The present research demonstrates that the visual perspective--own first-person versus observer's third-person--people use to picture themselves engaging in a potential future action affects their self-perceptions and subsequent behavior. On the eve of the 2004 U.S. presidential election, registered voters in Ohio were instructed to use either the first-person or the third-person perspective to...

In a previous paper, we presented a technique called finite trace covers, in which a program is represented by a set of partial orders. We also presented classes of reachability properties that could be checked in time that is polynomial in the size of the trace cover. A deficiency of this approach was that it did not reduce the complexity of checking properties that did not belong to an effici...

The first 100 days after an election are full of enthusiasm, energy and chaos, and they are crucial to establishing the shape, style and content of the new government’s tenure. The electorate is eager for plans, changes and new ideas, and for election promises to become reality. Early action that is visible and accepted will secure the credibility of longer-term plans. Here, in an open letter t...

Cyberspace and its impact as the main competitor of real space in various aspects is considered and have been studied by many thinkers and theorists. For various reasons (political, social, cultural, etc.) it is lead to the presence of people, especially young people in virtual space, as all borders crossed the behavior and influence actions of people. According to the increasing importance and...

This study reports on incorporation of the Web during the 2004 European Parliament election as played out in 11 EU Member States. Based on an analysis of Web site features related to a conceptualization of political engagement, the study examines utilization of features reflecting information provision and opportunities for discussion and political action. The findings reflect the low level of ...

We study the control complexity of fallback voting. Like manipulation and bribery, electoral control describes ways of changing the outcome of an election; unlike manipulation or bribery attempts, control actions—such as adding/deleting/partitioning either candidates or voters— modify the participative structure of an election. Via such actions one can try to either make a favorite candidate wi...

While there are a wide variety of studies about communicative action theory of Habermas, there is the need for building of indicators and variables for quantitative methods of assessing this concept in a particular case study. Especially as the development of communicative action theory has created new perspectives in urban planning, it is necessary to assess and promote this concept in cities ...