Bio


Shanto Iyengar is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Political Communication Laboratory. Iyengar’s areas of expertise include the role of mass media in democratic societies, public opinion, and political psychology. Iyengar’s research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Ford Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Hewlett Foundation. He is the recipient of several professional awards including the Philip Converse Award of the American Political Science Association for the best book in the field of public opinion, the Murray Edelman Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Goldsmith Book Prize from Harvard University. Iyengar is author or co-author of several books, including News That Matters (University of Chicago Press, 1987), Is Anyone Responsible? (University of Chicago Press, 1991), Explorations in Political Psychology (Duke University Press, 1995), Going Negative (Free Press, 1995), and Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide (Norton, 2011).

Academic Appointments


Administrative Appointments


  • Member, Ameican Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014 - Present)
  • Visiting Distinguished Fellow, Sage Center for the Study of the Mind, University of California - Santa Barbara (2007 - 2007)

Honors & Awards


  • Goldsmith Book Award, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1996)
  • Murray Edelman Lifetime Achievement Award, American Political Science Association (1999)
  • Philip Converse Book Award, American Political Science Association (2004)
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Iowa (2006)
  • Book Award, American Association for Public Opinion Research (2009)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations


  • Editor, Political Communication (2007 - Present)
  • President, Experimental Research Section, American Political Science Association (2012 - 2012)

2024-25 Courses


Stanford Advisees


All Publications


  • Persistent polarization: The unexpected durability of political animosity around US elections. Science advances Fasching, N., Iyengar, S., Lelkes, Y., Westwood, S. J. 2024; 10 (36): eadm9198

    Abstract

    The scholarly literature suggests that, as elections approach, political tensions intensify, and, as they pass, tensions return to pre-election levels. Using a massive new dataset of 66,000 interviews (cross-sectional and panel), we find that animosities are durable and consistent over the course of the 2022 US election. Individuals with more exposure to the campaign tend to be more polarized, and this sentiment endures post-election. Contrary to expectations, partisans who voted for the winning candidate are no less polarized post-election than those on the losing side. In closing, we note that the durability of polarization has important implications not only for our understanding of the scope of partisan divides but also for efforts designed to ameliorate polarization.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adm9198

    View details for PubMedID 39231229

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  • Uncommon and nonpartisan: Antidemocratic attitudes in the American public. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Holliday, D. E., Iyengar, S., Lelkes, Y., Westwood, S. J. 2024; 121 (13): e2313013121

    Abstract

    Democratic regimes flourish only when there is broad acceptance of an extensive set of norms and values. In the United States, fundamental democratic norms have recently come under threat from prominent Republican officials. We investigate whether this antidemocratic posture has spread from the elite level to rank-and-file partisans. Exploiting data from a massive repeated cross-sectional and panel survey ([Formula: see text] = 45,095 and 5,231 respectively), we find that overwhelming majorities of the public oppose violations of democratic norms, and virtually nobody supports partisan violence. This bipartisan consensus remains unchanged over time despite high levels of affective polarization and exposure to divisive elite rhetoric during the 2022 political campaign. Additionally, we find no evidence that elected officials' practice of election denialism encourages their constituents to express antidemocratic attitudes. Overall, these results suggest that the clear and present threat to American democracy comes from unilateral actions by political elites that stand in contrast to the views of their constituents. In closing, we consider the implications of the stark disconnect between the behavior of Republican elites and the attitudes of Republican voters.

    View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.2313013121

    View details for PubMedID 38498713

  • Testing the Robustness of the ANES Feeling Thermometer Indicators of Affective Polarization AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Tyler, M., Iyengar, S. 2023
  • Asymmetric ideological segregation in exposure to political news on Facebook. Science (New York, N.Y.) González-Bailón, S., Lazer, D., Barberá, P., Zhang, M., Allcott, H., Brown, T., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Freelon, D., Gentzkow, M., Guess, A. M., Iyengar, S., Kim, Y. M., Malhotra, N., Moehler, D., Nyhan, B., Pan, J., Rivera, C. V., Settle, J., Thorson, E., Tromble, R., Wilkins, A., Wojcieszak, M., de Jonge, C. K., Franco, A., Mason, W., Stroud, N. J., Tucker, J. A. 2023; 381 (6656): 392-398

    Abstract

    Does Facebook enable ideological segregation in political news consumption? We analyzed exposure to news during the US 2020 election using aggregated data for 208 million US Facebook users. We compared the inventory of all political news that users could have seen in their feeds with the information that they saw (after algorithmic curation) and the information with which they engaged. We show that (i) ideological segregation is high and increases as we shift from potential exposure to actual exposure to engagement; (ii) there is an asymmetry between conservative and liberal audiences, with a substantial corner of the news ecosystem consumed exclusively by conservatives; and (iii) most misinformation, as identified by Meta's Third-Party Fact-Checking Program, exists within this homogeneously conservative corner, which has no equivalent on the liberal side. Sources favored by conservative audiences were more prevalent on Facebook's news ecosystem than those favored by liberals.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/science.ade7138

    View details for PubMedID 37499003

  • Does Affective Polarization Contribute to Democratic Backsliding in America? ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Druckman, J. N., Green, D. P., Iyengar, S. 2023; 708 (1): 137-163
  • Impending Civil Strife or Further Evidence of Non-Attitudes? A Review Article POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 2023; 138 (2): 239-250
  • A randomized experiment evaluating survey mode effects for video interviewing POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS Endres, K., Hillygus, D., DeBell, M., Iyengar, S. 2022
  • Reflections on a Legacy: Thoughts from Scholars about Agenda-Setting Past and Future MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY Schmierbach, M., McCombs, M., Valenzuela, S., Dearing, J. W., Guo, L., Iyengar, S., Kiousis, S., Kosicki, G. M., Meraz, S., Scheufele, D. A., Stoycheff, E., Vargo, C., Weaver, D. H., Willnat, L. 2022; 25 (4): 500-527
  • Learning to Dislike Your Opponents: Political Socialization in the Era of Polarization AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Tyler, M., Iyengar, S. 2022
  • Partisan Enclaves and Information Bazaars: Mapping Selective Exposure to Online News JOURNAL OF POLITICS Tyler, M., Grimmer, J., Iyengar, S. 2022

    View details for DOI 10.1086/716950

    View details for Web of Science ID 000752056100003

  • Multiracial Identity and Political Preferences JOURNAL OF POLITICS Davenport, L., Franco, A., Iyengar, S. 2022

    View details for DOI 10.1086/714760

    View details for Web of Science ID 000697532900001

  • Racial Identity, Group Consciousness, and Attitudes: A Framework for Assessing Multiracial Self-Classification AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Davenport, L. D., Iyengar, S., Westwood, S. J. 2021

    View details for DOI 10.1111/ajps.12674

    View details for Web of Science ID 000712700900001

  • Campaign Contributions, Independent Expenditures, and the Appearance of Corruption: Public Opinion vs. the Supreme Court's Assumptions ELECTION LAW JOURNAL DeBell, M., Iyengar, S. 2021
  • Partisan selective exposure in online news consumption: evidence from the 2016 presidential campaign POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS Peterson, E., Goel, S., Iyengar, S. 2021; 9 (2): 242–58
  • Partisanship as a Social Identity: Implications for Polarization POLITICAL BEHAVIOR West, E. A., Iyengar, S. 2020
  • Partisan Gaps in Political Information and Information-Seeking Behavior: Motivated Reasoning or Cheerleading? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Peterson, E., Iyengar, S. 2020

    View details for DOI 10.1111/ajps.12535

    View details for Web of Science ID 000540477200001

  • Political sectarianism in America. Science (New York, N.Y.) Finkel, E. J., Bail, C. A., Cikara, M. n., Ditto, P. H., Iyengar, S. n., Klar, S. n., Mason, L. n., McGrath, M. C., Nyhan, B. n., Rand, D. G., Skitka, L. J., Tucker, J. A., Van Bavel, J. J., Wang, C. S., Druckman, J. N. 2020; 370 (6516): 533–36

    View details for DOI 10.1126/science.abe1715

    View details for PubMedID 33122374

  • Economic and Cultural Drivers of Immigrant Support Worldwide BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Valentino, N. A., Soroka, S. N., Iyengar, S., Aalberg, T., Duch, R., Fraile, M., Hahn, K. S., Hansen, K. M., Harell, A., Helbling, M., Jackman, S. D., Kobayashi, T. 2019; 49 (4): 1201–26
  • Ethnocentrism versus group-specific stereotyping in immigration opinion: cross-national evidence on the distinctiveness of immigrant groups JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES Konitzer, T. B., Iyengar, S., Valentino, N. A., Soroka, S., Duch, R. M. 2019; 45 (7): 1051–74
  • Scientific communication in a post-truth society PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Iyengar, S., Massey, D. S. 2019; 116 (16): 7656–61
  • The Origins and Consequences of Affective Polarization in the United States ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, VOL 22 Iyengar, S., Lelkes, Y., Levendusky, M., Malhotra, N., Westwood, S. J., Levi, M., Rosenblum, N. L. 2019; 22: 129–46
  • Scientific communication in a post-truth society. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Iyengar, S., Massey, D. S. 2018

    Abstract

    Within the scientific community, much attention has focused on improving communications between scientists, policy makers, and the public. To date, efforts have centered on improving the content, accessibility, and delivery of scientific communications. Here we argue that in the current political and media environment faulty communication is no longer the core of the problem. Distrust in the scientific enterprise and misperceptions of scientific knowledge increasingly stem less from problems of communication and more from the widespread dissemination of misleading and biased information. We describe the profound structural shifts in the media environment that have occurred in recent decades and their connection to public policy decisions and technological changes. We explain how these shifts have enabled unscrupulous actors with ulterior motives increasingly to circulate fake news, misinformation, and disinformation with the help of trolls, bots, and respondent-driven algorithms. We document the high degree of partisan animosity, implicit ideological bias, political polarization, and politically motivated reasoning that now prevail in the public sphere and offer an actual example of how clearly stated scientific conclusions can be systematically perverted in the media through an internet-based campaign of disinformation and misinformation. We suggest that, in addition to attending to the clarity of their communications, scientists must also develop online strategies to counteract campaigns of misinformation and disinformation that will inevitably follow the release of findings threatening to partisans on either end of the political spectrum.

    View details for PubMedID 30478050

  • Robert Edwards Lane, APSA President (1970-1971) In Memoriam PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS Hochschild, J., Aberbach, J., Iyengar, S., Shapiro, I. 2018; 51 (4): 885–88
  • The Home as a Political Fortress: Family Agreement in an Era of Polarization JOURNAL OF POLITICS Iyengar, S., Konitzer, T., Tedin, K. 2018; 80 (4): 1326–38

    View details for DOI 10.1086/698929

    View details for Web of Science ID 000445660100021

  • The tie that divides: Cross-national evidence of the primacy of partyism EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL RESEARCH Westwood, S. J., Iyengar, S., Walgrave, S., Leonisio, R., Miller, L., Strijbis, O. 2018; 57 (2): 333–54
  • Partisanship as Social Identity; Implications for the Study of Party Polarization FORUM-A JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICS Iyengar, S., Krupenkin, M. 2018; 16 (1): 23–45
  • The Strengthening of Partisan Affect POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY Iyengar, S., Krupenkin, M. 2018; 39: 201–18

    View details for DOI 10.1111/pops.12487

    View details for Web of Science ID 000425033000008

  • Locus of Control and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY Harell, A., Soroka, S., Iyengar, S. 2017; 38 (2): 245-260

    View details for DOI 10.1111/pops.12338

    View details for Web of Science ID 000397952000004

  • The Hostile Audience: The Effect of Access to Broadband Internet on Partisan Affect AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Lelkes, Y., Sood, G., Iyengar, S. 2017; 61 (1): 5-20

    View details for DOI 10.1111/ajps.12237

    View details for Web of Science ID 000394162600001

  • POLARIZATION IN LESS THAN THIRTY SECONDS Continuous Monitoring of Voter Response to Campaign Advertising POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN REAL TIME: THEORETICAL AND APPLIED RESEARCH APPROACHES Iyengar, S., Jackman, S., Hahn, K., Schill, D., Kirk, R., Jasperson, A. E. 2017: 171-195
  • Attitudes toward Work, Motherhood, and Parental Leave in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom Harell, A., Soroka, S., Iyengar, S., Lapointe, V., Thomas, M., Bittner, A. UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS. 2017: 247–67
  • Race, prejudice and attitudes toward redistribution: A comparative experimental approach EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL RESEARCH Harell, A., Soroka, S., Iyengar, S. 2016; 55 (4): 723-744
  • Why Are "Others" So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION Yang, J., Rojas, H., Wojcieszak, M., Aalberg, T., Coen, S., Curran, J., Hayashi, K., Iyengar, S., Jones, P. K., Mazzoleni, G., Papathanassopoulos, S., Rhee, J. W., Rowe, D., Soroka, S., Tiffen, R. 2016; 21 (5): 349-367

    View details for DOI 10.1111/jcc4.12166

    View details for Web of Science ID 000388934100002

  • The End of Framing as we Know it . . . and the Future of Media Effects MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY Cacciatore, M. A., Scheufele, D. A., Iyengar, S. 2016; 19 (1): 7-23
  • E PLURIBUS PLURIBUS, OR DIVIDED WE STAND FOREWORD PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 2016; 80: 219-224

    View details for DOI 10.1093/poq/nfv084

    View details for Web of Science ID 000386204200001

  • Fear and Loathing across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Iyengar, S., Westwood, S. J. 2015; 59 (3): 690-707

    View details for DOI 10.1111/ajps.12152

    View details for Web of Science ID 000357333200011

  • Non-verbal cues as a test of gender and race bias in politics: the Italian case ITALIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW-RIVISTA ITALIANA DI SCIENZA POLITICA Iyengar, S., Barisione, M. 2015; 45 (2): 131-157

    View details for DOI 10.1017/ipo.2015.9

    View details for Web of Science ID 000219257500003

  • Who is Less Welcome?: The Impact of Individuating Cues on Attitudes towards Immigrants JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES Turper, S., Iyengar, S., Aarts, K., van Gerven, M. 2015; 41 (2): 239-259
  • Who Deserves Citizenship? An Experimental Study of Japanese Attitudes Toward Immigrant Workers SOCIAL SCIENCE JAPAN JOURNAL Kobayashi, T., Collet, C., Iyengar, S., Hahn, K. S. 2015; 18 (1): 3-22
  • Reconsidering 'virtuous circle' and 'media malaise' theories of the media: An 11-nation study JOURNALISM Curran, J., Coen, S., Soroka, S., Aalberg, T., Hayashi, K., Hichy, Z., Iyengar, S., Jones, P., Mazzoleni, G., Papathanassopoulos, S., Rhee, J. W., Rojas, H., Rowe, D., Tiffen, R. 2014; 15 (7): 815-833
  • Not All News Sources Are Equally Informative: A Cross-National Analysis of Political Knowledge in Europe INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESS-POLITICS Fraile, M., Iyengar, S. 2014; 19 (3): 275-294
  • Sources in the News: A Comparative Study Journalism Studies Iyengar, S., et al 2014; 15 (4): 374-391
  • SOURCES IN THE NEWS A comparative study JOURNALISM STUDIES Tiffen, R., Jones, P. K., Rowe, D., Aalberg, T., Coen, S., Curran, J., Hayashi, K., Iyengar, S., Mazzoleni, G., Papathanassopoulos, S., Rojas, H., Soroka, S. 2014; 15 (4): 374-391
  • Auntie Knows Best? Public Broadcasters and Current Affairs Knowledge BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Soroka, S., Andrew, B., Aalberg, T., Iyengar, S., Curran, J., Coen, S., Hayashi, K., Jones, P., Mazzoleni, G., Rhee, J. W., Rowe, D., Tiffen, R. 2013; 43: 719-739
  • DO ATTITUDES ABOUT IMMIGRATION PREDICT WILLINGNESS TO ADMIT INDIVIDUAL IMMIGRANTS? A CROSS-NATIONAL TEST OF THE PERSON-POSITIVITY BIAS PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Iyengar, S., Jackman, S., Messing, S., Valentino, N., Aalberg, T., Duch, R., Hahn, K. S., Soroka, S., Harell, A., Kobayashi, T. 2013; 77 (3): 641-665

    View details for DOI 10.1093/poq/nft024

    View details for Web of Science ID 000326187900001

  • INTERNATIONAL TV NEWS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTEREST AND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: A comparative study of foreign news coverage and public opinion in 11 countries JOURNALISM STUDIES Aalberg, T., Papathanassopoulos, S., Soroka, S., Curran, J., Hayashi, K., Iyengar, S., Jones, P. K., Mazzoleni, G., Rojas, H., Rowe, D., Tiffen, R. 2013; 14 (3): 387-406
  • AFFECT, NOT IDEOLOGY A SOCIAL IDENTITY PERSPECTIVE ON POLARIZATION PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Iyengar, S., Sood, G., Lelkes, Y. 2012; 76 (3): 405-431

    View details for DOI 10.1093/poq/nfs038

    View details for Web of Science ID 000309684100001

  • The Impact of Economic and Cultural Cues on Support for Immigration in Canada and the United States CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE Harell, A., Soroka, S., Iyengar, S., Valentino, N. 2012; 45 (3): 499-530
  • Who is a 'Deserving' Immigrant? An Experimental Study of Norwegian Attitudes SCANDINAVIAN POLITICAL STUDIES Aalberg, T., Iyengar, S., Messing, S. 2012; 35 (2): 97-116
  • Shifting Contours in Political Communication Research INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Moy, P., Bimber, B., Rojecki, A., Xenos, M. A., Iyengar, S. 2012; 6: 247-254
  • A typology of media effects Oxford Handbook of Political Communication Iyengar, S. edited by Jamieson, K., Kenski, K. Oxford University Press. 2012
  • The state of framing research: A call for new directions Oxford Handbook of Political Communication Sheufele, D., Iyengar, S. edited by Jamieson, K., Kenski, K. Oxford University Press. 2012
  • Theorizing and Conducting Research of Glocal Phenomena INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Rojas, H., Tsfati, Y., Popescu, M., Maurer, M., Reinemann, C., Iyengar, S. 2012; 6: 232-240
  • The Media Game: New Moves, Old Strategies FORUM-A JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICS Iyengar, S. 2011; 9 (1)
  • Laboratory experiments in political science Handbook of Experimentation in Political Science Druckman, J. N., et al Cambridge University Press. 2011
  • Experimental Designs for Political Communication Research Using New Technology and Online Participant Pools to Overcome the Problem of Generalizability SOURCEBOOK FOR POLITICAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH: METHODS, MEASURES, AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Iyengar, S., Bucy, E. P., Holbert, R. L. 2011: 129-148
  • What does information technology imply for media effects research? MEDIA PERSPECTIVES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Iyengar, S., Papathanassopoulos, S. 2011: 55-67
  • The Emerging Media System in China: Implications for Regime Change POLITICAL COMMUNICATION Tang, W., Iyengar, S. 2011; 28 (3): 263-267
  • Does knowledge of hard news go with knowledge of soft news How Media Inform Democracy Iyengar, S., Hahn, K., Aelst, P. V., Curran, J. edited by Aalberg, T., Curran, J. Routledge. 2011
  • News Content, Media Consumption, and Current Affairs Knowledge How Media Inform Democracy Curran, J., Coen, S., Iyengar, S. edited by Aalberg, T., Curran, J. Routledge. 2011: 81–97
  • Online panels and the future of political communication research Handbook of Political Communication Research Iyengar, S., Vavreck, L. edited by Semetko, H., Scammell, M. Sage Publishers. 2011
  • Attacks make a better sales campaign The Australian Iyengar, S. 2011
  • Media Politics: A Citizen's Guide Iyengar, S. W.W. Norton. 2011
  • The future of political communication research: Online panels and experimentation Oxford Handbook of Public Opinion and Media Research Vavreck, L., Iyengar, S. edited by Shapiro, R., Jacobs, L. Oxford University Press. 2011
  • The state of media effects research Media and Society Iyengar, S. edited by Curran, J. Bloomsbury Academic Press. 2011
  • The Shifting Foundations of Political Communication: Responding to a Defense of the Media Effects Paradigm JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Bennett, W. L., Iyengar, S. 2010; 60 (1): 35-U71
  • Experimental designs for political communication research: From shopping malls to the Internet Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques Iyengar, S. edited by Bucy, E. P., Holbert, R. L. Routledge. 2010
  • Cross-National versus Individual-Level Differences in Political Information: A Media Systems Perspective JOURNAL OF ELECTIONS PUBLIC OPINION AND PARTIES Iyengar, S., Curran, J., Lund, A., Salovaara-Moring, I., Hahn, K. S., Coen, S. 2010; 20 (3): 291-309
  • Cross‐National versus Individual‐Level Differences in Political Information: A Media Systems Perspective Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties Iyengar, S., Curran, J., Lund, A. B., Salovaara-Moring, I., Hahn, K. S., Coen, S. 2010; 20 (3): 291-309
  • Absence of diversity: Market-based journalism, vote-seeking candidates, and racial cues in broadcast media programming Race and Culture in the 21st Century Iyengar, S., Markus, H., Moya, P. W. W. Norton. 2010
  • "Dark Areas of Ignorance" Revisited Comparing International Affairs Knowledge in Switzerland and the United States COMMUNICATION RESEARCH Iyengar, S., Hahn, K. S., Bonfadelli, H., Marr, M. 2009; 36 (3): 341-358
  • Red Media, Blue Media: Evidence of Ideological Selectivity in Media Use JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Iyengar, S., Hahn, K. S. 2009; 59 (1): 19-U6
  • Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy A Comparative Study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Curran, J., Iyengar, S., Lund, A. B., Salovaara-Moring, I. 2009; 24 (1): 5-26
  • A New Era of Minimal Effects? The Changing Foundations of Political Communication JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Bennett, W. L., Iyengar, S. 2008; 58 (4): 707-731
  • FACIAL SIMILARITY BETWEEN VOTERS AND CANDIDATES CAUSES INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Bailenson, J. N., Iyengar, S., Yee, N., Collins, N. A. 2008; 72 (5): 935-961

    View details for DOI 10.1093/poq/nfn054

    View details for Web of Science ID 000263833700007

  • Selective exposure to campaign communication: The role of anticipated agreement and issue public membership JOURNAL OF POLITICS Iyengar, S., Hahn, K. S., Krosnick, J. A., Walker, J. 2008; 70 (1): 186-200
  • On deaf ears: The limits of the bully pulpit (Book Review) POLITICAL COMMUNICATION Book Review Authored by: Iyengar, S. 2007; 24 (4): 436-440
  • History versus media management as determinants of presidential popularity La Présidence Impériale. De Franklin D. Roosevelt à George W. Bush Iyengar, S., Hahn, K. edited by Lacorne, D., Vasse, J. Odile Jacob. 2007
  • Transformed facial similarity as a political cue: A preliminary investigation POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY Bailenson, J. N., Garland, P., Iyengar, S., Yee, N. 2006; 27 (3): 373-385
  • Super-predators or victims of societal neglect? Framing effects in juvenile crime coverage Framing American Politics Iyengar, S., Gilliam, F. edited by Callaghan, K., Schnell, F. University of Pittsburgh. 2005
  • Looking behind the scenes of political coverage Nieman Reports Iyengar, S., McGrady, J., Woo, W. 2005: 85-89
  • Speaking of values: The framing of American politics The Berkeley Electronic Forum Iyengar, S. 2005: 1-7
  • Political persuasion in the era of mass media Persuasion: Psychological Insights and Perspectives Iyengar, S., McGrady, J. edited by Brock, T., Green, M. Sage Publications. 2005
  • Consumer demand for election news: The horserace sells JOURNAL OF POLITICS Iyengar, S., Norpoth, H., Hahn, K. S. 2004; 66 (1): 157-175
  • Engineering consent: The renaissance of mass communications research in politics The Yin and Yang of Social Cognition: Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Thought Systems Iyengar, S. edited by Jost, J. T., Banaji, M. R., Prentice, D. American Psychological Association. 2004
  • Giving advertising a bad name? The effect of political ads on commercial advertising Understanding Public Opinion Iyengar, S., Prior, M. edited by Norrander, B., Wilcox, C. CQ Press. 2003
  • The effects of media-based campaigns on candidate and voter behavior: Implications for judicial elections Indiana Law Review Iyengar, S. 2002: 691-699
  • The method is the message: The current state of political communication research 50th Annual Meeting of the International-Communication-Association Iyengar, S. TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. 2001: 225–29
  • The stealth campaign: Experimental studies of slate mail in California Journal of Law and Politics Iyengar, S., Lowenstein, D., Masket, S. 2001: 295-332
  • Prime suspects: The influence of local television news on the viewing public AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Gilliam, F. D., Iyengar, S. 2000; 44 (3): 560-573
  • Who said what? Source credibility as a mediator of campaign advertising Elements of Reason Iyengar, S., Valentino, N. edited by Lupia, A., McCubbins, M., Popkin, S. Cambridge University Press. 2000
  • Basic rule voting: The impact of campaigns on party and approval-based voting Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Modern Elections Iyengar, S., Petrocik, J. edited by Thurber, J., Nelson, C. Brookings Institution Press. 2000
  • Media effects paradigms for the analysis of local news Democracy, Deliberation, and the Media Iyengar, S., Costain, A. Rowman, Littlefield. 2000
  • New perspectives and evidence on political communication and campaign effects ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY Iyengar, S., Simon, A. F. 2000; 51: 149-169

    Abstract

    We review recent empirical evidence that shows political campaigns are more potent than widely believed, focusing on the conceptual and methodological advances that have produced these findings. Conceptually, a broader definition of effects--that includes learning and agenda-control, as well as vote choice--characterizes contemporary research. This research also features two kinds of interactive models that are more complex than the traditional hypodermic (message-based) approach. The resonance model considers the relationship between message content and receivers' predispositions, while the strategic model highlights the interactions between competing messages. Finally, we attribute the emergence of stronger evidence in favor of campaign effects to the use of new methodologies including experimentation and content analysis, as well as the more sophisticated use of sample surveys.

    View details for Web of Science ID 000085974100007

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  • Replicating experiments using aggregate and survey data: The case of negative advertising and turnout AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Ansolabehere, S. D., Iyengar, S., Simon, A. 1999; 93 (4): 901-909
  • Do the Media Govern? Reporters, Politicians and the American People edited by Iyengar, S., Reeves, R. Sage. 1997
  • Framing responsibility for political issues ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Iyengar, S. 1996; 546: 59-70
  • Can the press monitor campaign advertising? Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics Iyengar, S., Ansolabehere, S. 1996: 72-86
  • Crime in black and white: the violent, scary world of local news Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics Iyengar, S., Gilliam, F., Simon, A., Wright, O. 1996: 6-23
  • To be or not to be? Campaigning as a woman Women, the Media and Politics Iyengar, S., Valentino, N., Ansolabehere, S. edited by Norris, P. Oxford University Press. 1996
  • Perpectives on campaign communication Research in Political Sociology Iyengar, S., Simon, A., Ansolabehere, S. edited by Washburn, P. JAI Press. 1995
  • Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink and Polarize the Electorate Iyengar, S., Ansolabehere, S. Free Press. 1995
  • The craft of political advertising Political Persuasion and Attitude Change Iyengar, S., Ansolabehere, S. edited by Mutz, D., Sniderman, P., Brody, R. University of Michigan Press. 1995
  • Winning through advertising; it's all in the context Campaigns and Elections Iyengar, S., Ansolabehere, S. edited by Nelson, C., Thurber, J. Westview Press. 1995
  • Campaigning through the media: was 1992 really different? The New American Politics Iyengar, S. edited by Jones, B. Westview Press. 1995
  • RIDING THE WAVE AND CLAIMING OWNERSHIP OVER ISSUES - THE JOINT EFFECTS OF ADVERTISING AND NEWS COVERAGE IN CAMPAIGNS PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Ansolabehere, S., Iyengar, S. 1994; 58 (3): 335-357
  • OF HORSESHOES AND HORSE RACES - EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE IMPACT OF POLL RESULTS ON ELECTORAL-BEHAVIOR POLITICAL COMMUNICATION Ansolabehere, S., Iyengar, S. 1994; 11 (4): 413-430
  • The cognitive perspective in political psychology Handbook of Social Cognition Iyengar, S., Otatti, V. edited by Srull, T., Wyer Jr., R. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 1994; 2
  • How citizens think about political issues: a matter of responsibility American State and Local Politics Iyengar, S. edited by Stonecash, J. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. 1994
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Politics and the Media Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by Davis, R. Prentice Hall. 1994
  • Does negative advertising demobilize the electorate? American Political Science Review Iyengar, S., Ansolabehere, S., Valentino, N., Simon, A. 1994: 829-838
  • NEWS COVERAGE OF THE GULF CRISIS AND PUBLIC-OPINION - A STUDY OF AGENDA-SETTING, PRIMING, AND FRAMING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH Iyengar, S., Simon, A. 1993; 20 (3): 365-383
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Political Psychology: Classic and Contemporary Readings Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by Kressel, N. Paragon House. 1993
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Experimental Foundations of Political Science Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by Kinder, D., Palfrey, T. University of Michigan Press. 1993
  • Explorations in Political Psychology edited by Iyengar, S., McGuire, W. J. Duke University Press. 1993
  • Information and electoral attitudes: a case of judgment under uncertainty Explorations in Political Psychology Iyengar, S. edited by Iyengar, S., McGuire, J. Durham: Duke University Press. 1993
  • Agenda-setting and beyond: television news and the strength of political issues Agenda Formation Iyengar, S. edited by Riker, W. University of Michigan Press. 1993
  • The Media Game: American Politics in the Age of Television Iyengar, S., Ansolabehere, S., Behr, R. Macmillan. 1993
  • How television news affects voters: from setting agendas to defining standards Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy Iyengar, S. 1992; 6: 33-48
  • Is Anyone Responsible?: How Television Frames Political Issues Iyengar, S. University Chicago Press. 1991
  • MASS-MEDIA AND ELECTIONS - AN OVERVIEW AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY Ansolabehere, S., Behr, R., Iyengar, S. 1991; 19 (1): 109-139
  • The accessibility bias in politics: television news and public opinion Mass Media and Democratic Government Iyengar, S. edited by Rothman, S. Paragon House Press. 1991
  • Shortcuts to political knowledge: selective attention and the accessibility bias Information and Democratic Processes Iyengar, S. edited by Ferejohn, J., Kuklinski, J. University of Illinois Press. 1990
  • Framing responsibility for political issues: the case of poverty Political Behavior Iyengar, S. 1990: 19-40
  • The accessibility bias in politics: television news and public opinion International Journal of Public Opinion Iyengar, S. 1990: 1-15
  • HOW CITIZENS THINK ABOUT NATIONAL ISSUES - A MATTER OF RESPONSIBILITY AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Iyengar, S. 1989; 33 (4): 878-900
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Agenda-Setting: Readings on Media, Public Opinion and Policy Making Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by McCombs, M. Lawrence Erlbaum. 1989
  • Beyond "minimal consequences;" a review of media political effects Research in Micropolitics: Volume 3 Iyengar, S., Lenart, S. edited by Long, S. Westview Press. 1989
  • Television news and citizens' explanations of national issues Media Power in Politics Iyengar, S. edited by Graber, D. Congressional Quarterly Press. 1989
  • New directions for agenda-setting research Communication Yearbook: Volume 11 Iyengar, S. edited by Anderson, J. Sage Publications. 1988
  • Trends in public support for Egypt and Israel, 1956-1978 Arabs in the Mind of America Iyengar, S., Suleiman, M. Amana Books. 1988
  • News That Matters: Television and American Opinion Iyengar, S., Kinder, D. R. University of Chicago Press. 1987
  • Television news and citizens' explanations of national issues American Political Science Review Iyengar, S. 1987; 81: 815-832
  • The evening news and presidential evaluations Readings in Social Psychology: Classic and Contemporary Contributions Iyengar, S., Kinder, D., Peters, M., Krosnick, J. edited by Peplau, L. A., Sears, D. O., Freedman, J. Prentice-Hall. 1986
  • More than meets the eye: television news, priming, and public evaluations of the president Public Communication and Behavior, Volume 1 Iyengar, S., Kinder, D. edited by Comstock, G. Academic Press. 1986
  • TELEVISION-NEWS, REAL-WORLD CUES, AND CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC AGENDA PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY BEHR, R. L., Iyengar, S. 1985; 49 (1): 38-57
  • Psychological accounts of media agenda-setting Mass Media and Political Thought Iyengar, S., Kinder, D. edited by Kraus, S., Perloff, R. Sage Publications. 1985
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Readings in Social Psychology Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by Sears, D., Peplau, A. Prentice-Hall. 1985
  • THE EVENING NEWS AND PRESIDENTIAL EVALUATIONS JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Iyengar, S., Peters, M. D., KINDER, D. R., Krosnick, J. A. 1984; 46 (4): 778-787
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Media Power in Politics Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by Graber, D. Congressional Quarterly Press. 1984
  • Experimental demonstrations of the `not-so-minimal' consequences of television newscasts Mass Communication Review Yearbook Iyengar, S., Peters, M., Kinder, D. edited by Whitney, C. Sage Publications. 1984
  • Assessing linguistic equivalence in multilingual surveys Social Research in Developing Countries Iyengar, S. edited by Warwick, D. P., Bulmer, M. John Wiley. 1983: 173–182
  • EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE NOT-SO-MINIMAL CONSEQUENCES OF TELEVISION-NEWS PROGRAMS AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Iyengar, S., Peters, M. D., KINDER, D. R. 1982; 76 (4): 848-858
  • SUBJECTIVE POLITICAL EFFICACY AS A MEASURE OF DIFFUSE SUPPORT PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 1980; 44 (2): 249-256
  • TRUST, EFFICACY AND POLITICAL REALITY - A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF INDIAN HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPARATIVE POLITICS Iyengar, S. 1980; 13 (1): 37-51
  • TRENDS IN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR EGYPT AND ISRAEL, 1956-1978 AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY Iyengar, S., Suleiman, M. 1980; 8 (1): 34-60
  • POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG INDIAN-CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS - EXAMINATION OF THE MASS IGNORANCE THESIS SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 1979; 60 (2): 328-335
  • LEARNING ABOUT THE POPULATION PROBLEM - CHILDRENS ATTITUDES TOWARD FAMILY-PLANNING IN INDIA YOUTH & SOCIETY Iyengar, S. 1979; 10 (3): 275-295

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  • TELEVISION-NEWS AND ISSUE SALIENCE - RE-EXAMINATION OF THE AGENDA-SETTING HYPOTHESIS AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 1979; 7 (4): 395-416
  • CHILDHOOD POLITICAL LEARNING IN A NEW NATION - IMPACT OF PARTISANSHIP COMPARATIVE POLITICS Iyengar, S. 1979; 11 (2): 205-223
  • DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL EFFICACY IN A NEW NATION - CASE OF ANDHRA-PRADESH COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES Iyengar, S. 1978; 11 (3): 337-354
  • CHILDRENS PARTISAN LOYALTIES IN A NEW NATION - RESEARCH NOTE USING INDIAN DATA PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 1978; 42 (1): 115-125
  • TESTING TRANSFER OF AFFECT HYPOTHESIS IN A NEW NATION USING PANEL DATA AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Iyengar, S. 1978; 22 (4): 905-916
  • POLITICAL AGITATION AND CHILDHOOD POLITICAL LEARNING - CASE OF ANDHRA-PRADESH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS Iyengar, S. 1977; 12 (1): 3-16
  • LEARNING TO SUPPORT PRIME-MINISTER - POLITICAL-SOCIALIZATION IN INDIA COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES Iyengar, S. 1977; 9 (4): 409-428
  • ASSESSING LINGUISTIC EQUIVALENCE IN MULTILINGUAL SURVEYS COMPARATIVE POLITICS Iyengar, S. 1976; 8 (4): 577-589
  • CHILDHOOD LEARNING OF PARTISANSHIP IN A NEW NATION - CASE OF ANDHRA-PRADESH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Iyengar, S. 1976; 20 (3): 407-423
  • DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL AGITATORS - POLITICAL-SOCIALIZATION IN AN INDIAN STATE YOUTH & SOCIETY Iyengar, S. 1975; 7 (1): 27-48
  • MAGNIFYING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ATTITUDINAL VARIABLES USING PANEL ANALYSIS PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY Iyengar, S. 1974; 38 (1): 90-97
  • PROBLEM OF RESPONSE STABILITY - SOME CORRELATES AND CONSEQUENCES AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Iyengar, S. 1973; 17 (4): 797-808