Timothy Vercellotti
Biographic Data
| ID | 652933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy Vercellotti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Vercellotti |
| SIGNATURE | VERCELLOTTI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western New England University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5918-3951 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The BBC and Soft Power at Home: Promoting Democracy Through The Archers
Nations export cultural and political values through news and entertainment in attempts to wield “soft power” abroad. The BBC, long viewed as a source of the United Kingdom’s soft power internationally, also promotes democracy at home through its domestic programming. One overlooked source of soft power is the long-running radio drama The Archers. A content analysis of episodes that aired on or near 18 general elections and three referenda across…
Why Are All of the Children Perceived to Be Above Average? Stakeholders and the Lake Wobegon Effect in Attitudes toward Public Schools
The Lake Wobegon effect, named for the fictional town where all children are above average, is well documented in surveys about education. Respondents tend to rate their local public schools higher in quality than schools overall in the state or nation, even despite contrary evidence. One potential explanation for this disconnect is a psychological construct known as “illusory superiority.” While the superiority aspect of illusory superiority is …
Do White In-group Processes Matter, Too? White Racial Identity and Support for Black Political Candidates
Methodological Lessons Learned from Conducting Civic Education Research in High Schools
With the growing size of the “Millennial Generation” and its potential impact on American democracy, the civic education of this cohort deserves study. Using news media and discussion of politics at home and in the classroom at four public high schools in New Jersey, we conducted an experiment to measure changes in media use, political knowledge, and political efficacy. Although the experiment generated useful substantive findings, we also learne…
Representative Bureaucracy and Partisanship: The Implementation of Election Law
Studies of representative bureaucracy argue that public administrators hold attitudes that are generally representative of the public and will implement policy in accordance with those attitudes. However, studies of representative bureaucracy generally have not considered the partisanship of local administrators. Many local election officials affiliate with a political party, and there is concern that partisan officials will manipulate election p…
Voter-Identification Requirements and the Learning Curve
Debates over whether to require voters to provide proof of identity at the polls, and just how that can be accomplished, are taking place in legislative chambers and courtrooms across the nation. At the heart of these debates is the balancing act of ballot security versus access to voting. Opponents of voter-identification requirements argue that they place a disproportionate burden on ethnic and racial minorities, the poor, the less educated, th…
“To Plead Our Own Cause”: Public Opinion Toward Black and Mainstream News Media Among African Americans
Studies have looked at the rise of alternative media in light of widespread cynicism about mainstream media. This article extends this research by examining African Americans' use of, and opinions toward, mainstream and alternative Black media. The article explores whether African Americans use Black media in place of mainstream media or consume both in a complementary fashion. It examines potential correlates of opinion toward mainstream and Bla…
Do White In-group Processes Matter, Too? White Racial Identity and Support for Black Political Candidates
Voter-Identification Requirements and the Learning Curve
Debates over whether to require voters to provide proof of identity at the polls, and just how that can be accomplished, are taking place in legislative chambers and courtrooms across the nation. At the heart of these debates is the balancing act of ballot security versus access to voting. Opponents of voter-identification requirements argue that they place a disproportionate burden on ethnic and racial minorities, the poor, the less educated, th…
“To Plead Our Own Cause”: Public Opinion Toward Black and Mainstream News Media Among African Americans
Studies have looked at the rise of alternative media in light of widespread cynicism about mainstream media. This article extends this research by examining African Americans' use of, and opinions toward, mainstream and alternative Black media. The article explores whether African Americans use Black media in place of mainstream media or consume both in a complementary fashion. It examines potential correlates of opinion toward mainstream and Bla…
Voter-Identification Requirements and the Learning Curve
Debates over whether to require voters to provide proof of identity at the polls, and just how that can be accomplished, are taking place in legislative chambers and courtrooms across the nation. At the heart of these debates is the balancing act of ballot security versus access to voting. Opponents of voter-identification requirements argue that they place a disproportionate burden on ethnic and racial minorities, the poor, the less educated, th…
Methodological Lessons Learned from Conducting Civic Education Research in High Schools
With the growing size of the “Millennial Generation” and its potential impact on American democracy, the civic education of this cohort deserves study. Using news media and discussion of politics at home and in the classroom at four public high schools in New Jersey, we conducted an experiment to measure changes in media use, political knowledge, and political efficacy. Although the experiment generated useful substantive findings, we also learne…
Representative Bureaucracy and Partisanship: The Implementation of Election Law
Studies of representative bureaucracy argue that public administrators hold attitudes that are generally representative of the public and will implement policy in accordance with those attitudes. However, studies of representative bureaucracy generally have not considered the partisanship of local administrators. Many local election officials affiliate with a political party, and there is concern that partisan officials will manipulate election p…
Do White In-group Processes Matter, Too? White Racial Identity and Support for Black Political Candidates
Why Are All of the Children Perceived to Be Above Average? Stakeholders and the Lake Wobegon Effect in Attitudes toward Public Schools
The Lake Wobegon effect, named for the fictional town where all children are above average, is well documented in surveys about education. Respondents tend to rate their local public schools higher in quality than schools overall in the state or nation, even despite contrary evidence. One potential explanation for this disconnect is a psychological construct known as “illusory superiority.” While the superiority aspect of illusory superiority is …
The BBC and Soft Power at Home: Promoting Democracy Through The Archers
Nations export cultural and political values through news and entertainment in attempts to wield “soft power” abroad. The BBC, long viewed as a source of the United Kingdom’s soft power internationally, also promotes democracy at home through its domestic programming. One overlooked source of soft power is the long-running radio drama The Archers. A content analysis of episodes that aired on or near 18 general elections and three referenda across…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Voting (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)