The Unmet Potential of Interdisciplinary Research: Political Psychological Approaches to Voting and Public Opinion

被引:51
作者
Druckman, James N. [1 ]
Kuklinski, James H. [2 ]
Sigelman, Lee [3 ]
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[2] Univ Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820 USA
[3] George Washington Univ, Washington, DC USA
关键词
Interdisciplinary research; Voting; Public opinion; Political psychology; ACCURACY MOTIVATION; INFORMATION; PERSONALITY; IMPACT; MEMORY; MEDIA; NEED; ACCESSIBILITY; UNCERTAINTY; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I
10.1007/s11109-009-9092-2
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Since its founding, political science has embraced interdisciplinary research. Yet there exist few, if any, systematic assessments of the success of these endeavors. We assess what is often seen as a paradigm of interdisciplinary collaboration: political psychological research on voting and public opinion. Surprisingly, we find little evidence of true interdisciplinary work; instead, we uncover misused concepts and scant evidence of conceptual or disciplinary integration. We conclude with suggestions for how to improve interdisciplinary research on voting and public opinion, and more generally.
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页码:485 / 510
页数:26
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