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Jaroslav Tir's Election Related Research

Nov. 4, 2024

This article explores how news about threats to U.S. security may skew presidential election polls by prompting respondents to overstate voting intentions and alter candidate preferences. Political scientist Jaroslav Tir鈥檚 research suggests that this 鈥渟ocial desirability bias鈥 could inflate poll numbers, especially for respondents claiming they鈥檒l vote but historically do...

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From Harmony to Civil War: When Language Turns Deadly

Aug. 28, 2024

Jaroslav Tir, a member of the Political Science Department here at CU 麻豆影院, explores why multi ethnic countries, that once lived in harmony like Yugoslavia, devolve into violent ethnic conflicts. His research, co authored with Shane Singh focuses on how not just the content, but the language used by governing...

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Jaroslav Tir Featured on UN Website

Sept. 20, 2022

Our very own Jaroslav Tir is being featured in the peace section of the United Nations (UN) Research website for his book, Incentivizing Peace: How International Organizations Can Help Prevent Civil Wars in Member Countries . Coauthored with CU Ph.D. Johannes Karreth, Incentivizing Peace describes how international organizations like the...

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Latent territorial threat and democratic regime reversals

July 1, 2021

Latent territorial threat and democratic regime reversals By: Johannes Karreth, Jarroslav Tir, Douglas M. Gibler Abstract: Why do some democracies revert to non-democratic forms of governance? We develop an explanation of democratic reversals that emphasizes the influence of states鈥 external border relations on domestic politics. Latent threats to a state鈥檚...

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Threat-Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey Responses

May 27, 2021

Threat-Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey Responses By: Jaroslav Tir Abstract: A key challenge in survey research is social desirability bias: respondents feel pressured to report acceptable attitudes and behaviors. Building on established findings, we argue that threat-inducing violent events are a heretofore unaccounted for driver of...

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Threat-Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey Responses

May 20, 2021

Threat-Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey Responses By : Shane P. Singh and Jarslav Tir Published : 14 May 2021 Abstract: A key challenge in survey research is social desirability bias: respondents feel pressured to report acceptable attitudes and behaviors. Building on established findings, we argue that...

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Incentivizing Peace: How International Organizations Can Help Prevent Civil Wars in Member Countries

May 17, 2021

Incentivizing Peace: How International Organizations Can Help Prevent Civil Wars in Member Countries Published: 21 February 2018 Abstract: Civil wars are among the most difficult problems in world politics. While mediation, intervention, and peacekeeping have produced some positive results in helping to end civil wars, they fall short in preventing...

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The Effects of Militarized Interstate Disputes on Incumbent Voting Across Genders

June 19, 2020

By: Jaroslav Tir 麻豆影院, Shane P. Singh University of Georgia Published: 28 June 2018 Abstract: Gender and politics research argues that men are more hawkish and supportive of militarized confrontations with foreign foes, while women ostensibly prefer more diplomatic approaches. This suggests that, after a militarized confrontation...

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Geography, Territory, and Conflict

June 19, 2020

By: Steven V. Miller Clemson University, Jaroslav Tir 麻豆影院, and John A. Vasquez Illinios University Orignial Publication: May 2010 Online Publication: Dec 2017 Abstract: Traditional, structural theories of international relations may have eschewed the importance of geography and territory to understanding international conflict, but the past 50...

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Meet Jaroslav Tir

Feb. 7, 2019

Professor of Political Science For Jaroslav Tir, coming to the University of Colorado has been a long-term goal. Graduating from the University of Illinois and spending an early part of his career at the University of Georgia, Tir jumped at the opportunity to come to CU in 2011. 鈥淧rofessionally, the...

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