Sociological polls and other sources, as well electoral statistics, show that Soviet power in 1918– 1989 met the main criteria for legitimacy. In 1918–1929, majority of voters, 1931–1989 over 83 % electorate, were loyal to regime, trusted communists general course current policy, satisfied with status ordinary builders socialism, believed socialist project. Official information on turnout votin...

Politicians, philosophers, and rhetors engage in co-value argumentation: appealing to one value in order to support another value (e.g., "equality leads to freedom"). Across four experiments in the United Kingdom and India, we found that the psychological relatedness of values affects the persuasiveness of the arguments that bind them. Experiment 1 found that participants were more persuaded by...

As we examine the chronology of events leading up to the Holocaust, it becomes vital to understand the role of propaganda in perpetuating a crime of this proportion. To this end, this paper will analyze the fundamental tenets of Nazi propaganda, and the role that they played in not just the genocide of Jews, Romani peoples, homosexuals, and other undesirables, but also in helping turn Germany i...

Recent terrorist attacks carried out on behalf of ISIS on American and European soil by lone wolf attackers or sleeper cells remind us of the importance of understanding the dynamics of radicalization mediated by social media communication channels. In this paper, we shed light on the social media activity of a group of twenty-five thousand users whose association with ISIS online radical propa...

We develop a model of electoral accountability with mainstream and alternative media. In addition to regular high- low-competence types, the incumbent may be an aspiring autocrat who controls media will subvert democracy if retained in office. A truthful can help voters identify remove these subversive types while reelecting competent leaders. malicious media, contrast, spreads false accusation...

This study aimed at recognizing the role of social media in electoral propaganda 19th House Representatives from point view Jordanian voter. is considered as a descriptive that based on survey method through tool questionnaire sample consists (520) individuals voters and it has reached lot findings which most important are followings: It been illustrated 82.3% use sites permanently. explained 4...

Twitter is an efficient conduit of information for millions of users around the world. Its ability to quickly spread information to a large number of people makes it an efficient way to shape information and, hence, shape public opinion. We study the tweeting behavior of Twitter propagandists, users who consistently express the same opinion or ideology, focusing on two online communities: the 2...

The influence of gender, propaganda, and treatment methods was studied in relation to default behaviour of patients with sexually transmitted diseases. The overall default rate of men and women was similar, but a larger proportion of men defaulted after the initial visit, while the biggest fall-out in women was after the second attendance at the clinic. The institution of a propaganda campaign ...