Three different methods (a standardized scale, an observer-based Q-sort, and content coding of narratives) were used to study the continuity of authoritarianism longitudinally in emerging and young adults. Authoritarianism was assessed in a Canadian sample (N = 92) of men and women at ages 19 and 32 with Altemeyer's (1996) Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale. In addition, components of the ...

political islam is the only active religion discourse in the world claiming to have program for religion and the muslim world and to achieve this goal it must gain political power. from its existence the dialogue has triggered different experiences in islamic countries. the most important victory of the islamic revolution in iran in 1979 and egypt's muslim brotherhood movement was to seize...

This paper investigates the extent to which differences in people’s socio-political attitudes and behaviours are underpinned by individual characteristics. Two groups of volunteers: (a) an Iranian sample that have been resident in UK for less than two years, and (b) a British sample, took part in this study. A series of validated scales was used to examine differences in levels of empathy, theo...

We study the link between lobbying and industrial concentration. Using data for past 20 years in US, we show how increases when an industry becomes more concentrated, using mergers as shocks to This holds true both expenditures on federal well campaign contributions. Results are line with predictions of a model where is akin public good incumbents, thus typically underprovided, while merger sol...

Jylhä, K. M. 2016. Ideological roots of climate change denial. Resistance to change, acceptance of inequality, or both? Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Social Sciences 128. 82 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9621-0. Climate change denial has been found to correlate with sociopolitical ideology. The general aim of the pres...

This paper examines heterosexual adults attitudes toward bisexual men and women using data from a 1999 national RDD survey (N = 1,335). Ratings on 101-point feeling thermometers were lower (less favorable) for bisexual men and bisexual women than for all other groups assessed--including religious, racial, ethnic, and political groups--except injecting drug users. More negative attitudes toward...