One of the most important things leaders do is communicate. Though research on leaders'
communication has been active for half a century, to date there has been little effort to review …

This article reviews research contributions in political science and communication to the
topic of nonverbal communication and politics from 2005 to 2015. The review opens with …

Images play a crucial role in shaping and reflecting political life. Digitization has vastly
increased the presence of such images in daily life, creating valuable new research …

Provides clear guidance on leveraging computational techniques to answer social science
questions In disciplines such as political science, sociology, psychology, and media studies …

Cultures differ in the emotions they teach their members to value (“ideal affect”). We
conducted 3 studies to examine whether leaders' smiles reflect these cultural differences in …

Physical appearance, both our own and that of others, is a common influence on social
interactions. In this article, we consider whether appearance also plays a role in how we …

Although election campaigns are increasingly utilizing social media, only a few studies have
investigated their effects experimentally. To fill this gap in the literature, we conducted a field …

Visual content plays a crucial role in today's online political communication, especially
during election campaigns. Prior research on candidate imagery has shown particular …

Women are still underrepresented in management and men hold the majority of higher
positions. Nonetheless, one often-heard claim in popular media is that female people …

Several empirical studies have linked political candidates' electoral success to their physical
appearance. We reexamine the effects of candidates' physical attractiveness by taking into …