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Social capital is a concept that can facilitate a friendly merger between sociological and economic theories of political behavior. Rational-choice theories emphasize resources and constraints, and political-cultural theories focus on normative rules and habitual behavior; social capital integrates both. Mutual obligations instituted among members of society function as “credit slips” which are...

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In Twitter, a retweet happens when a user copies another user's tweet, making it clear that the content is someone else's, and is a common way to share information. This paper explores user’s perceptions of the way social capital influences retweet practices. We discuss how Twitter users perceive values and how they create benefits for the social network and themselves from three points of view...

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This study examines the effects of negative political campaigns on voter turnout over the last 10 years. Voter turnout in the United States is extremely low in comparison to other advanced industrialized nations, and the negativity that surrounds our elections may be the key to understanding why. The study is also a response to recent scholarship with conflicting conclusions on how the tone of ...