Major journals have sounded the call for social psychologists to do research on the novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19). Such research is only as good as the measurements used. Across …

Although past research suggests authoritarianism may be a uniquely right‐wing
phenomenon, the present two studies tested the hypothesis that authoritarianism exists in …

Given research revealing conservatives are more sensitive to disease threat, it is curious
that US conservatives were less concerned than liberals with the COVID-19 pandemic …

Media permeate our lives and are so omnipresent that we take them for granted and
overlook their impact. Mobile communication devices, the internet, and social networking …

The current debate on populism is mainly concerned with populist parties and movements.
Less is written about populist leadership. Yet, political scientists need to pay more attention …

Liberal constitutionalism is under attack from a new breed of autocrats broadly classified as
populist. These populists understand the weaknesses of constitutional liberalism and attack …

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, commonly referred to as COVID-19, is perhaps the greatest threat to
life, and lifestyles, the world has known in more than a century. The impact of the virus has …

Background A set of 'New Culture Wars' over questions of majority identity protection and
free speech have become important in American politics, but have not received attention …

We analyzed two datasets to determine the predictive validity of four explanations of support
for Donald Trump during the 2016 US presidential election:(a) security concerns regarding …

Despite being bio-epidemiological phenomena, the causes and effects of pandemics are
culturally influenced in ways that go beyond national boundaries. However, they are often …