Politics makes strange bedfellows, and that becomes even more apparent when trying to analyze the science of politics. Pulling from an array of disciplines, including social science, behavioral science and mathematics, this eBook analyzes key factors in the process of electing a leader.
Author(s): Scientific American Editors
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Year: 2012
Language: English
Commentary: The Science of Elections, key factors to electina a leader
Pages: 160
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Introduction
The Science of Politics
by Robert Keating
SECTION 1
The Candidates
1.1
In Search of Charisma
by S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen D. Reicher
1.2
Character Attacks
by Yvonne Raley
1.3
The New Psychology of Leadership
by Stephen D. Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam and Michael J. Platow
SECTION 2
The Sell
2.1
The Science of Persuasion
by Robert B. Cialdini
2.2
The Subliminal Factor
by Michael Shermer
2.3
The Subtle Power of Hidden Messages
by Wolfgang Stroebe
2.4
Beyond Fair and Balanced
by Vivian B. Martin
SECTION 3
The Vote
3.1
The Voting Equation
by Douglas H. Blair and Robert A. Pollak
3.2
Election by the Numbers
by Martin Gardner and Lynn Arthur Sheen
3.3
Fixing the Vote
by Ted Selker
3.4
Ballot Breakdown
by Wendy M. Grossman
3.5
The Fairest Vote of All
by Partha Dasgupta and Eric Maskin
3.6
Civic Culture
by Rodger Doyle
SECTION 4
The Voter
4.1
Myth: Red-Blue States
by Rodger Doyle
4.2
The Geography of US Presidential Elections – 1988
by J. Clark Archer, Fred M. Shelley, Peter J. Taylor and Ellen R. White
4.3
Voter Turnout
by Rodger Doyle
4.4
The Genetics of Politics
by Charles Q. Choi
4.5
Voting with the Heart
by Charles Q. Choi
SECTION 5
Election 2012
5.1
Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions
by The Editors
