scholarly journals A Radical Vision of Radicalism: Political Cynicism, not Incrementally Stronger Partisan Positions, Explains Political Radicalization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Van Hiel ◽  
Jasper Van Assche ◽  
Tessa Haesevoets ◽  
David De Cremer ◽  
Gordon Hodson
Keyword(s):  
Political Cynicism

From Street Protests to Facebook Campaigns

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Chamil Rathnayake
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
University Student ◽  
Student Movement ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Facebook Use

This study examines effects of political cynicism and efficacy on online political engagement of Sri Lankan undergraduates. A survey was conducted among 155 Sri Lankan undergraduates that support the views of the Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF), an evidently anti-government student movement that claims to be dedicated to protecting free education in the country. Initial analysis showed that respondents were highly cynical (mean: 4.49 on a 1 to 5 scale). The study hypothesized that both political cynicism and efficacy exert a positive impact on online political engagement of respondents. The study also tested the effects of two moderators (extent of Facebook use, and the year of study). Results showed that political cynicism exerts a positive impact (standardized coefficient:.274, p:.000) on online political engagement, and this effect is positively moderated by the extent of Facebook use (standardized coefficient:.261, p:.000). Results also showed that internal political efficacy is not a significant predictor of the dependent variable.

The Costs of In-Your-Face Politics for Political Trust

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana C. Mutz
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Public Regard

This chapter examines the consequences of perceived distance and incivility on levels of political trust. It suggests that people may also react to incivility for entirely different, more straightforward reasons. People are all too aware of the banality of shout shows they see on television, and they have made their disgust for this practice well known. If there is consensus that politicians and political advocates are not behaving admirably, then perhaps incivility in political discourse also affects public regard for politics and politicians more generally, despite its lack of any apparent effects on attitudes toward individual favored politicians. Televised portrayals of political conflict have received a particularly severe beating, with some pointing to media reports highlighting conflict as a source of greater political cynicism.

News Frames, Political Cynicism, and Media Cynicism

1996 ◽  
Vol 546 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH N. CAPPELLA ◽  
KATHLEEN HALL JAMIESON
Keyword(s):  
News Frames ◽  
Political Cynicism

scholarly journals Ethnic antagonism erodes Republicans’ commitment to democracy

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (37) ◽  
pp. 22752-22759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry M. Bartels
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
The Political ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Cultural Conservatism ◽  
The Law ◽  
American Way

Most Republicans in a January 2020 survey agreed that “the traditional American way of life is disappearing so fast that we may have to use force to save it.” More than 40% agreed that “a time will come when patriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands.” (In both cases, most of the rest said they were unsure; only one in four or five disagreed.) I use 127 survey items to measure six potential bases of these and other antidemocratic sentiments: partisan affect, enthusiasm for President Trump, political cynicism, economic conservatism, cultural conservatism, and ethnic antagonism. The strongest predictor by far, for the Republican rank-and-file as a whole and for a variety of subgroups defined by education, locale, sex, and political attitudes, is ethnic antagonism—especially concerns about the political power and claims on government resources of immigrants, African-Americans, and Latinos. The corrosive impact of ethnic antagonism on Republicans’ commitment to democracy underlines the significance of ethnic conflict in contemporary US politics.

High Levels of Political Socialization of the Three Generations

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
BONNIE HAMILTON D. RABACA ◽  
SAIDAMIN P. BAGOLONG
Keyword(s):  
Generation X ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Baby Boom ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Descriptive Method

The political socialization of today’s generation lies on how they participate in political efficacy and political cynicism. People’s involvement in state’s activities will result to disparagement of others. This study tries to determine the levels of political socialization of the three generations, the Baby Boom, the Generation X and the Generation Y. It used descriptive method, with Mean and Analysis of Variance as statistical tools. Three hundred respondents were asked on their responses on the indicators using a researcher-made questionnaire. Findings showed that the Generation X observed high levels of political efficacy and political cynicism as regards to political and social issues, political interest, opinions of people including the government’s thought on new laws passed. However, people tend to be discouraged in political activities because of politician’s insincerity which resulted to decadence. Thus, the political socialization of the three generations somehow went beyond understanding politics but also can cause crucial and serious conflict.Keywords: Political socialization, baby boom, generation X and generation Y, descriptive method, Davao City, Philippines

Cynics All Around? The Impact of Election News on Political Cynicism in Comparative Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas R.T. Schuck ◽  
Hajo G. Boomgaarden ◽  
Claes H. de Vreese
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Election News ◽  
The Impact
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