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When Unfamiliarity Breeds Contempt: How Partisan Selective Exposure Sustains Oppositional Media Hostility

When Unfamiliarity Breeds Contempt: How Partisan Selective Exposure Sustains Oppositional Media Hostility By Erik Peterson and Ali Kagalwala, Texas A&M University Partisans hold unfavorable views of media they associate with the other party. They also […]

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Socialist Threat? Radical Party Entry, Electoral Alliances, and the Introduction of Proportional Representation

Socialist Threat? Radical Party Entry, Electoral Alliances, and the Introduction of Proportional Representation By André Walter, University of St. Gallen A substantial body of research shows that the entry of socialist parties to the electoral […]

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Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms

Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms By Kai Quek, University of Hong Kong Two mechanisms of costly signaling are known in international relations: sinking costs and tying hands. I show that there exist four mechanisms of costly […]