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Voter perceptions of the personal traits of presidential candidates are widely regarded to be important influences on the vote. Media pundits frequently explain the outcome of presidential elections in terms of the personal appeal of the candidates. Despite the emphasis on presidential character traits in the media, the scholarly investigation in this area is limited.In this book, David Holian and Charles Prysby set out to examine the effect that trait perceptions have on the vote, how these perceptions are shaped by other attitudes and evaluations, and what types of voters are most likely to

"Voter perceptions of the personal traits of presidential candidates are widely regarded to be important influences on the vote. Media pundits frequently explain the outcome of presidential elections in terms of the personal appeal of the candidates. Despite the emphasis on presidential character traits in the media, the scholarly investigation in this area is limited. In this book, David Holian and Charles Prysby set out to examine the effect that trait perceptions have on the vote, how these perceptions are shaped by other attitudes and evaluations, and what types of voters are most likely to cast a ballot on the basis of the character traits of the presidential candidates. Using the American National Election Studies (ANES) surveys, the authors find that traits do have a very substantial effect on the vote, that different candidates have advantages on different traits, and that the opinions expressed by media pundits about how the candidates are viewed by the voters are often simplistic, and sometimes quite mistaken. Character traits are important to voters, but we need a better and more complete understanding of how and why these factors influence voters. An essential read which provides a clear and original argument to all those interested in furthering their understanding of the importance of candidate character traits for the quality of American elections and democracy"--

Dieses Buch untersucht, inwiefern sich Wutausdrücke politischer Führungskräfte auf die Bewertung der Kandidat*innen durch die Bürger*innen auswirken. Gerade zu Wahlkampfzeiten ist diese Frage von besonderer Relevanz, da Emotionen mitunter strategisch eingesetzt werden könnten. Dabei werden in der empirischen Analyse Emotionsausdrücke von mehreren Politikern berücksichtigt, um den Einfluss auf die Bewertungen der Politiker als soziale Gruppe zu ermitteln. Daneben konzentriert sich das experimentelle Design zudem auf drei politische Führungspersönlichkeiten: die Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, den ehemaligen Fraktionsvorsitzenden der Linken Gregor Gysi sowie den ehemaligen Parteivorsitzenden der SPD, Sigmar Gabriel. Diese drei Fallstudien geben Aufschluss über die Wirkung von Emotionsausdrücken von Politikern und Politikerinnen mit verschiedenen Stellungen im politischen System. Lena Masch ist akademische Rätin a.Z. am Institut für Sozialwissenschaften der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Voters and Women Candidates -- Introduction -- The Potential Role of Candidate Sex in Elections -- The Important Role of Stereotypes -- Evidence of the Impact of Candidate Sex -- Why Might People Vote for Women Candidates? -- Moving Beyond Hypotheticals: The National Election Study -- Chapter Plans -- Notes -- 2 A Brief History of Women in U.S. Elections -- A History of Women Candidates in the U.S. -- Public Attitudes on Women in Politics -- Changes Among Women Bring Changes for Women Candidates -- Structural Barriers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 Evaluations of Women Candidates -- Stereotypes -- Evaluations of Women Candidates for Congress, 1990-2000 -- Discussion -- Notes -- 4 Who Votes for Women Candidates? Voter Demographics -- Influences on Congressional Vote Choice -- Demographic Influences on Voting for Women Candidates -- A First Look at Support for Women— The General Social Survey -- Examining Real-World Elections: The National Election Study -- 1992 and 1994 -- Notes -- 5 Why Vote for Women Candidates? The Role of Issues -- The Role of Issues in Vote Choice -- Issues and Voting for Women -- Notes -- 6 The Role of the Electoral Environment -- Gendered Information in the Electoral Environment -- Demographics, Issues, and Context -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Conclusions: The Role of Candidate Sex in American Elections -- Major Findings -- Caveats -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Index

This book provides an evaluation of 18 voting procedures in terms of the most important monotonicity-related criteria in fixed and variable electorates. All voting procedures studied aim at electing one out of several candidates given the voters' preferences over the candidates. In addition to (strict) monotonicity failures, the vulnerability of the procedures to variation of the no-show paradoxes is discussed. All vulnerabilities are exemplified and explained. The occurrence of the no-show paradoxes is related to the presence or absence of a Condorcet winner. The primary readership of this book are scholars and students in the area of social choice.

3 Experimental Tests of Automatic Hot CognitionExperimental Paradigms for the Priming of Affect and Cognition; Experimental Tests of the Automaticity of Affect for Political Leaders, Groups, and Issues; Discussion; 4 Implicit Identifications in Political Information Processing; An Experimental Test of Implicit Identifications; An Experimental Test of the Influence of Racial Stereotypes on Policy Support; General Discussion; 5 Affect Transfer and the Evaluation of Political Candidates; Experimental Tests of Affect Transfer for Political Candidate Evaluations; Study 1; Study 2.

Corruption : concept, importance and international response -- The scope of EU legal powers and development of the policy in the area of anti-corruption -- The EU strategy against corruption within the Member States -- Conditionality in the EU accession process -- The EU's evaluation of corruption in the Central and Eastern European candidate countries -- The EU anti-corruption strategy towards the Central and Eastern European candidate countries : achievement or missed opportunity? -- The impact of 2004 enlargement on the EU anti-corruption policy

"Corey and Zelig, both experienced and highly regarded police and forensic psychologists, have written a comprehensive overview of the two most common psychological evaluations conducted by police psychologists: evaluations of the psychological suitability of police candidates and the psychological fitness of incumbent police officers. Filling a gap in the practice literature, this is the first text to explain the legal, procedural, ethical, and clinical foundations for these evaluations untethered to any single assessment instrument. The three foundational chapters provide readers with a review of the most prominent federal laws and regulations, professional practice guidelines, and ethical standards pertinent to these evaluations. The four applied chapters provide detailed procedural guidance, including advice for obtaining informed consent, providing disclosure to the involved parties, conducting clinical and collateral interviews, selecting written assessment instruments, integrating the assessment findings to reach determinations of suitability and fitness, and preparing written reports and testimony that anticipate their various audiences and uses. Throughout the text, Corey and Zelig distinguish between enforceable, standards-based requirements and aspirational best practices. Steeped in case law, personal anecdotes, and advice on best practices, and certain to become a valued primer in the field, Corey and Zelig's Evaluations of Police Suitability and Fitness for Duty is written with a clarity and depth that will appeal to experienced and novice psychologists alike, as well as to police and human resource administrators whose work involves the review or oversight of these evaluations"--

In Media Bias in Presidential Election Coverage 1948-2008, Dave D'Alessio employs meta-analytic techniques to examine whether there are partisan biases in coverage of Presidential election campaigns in newspapers, on TV, and in the news magazines. This study further analyses the four essential natures of news media: as journalistic entities, property, businesses, and political actors. Aggregating the results of 99 previous studies, D'Alessio scrutinizes bias claims in news media, and why political candidates consistently

Religious Rhetoric and American Politics -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. A Theory of Religious Rhetoric in American Campaigns -- 2. Religious Rhetoric in American Political History -- 3. Religious Rhetoric and the Politics of Identity -- 4. Religious Rhetoric and the Politics of Emotive Appeals -- 5. The Consequences of Religious Language on Presidential Candidate Evaluations -- 6. Civil Religion Identity and the Task of Political Representation -- 7. The Rhetorical Construction of Religious Constituencies -- Notes -- References -- Index.