{"title":"Introduction to the Special Issue on “Text as Data in the Study of Politics in Developing Countries”","authors":"Hirokazu Kikuchi, Keiichi Kubo","doi":"10.1111/deve.12432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12432","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"3-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143253048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Stigma Matrix: Gender, Globalization, and the Agency of Pakistan's Frontline Women by Fauzia Husain, Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2024, xi + 290 pp.","authors":"Maria Rashid","doi":"10.1111/deve.12431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12431","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"130-133"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143253367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Labour and Capital Use in Indian Manufacturing: Structural Aspects by Anjali Tandon, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge, 2024, xvii + 177 pp.","authors":"Mehak Majeed","doi":"10.1111/deve.12430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12430","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"129-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143252566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Latecomer's Rise: Policy Banks and the Globalization of China's Development Finance by Muyang Chen, Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2024, xii + 224 pp.","authors":"Peter J. Morgan","doi":"10.1111/deve.12429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12429","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"126-128"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143245273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Some conflict-experiencing countries undergo both violent and electoral competitions. In other words, electoral competition evolves while nonstate actors struggle to realize their political and cultural demands by arms. Although increasing attention has been paid to the interplay between domestic political dynamics and violent conflict, we still know little about how the electoral calculations of legislators shape their response to negotiated settlement, possibly influencing conflict processes. By examining the congressional records of the House of Representatives in the Philippines, this study conducts quantitative text analyses to assess the impacts of electoral incentives—shaped by executive popularity, district ethnic composition, and the occurrence of conflict-related violence—on legislators' response to negotiated settlement. The results demonstrate that legislators are sensitive to constituents' views on conflict settlement by showing support or opposition to negotiated settlement, anticipating their electoral fortunes in the next election.
{"title":"Electoral Incentives and Negotiated Settlements: Legislative Deliberation on the Mindanao Conflict in the Philippines","authors":"Aya Watanabe","doi":"10.1111/deve.12427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12427","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Some conflict-experiencing countries undergo both violent and electoral competitions. In other words, electoral competition evolves while nonstate actors struggle to realize their political and cultural demands by arms. Although increasing attention has been paid to the interplay between domestic political dynamics and violent conflict, we still know little about how the electoral calculations of legislators shape their response to negotiated settlement, possibly influencing conflict processes. By examining the congressional records of the House of Representatives in the Philippines, this study conducts quantitative text analyses to assess the impacts of electoral incentives—shaped by executive popularity, district ethnic composition, and the occurrence of conflict-related violence—on legislators' response to negotiated settlement. The results demonstrate that legislators are sensitive to constituents' views on conflict settlement by showing support or opposition to negotiated settlement, anticipating their electoral fortunes in the next election.</p>","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"47-69"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/deve.12427","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143248433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erdem Yörük, Şükrü Atsızelti, M. Fuat Kına, Fırat Duruşan, Oğuz Gürerk, Melih Can Yardı, Ali Hürriyetoğlu, Osman Mutlu, Tolga Etgü, Murat Koyuncu, Işık Topçu
Using artificial intelligence, this article explores the intricate dynamics between ideologies, emotions, and political preferences of the electorate in Turkey. Utilizing a dataset of one billion posts from X (formerly Twitter), the study maps out political opinions, focusing on support for presidential candidates, ideological stances, and collective emotions around the pivotal 2023 Turkish presidential elections. We discuss the limitations of conventional survey techniques and introduce an ERC-funded Politus project that processes digital trace data to offer timely insights into social and political trends. The study's findings, particularly around the “prayer rug (seccade) crisis,” underscore the complexity of electoral politics and the potential of digital trace data in capturing the evolving sentiments and ideological orientations of voters. Through this computational approach, the research provides a granular depiction of Turkey's ideological map and electoral behavior, contributing significantly to the discourse on political analysis in the digital era.
{"title":"A Computational Analysis of Ideological Positions, Emotional Stance, and Support for Presidential Candidates in Turkey","authors":"Erdem Yörük, Şükrü Atsızelti, M. Fuat Kına, Fırat Duruşan, Oğuz Gürerk, Melih Can Yardı, Ali Hürriyetoğlu, Osman Mutlu, Tolga Etgü, Murat Koyuncu, Işık Topçu","doi":"10.1111/deve.12424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12424","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Using artificial intelligence, this article explores the intricate dynamics between ideologies, emotions, and political preferences of the electorate in Turkey. Utilizing a dataset of one billion posts from X (formerly Twitter), the study maps out political opinions, focusing on support for presidential candidates, ideological stances, and collective emotions around the pivotal 2023 Turkish presidential elections. We discuss the limitations of conventional survey techniques and introduce an ERC-funded Politus project that processes digital trace data to offer timely insights into social and political trends. The study's findings, particularly around the “prayer rug (<i>seccade</i>) crisis,” underscore the complexity of electoral politics and the potential of digital trace data in capturing the evolving sentiments and ideological orientations of voters. Through this computational approach, the research provides a granular depiction of Turkey's ideological map and electoral behavior, contributing significantly to the discourse on political analysis in the digital era.</p>","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"97-125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/deve.12424","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143252744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics: To the Left or the Right? by Olivia Cheung, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, 2023, 190 pp.","authors":"John K. Yasuda","doi":"10.1111/deve.12423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12423","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"62 4","pages":"418-420"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142596237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article seeks to investigate whether conflict-motivating coverage in newspapers increases during the election period, employing a quantitative text analysis of several major newspapers in postwar Iraq. In the aftermath of the war in Iraq, the exclusion or inclusion of the former Baathist regime emerged as one of the most contentious issues in elections. Consequently, this study analyzes how the exclusion or inclusion of the former regime was asserted during election periods and the degree of emphasis in reporting, aiming to identify conflict-inspiring coverage during elections. The analysis encompasses over 500,000 articles from various prominent newspapers. In summary, while election cycles typically feature coverage that denies inclusiveness and exacerbates fragmentation, official government-affiliated newspapers tend to consistently underscore inclusiveness, even during election periods.
{"title":"Do Elections Promote Conflict? A Quantitative Text Analysis of Postwar Iraqi News Coverage","authors":"Dai Yamao","doi":"10.1111/deve.12422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12422","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article seeks to investigate whether conflict-motivating coverage in newspapers increases during the election period, employing a quantitative text analysis of several major newspapers in postwar Iraq. In the aftermath of the war in Iraq, the exclusion or inclusion of the former Baathist regime emerged as one of the most contentious issues in elections. Consequently, this study analyzes how the exclusion or inclusion of the former regime was asserted during election periods and the degree of emphasis in reporting, aiming to identify conflict-inspiring coverage during elections. The analysis encompasses over 500,000 articles from various prominent newspapers. In summary, while election cycles typically feature coverage that denies inclusiveness and exacerbates fragmentation, official government-affiliated newspapers tend to consistently underscore inclusiveness, even during election periods.</p>","PeriodicalId":46525,"journal":{"name":"Developing Economies","volume":"63 1","pages":"70-96"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143253219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}