Political Behavior Data, Articles, and Research Resources

William J. Brady Assistant Professor Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University As individuals and political leaders increasingly take to online networks for social interactions, it is important to understand how the platforms that host them can shape social knowledge of morality and politics. In this work, I propose that features of social media environments including dysfunctional human-algorithm intera....

People who give, live longer, studies have shown. Now a new study shows that why people volunteer -- not whether they volunteer -- is what really counts. Read full story at http://www.sampler.isr.umich.edu/2011/research/motives-matter-why-we-volunteer-has-an-impact-on-our-health/..

Dig into the psychology of political partisanship, how to recognize it and what strategies can be used to combat it. -- Can someone’s political identity actually affect their ability to process information? The answer lies in a cognitive phenomenon known as partisanship. While identifying with social groups is an essential and healthy part of life, it can become a problem when the group’s beliefs are at odds w....