Political Candidates and the Energy Issue: Nuclear Power Position and Electoral Success

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clau Dermont ◽  
Lorenz Kammermann
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Political Candidates ◽  
Electoral Success ◽  
Energy Issue ◽  
Power Position

scholarly journals Facial Appearance and Electoral Success of Male Italian Politicians

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Bastian Jaeger ◽  
Anthony M. Evans ◽  
Ilja van Beest
Keyword(s):  
Regional Variation ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Situational Leadership ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Facial Appearance ◽  
Political Candidates ◽  
Electoral Success

Abstract. People rely on the facial appearance of political candidates when voting. Here, we examine whether the perceived competence, trustworthiness, and attractiveness of male Italian mayoral candidates ( n = 150) predict their electoral success. Building on situational leadership theory, we also examine whether associations between apparent traits and electoral success are moderated by contextual factors. Specifically, we test whether trustworthy-looking politicians are more successful in Southern Italy where political corruption is a more salient issue. Across three preregistered studies ( N = 470), we find that attractive-looking candidates were more successful. Perceived competence and trustworthiness were not consistently associated with electoral success. Moreover, we do not find evidence that regional variation in corruption moderates the success of trustworthy-looking politicians.

scholarly journals Facial Appearance and Electoral Success of Male Italian Politicians: Are Trustworthy-Looking Candidates More Successful In Corrupt Regions?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Jaeger ◽  
Anthony M Evans ◽  
Ilja van Beest
Keyword(s):  
Regional Variation ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Situational Leadership ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Facial Appearance ◽  
Political Candidates ◽  
Electoral Success

People rely on the facial appearance of political candidates when voting. Here, we examine whether the perceived competence, trustworthiness, and attractiveness of male Italian mayoral candidates (n = 150) predicts their electoral success. Building on situational leadership theory, we also examine whether association between apparent traits and electoral success are moderated by contextual factors. Specifically, we test whether trustworthy-looking politicians are more successful in Southern Italy where political corruption is a more salient issue. Across three preregistered studies (N = 470), we find that attractive-looking candidates were more successful. Perceived competence and trustworthiness were not consistently associated with electoral success. Moreover, we do not find evidence that regional variation in corruption moderates the success of trustworthy-looking politicians.

The Effects of Ion Implantation on the Surface Features of Inconel 600

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 288-289
Author(s):  
John D. Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Ion Implantation ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Selective Dissolution ◽  
Boundary Region ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Inconel 600 ◽  
Steam Generator Tubing

The degradation of steam generator tubing at nuclear power plants has become an important problem for the electric utilities generating nuclear power. The material used for the tubing, Inconel 600, has been found to be succeptible to intergranular attack (IGA). IGA is the selective dissolution of material along its grain boundaries. The author believes that the sensitivity of Inconel 600 to IGA can be minimized by homogenizing the near-surface region using ion implantation. The collisions between the implanted ions and the atoms in the grain boundary region would displace the atoms and thus effectively smear the grain boundary.To determine the validity of this hypothesis, an Inconel 600 sample was implanted with 100kV N2+ ions to a dose of 1x1016 ions/cm2 and electrolytically etched in a 5% Nital solution at 5V for 20 seconds. The etched sample was then examined using a JEOL JSM25S scanning electron microscope.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document