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Gonzalez-Bailon, Sandra; Banchs, Rafael E.; Kaltenbrunner, Andreas – Human Communication Research, 2012
This article examines how emotional reactions to political events shape public opinion. We analyze political discussions in which people voluntarily engage online to approximate the public agenda: Online discussions offer a natural approach to the salience of political issues and the means to analyze emotional reactions as political events take…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Opinions, Elections, Agenda Setting
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Walgrave, Stefaan; Verhulst, Joris – Social Forces, 2009
This study tackles the question to what extent the composition of protest events is determined by the stance of governments. Established contextual theories do not formulate propositions on how context affects individual protesters. The article engages in empirically testing whether the macro-context affects the internal diversity of the crowds…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, War
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Dalton, Robert – Canadian Review of Art Education: Research and Issues, 1997
Criticizes the growing practice of using children's art in the service of political causes. Discusses a recent exhibit that included Iraqi children's art in support of the Intifada and in condemnation of Israel. Questions the ethics of this for art educators and its effectiveness as political persuasion. (MJP)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Art Education, Audience Response, Bias