This book explores the political implications of the human tendency to prioritize negative
information over positive information. Drawing on literatures in political science, psychology …

As the number of women candidates for office in the US increases each election cycle,
scholars are confronted with questions about the impact of their sex on their chances for …

Work in political communication has discussed the ongoing predominance of negative
news, but has offered few convincing accounts for this focus. A growing body of literature …

The conventional wisdom about negative political campaigning holds that it works, ie, it has
the consequences its practitioners intend. Many observers also fear that negative …

While there are far more women in public office today than in previous eras, women are still
vastly underrepresented in this area relative to men. Conventional wisdom suggests that a …

Claims of bias against female candidates abound in American politics. From superficial
media coverage to gender stereotypes held by voters, the conventional wisdom is that …

The conventional wisdom about negative political advertisements holds that no one likes
them, but they work, that is, they have the consequences their sponsors intend. Moreover …

As a form of political communication, political advertising is both celebrated and reviled.
Over the past five decades, since its first appearance in campaigns in the 1950s, political …

In this study, we report the results of a meta-analysis concerning the third-person effect's
perceptual hypothesis. The hypothesis predicts that people judge the media to exert greater …

Negative campaigning is frequently denounced, but it is not well understood. Who conducts
negative campaigns? Do they work? What is their effect on voter turnout and attitudes …