Phys.org – Political Science

In order to get elected, politicians need to signal their philosophy, principles, and values to potential voters. Beyond their policy positions, many candidates also strive to cultivate a personal brand by carefully choosing their language […]

The road to genocide doesn’t begin with bullets and mass graves, but with more subtle violations.This post was originally published on this site

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) linguists have analyzed murals in Lithuania’s second-largest city as elements of a “linguistic landscape”—a concept that views language as both visual and spatial. Their study reveals that street art in […]

In an era when social media blurs the line between public and private speech, how do people decide whether to speak their minds or stay silent?This post was originally published on this site

Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted its landmark Security Council Resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important role of women in the […]