Can Elites Persuade Elites?: The Effect of Partisan Elite Cues on Attitudes Towards Black Lives Matter and Environmental Policy Among State-level Democratic Committee Members

dc.contributor.advisorRobinson, Carin
dc.contributor.advisorEager, Paige
dc.contributor.advisorGoldenbach, Alan
dc.contributor.authorDuff, Kimberly
dc.contributor.departmentHood College Political Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.programHood College Departmental Honorsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-25T21:07:01Z
dc.date.available2021-04-25T21:07:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-26
dc.description.abstractResearch shows that elite cues influence citizen attitudes toward issues and policies, but it is relatively unknown if elite cues influence elites. Through an experimental survey of 102 Democratic Central Committee members in Maryland, I find that elites can be influenced by ideological cues with limited effects. A progressive Democrat cue elicits a more moderate response whereas a moderate Democrat cue elicits a more progressive response. Through the lens of social identity, I infer that there are intraparty in-group and out-group categorizations within the Democratic Party that exist between moderates and progressives, and I test the theory through an experimental survey with ideological cue attributions. I find high support for the Black Lives Matter movement and relatively low support for policy efforts to defund the police. I further find that there is a gender gap on the experimental effects of cue taking across racial and environmental issues. Finally, my findings suggest the Democratic Party should use moderate frames, voices, or attributions when attempting to advance a progressive agenda.en_US
dc.format.extent60 pagesen_US
dc.genreThesisen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2bhno-1mhr
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/21366
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtHood College
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectBlack Lives Matteren_US
dc.subjectDefund the policeen_US
dc.subjectmoderate Democraten_US
dc.subjectprogressive Democraten_US
dc.subjectsource cuesen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjectDemocratic Partyen_US
dc.subjectideologyen_US
dc.subjectsocial identity theoryen_US
dc.subjectrace attitudesen_US
dc.subjectelitesen_US
dc.subjectDemocratic elitesen_US
dc.subjectcuesen_US
dc.subjectMarylanden_US
dc.subjectMarlyland Democratic Partyen_US
dc.subjectCentral Committeeen_US
dc.titleCan Elites Persuade Elites?: The Effect of Partisan Elite Cues on Attitudes Towards Black Lives Matter and Environmental Policy Among State-level Democratic Committee Membersen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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