Jacob R. Brown","doi":"10.1017/psrm.2023.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2023.9","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Did the 2008 United States presidential election produce stronger future mobilization for Blacks than non-Blacks? First-time voting influences long-term political behavior, but do minority voters see the most powerful effects when the formative election is tied to their group's political empowerment? I test this hypothesis in the context of the election of the first Black president in United States history, using voting eligibility discontinuities to identify the effect of voting in 2008 on future voting for Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. Voting in 2008 caused a greater increase in the likelihood of voting in 2010 for Blacks than for other new voters, but there is no evidence of a sustained mobilizing advantage in subsequent elections. Furthermore, 2008 was not a unique formative voting experience for new Black voters, but rather produced similar effects on future voting as other presidential elections. These results signal that group political empowerment does not drive habitual voting.","PeriodicalId":47311,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Research and Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46598290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Trading integrity for competence? The public's varying preferences for bureaucratic types across government levels in China 用诚信换能力?公众对各级政府官僚类型的不同偏好
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-04-05 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2023.7
Lin Zhu, Feng Yang
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引用次数: 0
What to expect when you're electing: citizen forecasts in the 2020 election 选举时的预期:2020年大选的公民预测
IF 3.9 2区 社会学
Political Science Research and Methods Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2022.61
G. Huber, P. Tucker
{"title":"What to expect when you're electing: citizen forecasts in the 2020 election","authors":"G. Huber, P. Tucker","doi":"10.1017/psrm.2022.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2022.61","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Political divisions in the lead-up to the 2020 US presidential election were large, leading many to worry that heighted partisan conflict was so stark that partisans were living in different worlds, divided even in their understanding of basic facts. Moreover, the nationalization of American politics is thought to weaken attention to state political concerns. 2020 therefore provides an excellent, if difficult, test case for the claim that individuals understand their state political environment in a meaningful way. Were individuals able to look beyond national rhetoric and the national environment to understand state-level electoral dynamics? We present new data showing that, in the aggregate, despite partisan differences in electoral expectations, Americans are aware of their state's likely political outcome, including whether it will be close. At the same time, because forecasting the overall election outcome is more difficult, Electoral College forecasts are much noisier and display persistent partisan difference in expectations that do not differ much with state of residence.","PeriodicalId":47311,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Research and Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44310758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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