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Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

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Political Science

D-Index
28
Citations
4608
World Ranking
1356
National Ranking
677

Overview

Elizabeth J. Zechmeister is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the social sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of sociology and political science, political science and international relations, gender studies, communication, and economics and econometrics.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics within their field, including:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social Capital and Networks

Recent publications by Elizabeth J. Zechmeister include studies published in prominent academic venues:

  • "The Curious Case of Theresa May and the Public That Did Not Rally: Gendered Reactions to Terrorist Attacks Can Cause Slumps Not Bumps", 2021, American Political Science Review
  • "Reducing mask resistance among White evangelical Christians with value-consistent messages", 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Conceptualizing and Measuring Support for Democracy: A New Approach", 2024, Comparative Political Studies
  • "Social Media Disruption: Messaging Mistrust in Latin America", 2020, Journal of democracy
  • "The early COVID-19 pandemic and democratic attitudes", 2021, PLoS ONE

Elizabeth J. Zechmeister frequently publishes in the following venues and has a strong presence in these outlets:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • American Political Science Review
  • Comparative Political Studies
  • Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with multiple joint publications recorded. Frequent collaborators include Jennifer L. Merolla, Noam Lupu, Oscar Castorena, Mirya R. Holman, and Stephanie L. DeMora.

Best Publications

  • Latin American Party Systems

    Herbert Kitschelt;Kirk A. Hawkins;Juan Pablo Luna;Guillermo Rosas

  • Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public

    Jennifer Lee Merolla;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Political Representation in Latin America A Study of Elite-Mass Congruence in Nine Countries

    Juan P. Luna;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • What’s Left and Who’s Right? A Q-method Study of Individual and Contextual Influences on the Meaning of Ideological Labels

    Elizabeth Zechmeister

  • Beyond the “Narrow Data Base”: Another Convenience Sample for Experimental Research

    Cindy D. Kam;Jennifer R. Wilking;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Name Recognition and Candidate Support

    Cindy D. Kam;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Terrorist Threat, Male Stereotypes, and Candidate Evaluations

    Mirya R. Holman;Jennifer L. Merolla;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • The Varying Political Toll of Concerns About Corruption in Good Versus Bad Economic Times

    Elizabeth J. Zechmeister;Daniel Zizumbo-Colunga

  • The Latin American Voter: Pursuing Representation and Accountability in Challenging Contexts

    Ryan E. Carlin;Matthew M. Singer;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Better the Devil You Know Than the Saint You Don't? Risk Propensity and Vote Choice in Mexico

    Scott Morgenstern;Elizabeth Zechmeister

  • Sex, Stereotypes, and Security: A Study of the Effects of Terrorist Threat on Assessments of Female Leadership

    Mirya R. Holman;Jennifer L. Merolla;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Crisis, Charisma, and Consequences: Evidence from the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election

    Jennifer L. Merolla;Jennifer M. Ramos;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Individual and Contextual Constraints on Ideological Labels in Latin America

    Elizabeth J. Zechmeister;Margarita Corral

  • Terrorist Threat, Leadership, and the Vote: Evidence from Three Experiments

    Jennifer L. Merolla;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Natural Disaster and Democratic Legitimacy: The Public Opinion Consequences of Chile's 2010 Earthquake and Tsunami

    Ryan E. Carlin;Gregory J. Love;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • It's Not Easy Being Green: Minor Party Labels as Heuristic Aids

    Travis G. Coan;Jennifer L. Merolla;Laura B. Stephenson;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Can Canadians Take a Hint? The (In)Effectiveness of Party Labels as Information Shortcuts in Canada

    Jennifer L. Merolla;Laura B. Stephenson;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Can experience overcome stereotypes in times of terror threat

    Mirya R. Holman;Jennifer L. Merolla;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • The Curious Case of Theresa May and the Public That Did Not Rally: Gendered Reactions to Terrorist Attacks Can Cause Slumps Not Bumps

    Mirya R. Holman;Jennifer L. Merolla;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Reducing mask resistance among White evangelical Christians with value-consistent messages.

    Stephanie L. DeMora;Jennifer L. Merolla;Brian Newman;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Political Representation in Latin America

    Juan Pablo Luna;Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

  • Latin American Party Systems: Bibliography

    Herbert Kitschelt;Kirk A. Hawkins;Juan Pablo Luna;Guillermo Rosas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer L. Merolla
Jennifer L. Merolla University of California, Riverside
Herbert Kitschelt
Herbert Kitschelt Duke University
Mirya R. Holman
Mirya R. Holman University of Houston
Cindy D. Kam
Cindy D. Kam Vanderbilt University
Scott Morgenstern
Scott Morgenstern University of Pittsburgh
Fabrice Lehoucq
Fabrice Lehoucq University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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