This chapter reviews evidence on the structure and psychological determinants of political
ideology. It presents empirical evidence that supports a multidimensional structure of …

Cultural theory (CT) developed from grid/group analysis, which posits that different patterns
of social relations—hierarchist, individualist, egalitarian, and fatalist—produce compatible …

Deep core beliefs represent an important yet theoretically underspecified concept within the
A dvocacy C oalition F ramework (ACF). This underspecification can (in part) be attributed to …

Over the past two decades, research on ideology has grown considerably. This should be
welcomed, but it comes with problems. Recent advances have been made in several fairly …

Many political scientists first learned of anthropologist Mary Douglas's cultural theory (CT)
through Aaron Wildavsky's APSA presidential address (Wildavsky 1987), in which he sought …

Applications in artificial intelligence such as self-driving cars may profoundly transform our
society, yet emerging technologies are frequently faced with suspicion or even hostility …

Previous explanations regarding transnational solidarity in the European Union (EU) have
mainly focussed on factors including left–right self‐placement, support for European …

Cultural Theory (CT) is a constructivist theory, developed by M ary D ouglas, A aron W
ildavsky, and others, that seeks to participate in the positivist project of discovering …

Objective Social scientists from a variety of disciplines have employed concepts drawn from
cultural theory (CT) to explain preferences across an array of issues. Recent research has …

Dedicated research on ideology has proliferated over the last few decades. Many different
disciplines and methodologies have sought to make a contribution, with the welcome …