Measuring Belief Systems as Directed Networks of Attitudes

• In Event: Values, Belief Systems, and Political Socialization

Brief Overview

We develop a novel survey instrument that explicitly asks respondents to articulate whether their positions on specific policy proposals are causally related to broader normative goals and values, advancing the study of ideological belief systems.

Authors

• Jonathan Green, Northeastern University

• Sarah Shugars, New York University

• Nic Fishman, University of Oxford

• Peter Levine, Tufts University