@andyluttrell.bsky.social speaks with @jaeheejung.bsky.social, who studies party politics, political behavior, and political psychology. We talk about her work analyzing political manifestos, and the psychological mechanisms that mobilize a party's base. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/205472912/...
Jae-Hee Jung
@jaeheejung.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ricepolisci.bsky.social Website: https://jaeheejung.com Books: https://bit.ly/4qFnwCh, https://bit.ly/3VQHQDs
I had the pleasure of speaking on @andyluttrell.bsky.social's fantastic podcast, Opinion Science.🎙️ We discuss my book on moral rhetoric & studies of morality in political science and psychology more generally. Andy's podcast is a fabulous source for learning and entertainment. I highly recommend! 👏
Episode 118: Making Moral Arguments with Jae-Hee Jung – Opinion Science Podcast
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Is moral language in politics a recipe for polarization, or is it actually a bridge to finding common ground? Today's episode of Opinion Science features my conversation with @jaeheejung.bsky.social on the strategic language of persuasive messages in political campaigns and beyond.
Excited to have author copies!📙 I hope my new book, Shared Morals, provides stimulating thoughts about the role of morality in politics. Check it out to see how to conceptualize moral rhetoric in political discourse, what it looks like, and why it is important for party campaigns and representation.
'Morality and Political Communication', a new blog by Jae-Hee Jung , author of SHARED MORALS 📚 https://cup.org/4uM5FMI
Shared Morals by Jae-Hee Jung This book examines how moral rhetoric is a crucial – and potentially unifying – part of how we experience democratic representation. 📚 https://cup.org/3PFyA4V
📙 My "Shared Morals" book is now available for purchase on Amazon, Cambridge University Press, and other places! Check out this blog I wrote for the book: cambridgeblog.org/2026/03/mora... And you can use code JUNG25 to get a 20% discount through the CUP website.
Morality and Political Communication
Political arguments often appeal to fundamental moral intuitions about right and wrong. Politicians highlight the moral basis of their views and positions.
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Ever wondered about whether to use transition statements in your surveys? Trent Ollerenshaw and I have written a blog post for the #YouGov Methodology Matters series! Read it here: yougov.com/en-us/articl...
Using transition statements in online surveys
This experiment, part of our ongoing Methodology Matters series, evaluates the impact of transition statements in online surveys.
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We had a successful hybrid 2026 Texas Comparative Politics Circle conference (TXCP) at Rice! Many thanks to those who participated, in online and in person. Looking forward to next year's 🙌 Hoping for warm weather for all then! @ricepolisci.bsky.social
This book examines how moral rhetoric is a crucial – and potentially unifying – part of how we experience democratic representation. Shared Morals: The Role of Moral Rhetoric in Party Politics by @jaeheejung.bsky.social, Coming Soon https://cup.org/4pCplQa #Politics #PoliSci 🗺️
Shared Morals
Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Shared Morals
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New year, new forthcoming book announcement! Very excited to post more about it soon! Link: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
It was a fantastic workshop 🙌 Thanks for the opportunity to learn about inspiring work by great people.
It was great to host the Comparative Representation in Advanced Parliamentary Democracies workshop at UT. It is always fun and inspiring to hear about the cutting-edge research. @utgovernment.bsky.social
Come and learn about party communication, today at noon! 🙌
Do you want to know more about how parties use social media/internet? The Political Parties' Online Communication Strategies in Election Campaigns panel is at 12pm today, @rdassonneville.bsky.social @zeynsom.bsky.social @christinagahn.bsky.social @jaeheejung.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social #APSA25
Please nominate yourself/others for the Jack Walker Outstanding Article Award! 🏆
Jack Walker Outstanding Article Award: Best article published in the last two calendar years Boris Heersink (chair), bheersink@fordham.edu Jesse Crosson, jcrosson@purdue.edu Mattias Dilling, dillingm@tcd.ie Maraam Dwidar, maraam.dwidar@georgetown.edu Jae-Hee Jung, jjung26@central.uh.edu
Our article now has a volume/issue number! Check it out if you want to learn about the relationship between values and morals: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @apsrjournal.bsky.social article with @scottclifford.bsky.social
Varieties of Values: Moral Values Are Uniquely Divisive | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Varieties of Values: Moral Values Are Uniquely Divisive - Volume 119 Issue 1
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👇Check it out! Free to download until Jan 22!
2/ "Counter-Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender and LGBTQ Equality" by @jaeheejung.bsky.social and Margit Tavits tests whether exposure to counter-stereotypes about gender roles improves attitudes toward gender equality and LGBTQ rights. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Lee Jae Myung: “Obeying an unconstitutional and unlawful order from a superior also makes one an accomplice… I urge the members of the armed forces and the police to swiftly return to their original positions and fulfill their rightful duties.” m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=...
[Breaking] Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung calls martial law declaration 'unconstitutional'
Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung issued a stern warning to those who comply with the President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law orders. Lee harshly criticized President Yoon’s decision to declare marti...
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South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.
As part of @apsa.bsky.social's Public Scholarship Program, @dirckdekleer.bsky.social has written a great blog post about @scottclifford.bsky.social and I's recent article published in the APSR. Check it out: politicalsciencenow.com/different-va...
Different Values, Different Consequences -
In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Dirck de Kleer, covers the new article by Jae-Hee [...]
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👇 New pub in CPS! We find that media narratives attributing inequality to a rigged economic system increase redistributive attitudes in AU, FR, DE, CH, and the UK, but not in the US. This shows the power (and limit) of fairness frames that focus on the source of inequality. doi.org/10.1177/0010...
‘The Economy is Rigged’: Inequality Narratives, Fairness, and Support for Redistribution in Six Countries - Pepper D. Culpepper, Ryan Shandler, Jae-Hee Jung, Taeku Lee, 2024
Do narratives about the causes of inequality influence support for redistribution? Scholarship suggests that information about levels of inequality does not eas...
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In a new article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Ryan Shandler, @jaeheejung.bsky.social , and Taeku Lee, we show that a fairness narrative about the causes of inequality changes redistributive attitudes in 5 advanced capitalist countries, but not in the US. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Paper w/ @scottclifford.bsky.social accepted at APSR! Are moral values distinct from values? How? Based on the insight that morality is about cooperation, we find variation in moralization of a total of 21 values and that disagreement on moral values is uniquely divisive. jaeheejung.com/research/
Check out this Cambridge Element! doi.org/10.1017/9781... Margit Tavits and I do not find evidence that exposing people to normalized counter-stereotypical information about gender roles increases the equitability of attitudes about gender and LGBTQ rights. Open-access until April 5.
Counter-Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender and LGBTQ Equality
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Counter-Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender and LGBTQ Equality
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