Papers by Stephen M Caliendo
Technology and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom, 2015
According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), “... more According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), “Youth political engagement requires attention. Forty-five percent of young people age 18–29 voted in 2012, down from 51% in 2008.” (2015). While the lack of civic engagement, efficacy, and political knowledge of young people is not a newly discovered trend, there is a renewed call by groups outside of political science, such as CIRCLE, as well as inside political science, such as the American Political Science Association, to do something about it. The Millennial generation may not socialize in bowling leagues (Putnam 1995), but Millennials do build connections and gain knowledge through the relationships they create in the virtual world. If those of us who teach political science courses accept a broadened definition of social capital, it is beneficial to incorporate technology into the classroom that helps students build that capital in a virtual world.
Studies of media effects are often limited by an inability to clearly identify particular element... more Studies of media effects are often limited by an inability to clearly identify particular elements within a stimulus that are related to subsequent attitudes. Experimental design allows for isolating elements to infer causality, and emerging technologies have advanced the precision of identifying moments that relate to posttest responses. In this study, we use moment-to-moment technology that affords participants the opportunity to indicate their feelings about a stimulus fluidly and in real time. We employ a 2 (race of participant) x 3 (message) design (N = 240) to explore the ways White and Black participants respond to ingroup and outgroup messages in a fictitious campaign advertisement for a Black candidate. Discussion centers on the relationship between treatment conditions and evaluations of the candidate, as well as correlations between perceptional analyzer ratings and key demographic and attitudinal variables.
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
This paper presents results from two separate experiments designed to explore the influence of in... more This paper presents results from two separate experiments designed to explore the influence of intergroup messages on evaluations of an African American male political candidate. Participants were assigned to one of three experimental groups: one that invoked in--group language, one that invoked out--group language, and a control group. Audio messages were accompanied by a static image, consistent across conditions, that displayed the candidate and an interracial crowd. In one study, participants were instructed to move response dials (calibrated to 101--point scales) fluidly throughout the advertisement to correspond to their feelings about the content while in the other, visual fixations were recorded (for both location and duration). This paper offers a descriptive overview of the results of both studies, and a preview of future analyses and possibilities for additional exploration. These studies explore whether political communications that emphasize inclusive or exclusive group membership influence the way people watch and evaluate their politicians.
Journal of Political Science Education, 2016
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of using Twitter in the classroom on student political ef... more ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of using Twitter in the classroom on student political efficacy, interest, and engagement. Millennials use the virtual world to build social relationships and to obtain information. By envisioning the virtual world as a means to increase civic engagement, political science instructors can use technology to draw upon social networking, iterated interaction, and information sharing. Because taking political science and civics courses can boost civic engagement, students who are drawn to political science courses are more likely to already be interested in politics and have an increased knowledge. Therefore, what we demonstrate is that, while Twitter in and of itself does not independently foster civic engagement, employing it as a pedagogical tool taps into and strengthens the predispositions of students in political science classes, namely political interest and efficacy. Our results contribute to a fresh and much needed discussion in political science literature about ways to increase civic engagement of Millennials.
Contemporary exploration of racial attitudes in the United States is complicated because of what ... more Contemporary exploration of racial attitudes in the United States is complicated because of what Mendelberg (2001) referred to as the "norm of racial equality." Because Americans have explicit desires to not make judgments based on race and ethnicity, and because such racial beliefs are often subconscious, measuring the extent of racial associations, resentments, biases and prejudices is challenging. With respect to candidate evaluation and vote choice (and even more so since Barack Obama’s emergence on the national political stage), White Americans might especially be likely to believe that race is not a factor in their evaluation of non-White candidates. Our current study takes advantage of "moment-to-moment" technology, which allows participants to register their feelings (as opposed to thoughts) about stimuli on an intuitive response dial. Besides tapping into more affective components of evaluation than traditional post-stimulus instruments, this approach allows us to pinpoint what portions of a particular stimulus is responsible for changes in participant evaluation of the candidates. We employ a stimulus-post-test experimental design with campaign advertisements from the 2013 New York mayoral election to examine participant responses and correlate with more traditional survey items. Conclusions center on substantive findings related to candidate evaluation, and suggestions are made for future exploration.
Technology and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom, 2015
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Thesis (Ph.D)--Purdue University, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-173). Photocopy.
Caliendo examines the results of a comprehensive study of how students learn about American Gover... more Caliendo examines the results of a comprehensive study of how students learn about American Government. The working premise is that while many political attitudes formed during adolescent socialization are open to change throughout one's life, latent attitudes that are not salient and, thus, are not challenged with new information provided by media or other communications are more likely to persist into adulthood. He focuses on diffuse support for the United States Supreme Court and argues that how students are taught about the Court in high school is likely to have a particularly lasting effect due to the Court's relative invisibility. Drawing from interviews with teachers, analysis of Government textbooks, and student surveys, the findings suggest that teachers make a difference in how students perceive parts of the political system (particularly the Supreme Court). This is particularly relevant for more abstract parts of the system since those types of attitudes are unlik...
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
For decades, scholars have struggled to measure levels of racism. The question is characterized b... more For decades, scholars have struggled to measure levels of racism. The question is characterized by unique complexity as a result of the “norm of equality.” Because Americans overwhelmingly believe in racial equality in the abstract, capturing latent racism is challenging. In this paper, we examine the relationship of three measures — Implicit Associations, Symbolic Racism, and Explicit Racial — on evaluation of Black and White candidates in a fictitious biracial legislative election. This initial examination focuses on evaluation of candidates by participants who saw ads from both candidates, neither of which contained a racial appeal. Results are inconclusive and preliminary, serving as a baseline for future analysis of ads that contain both implicit and explicit race-based messages.
This article seeks to ascertain how implicit and explicit racial messages are constructed in tele... more This article seeks to ascertain how implicit and explicit racial messages are constructed in televised political campaign advertisements. Utilizing a content analysis of 328 spots run in election contests between 1990 and 2000 where at least one candidate was African American, the authors provide results and analyses that demonstrate that both White and Black candidates are prone to utilizing racial messages. However, the authors show that a stark distinction exists between racial messages constructed by Whites and those by Black candidates.
Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 1999
The so-called CNN effect suggests that the American public has quick access to more information a... more The so-called CNN effect suggests that the American public has quick access to more information about world events than ever before.To test the prevalence of the effect, this study examines New York Times stories on fifty countries that human-rights researchers list among the top violators. Results show that although there is a moderate correlation between the magnitude of political terror and the number of human-rights stories from a given country, the Times's overall coverage of human rights is seriously lacking. Attention to abuses occurs primarily in countries that were strategically instrumental during the cold war and in countries where there is clear U.S. involvement.
Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 2006
Rooted in political communication models of framing and priming and a rather unique theory of app... more Rooted in political communication models of framing and priming and a rather unique theory of appeals to racial authenticity, the authors examine minority candidates in both majority-minority and majority-white districts during the 2004 election cycle.They explore and analyze potential framing and priming effects based on variations of candidates’ media coverage in a number of campaign scenarios. Results suggest that racial references are commonplace in biracial election contests (and are more likely to occur there than in all-white contests). Furthermore, newspaper coverage of biracial and all-black elections is more likely to contain a racial frame than stories about all-white races. The authors conclude with a discussion of the normative implications of these findings, as well as suggestions for further examination and testing.
Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political …, 2008
We explore the degree to which media coverage of the 2008 Democratic presidential nominating cont... more We explore the degree to which media coverage of the 2008 Democratic presidential nominating contests contribute to perceptions of minority candidates in the mass public. We examine the attribute framing of candidates in news media coverage from January 1, 2007 through January 15, 2008. Specifically, we quantitatively content analyze newspaper coverage to identify the presence of racial attributes (such as the mention of race, the race of candidates, race of voters, and other racial language) and character attributes (such leadership, trust, and intelligence). These data are compared with public opinion data regarding the candidates over the same time period. Results suggest that stories about minority candidates contain racial references more frequently than stories that involve only white candidates, and, contrary to expectations, emphasis on character traits often seen as detrimental to black candidates does not seem to harm support for Barack Obama.
raceproject.org
Having compiled a heretofore unavailable list of federal election contests involving at least one... more Having compiled a heretofore unavailable list of federal election contests involving at least one minority candidate between 1990 and 2006 (both challengers and victors), we now have a unique data set that includes a number of variables such as amount of money raised/spent by the ...
annual meeting of the Midwest …, 2007
Scholars have responded to the increase in racial minority involvement in federal elections by ex... more Scholars have responded to the increase in racial minority involvement in federal elections by examining the types and extent of racial messages in campaign communication. Others have focused on third-party messages, particularly those found in the mass media. Building off and improving on the work of earlier cross-sectional studies, this paper features a comprehensive analysis of all federal election contests between 1992 and 2006 where at least one candidate in the general election was either a racial minority. We pay particular attention to the relationship between the level of racial framing and the focus (or lack thereof) on public policy issues, as well as the comparison between biracial and uniracial contests. Finding suggest that racial references are more common in stories about contests that feature a racial minority candidate, but such references do not necessarily constitute a "racial frame." Further, references to race do not preclude discussion of substantive policy issues.
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