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| Political elections: Political elections are a process by which citizens choose people to represent them in government. Elections are typically held at regular intervals, and voters can choose from a variety of candidates. Elections are not conducted by the state, but by the people. See also Democracy, Electoral systems._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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David O. Sears on Political Elections - Dictionary of Arguments
Surowiecki I 335 Political Elections/Interests/Sears/Surowiecki: Sears' studies show that ideological views have a much stronger influence on attitudes to factual issues than their own interests. Conservative voters, for example, who are not covered by health insurance, are nevertheless opposed to the idea of a... Surowiecki I 336 ...state health insurance system, which, on the other hand, was supported by liberals who personally enjoyed the protection of health insurance. (1) (See also Political Elections/Surowiecki, Political Elections/Buchananan, Political Elections/Riker, Democracy/Surowiecki). 1. David Sears und Carolyn Funk, »Self-Interest in American Opinions«, in: Jane Mansbridge (Hrsg.), Beyond Self-Interest (University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1990), S. 147-170. Siehe auch David Sears, Richard Lau, Tom Tyler und Harris Allen, »Self-Interest vs. Symbolic Politics in Policy Attitudes and Presidential Voting«, American Political Science Review 74/1980, S. 670-684._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
PolSears I David O. Sears Jack Citrin American Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism Cambridge 2014 Surowi I James Surowiecki Die Weisheit der Vielen: Warum Gruppen klüger sind als Einzelne und wie wir das kollektive Wissen für unser wirtschaftliches, soziales und politisches Handeln nutzen können München 2005 |
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