
Worrying that political science ignores fiction is common, but we argue it's time for a genre-based approach. Focusing on popular dystopian narratives, results from three experiments show something surprising: they increase support for radical and violent political action.

| It's the End of the World and They Know It: How Dystopian Fiction Shapes Political Attitudes was authored by Calvert W. Jones and Celia Paris. It was published by Cambridge in POP in 2018. |