http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/political-psychology Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:52:56 -0400 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:52:56 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/862/the-turkish-kurdish-conflict-in-theory-and-practice By Kendall M. Stempel - Like the theories that explain it, group conflict has existed since man became a social creature. Nevertheless, social scientists remain frustrated in their attempts to explain ethnic conflict in any generalizable pattern. Social political theories that detail the “why” of conflict often fail to illustrate “how” to resolve it. Regarding the Turkish-Kurdish conflict, a plethora of theories exist to try and explain it, including Social Identity Theory (and under it, Stereotyping and Prejudice Theory), Basic Human Needs Theory (and under it, Relative Deprivation Theory), Realistic... Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:57 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/862/the-turkish-kurdish-conflict-in-theory-and-practice http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/388/patty-murray-vs-dino-rossi-analyzing-the-2010-washington-state-senatorial-race By Manisha S. Kaura - The 2010 Washington State senatorial race was crucial for Republicans, as it could have earned the GOP a Senate majority and eliminated the likelihood of Vice President Joe Biden’s casting a tie-breaking vote. A victory from Dino Rossi, the Republican candidate, would have given the Republicans their 51st Senator and saved them the hassle of trying to win California, where polls have traditionally run against them (1, 68). The Democratic nominee, Patty Murray, ended up winning the race by 4.3% with 1,217,849 votes to Rossi’s 1,119,081 (12, 38, 41, 53). Given the race's significance... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:13 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/388/patty-murray-vs-dino-rossi-analyzing-the-2010-washington-state-senatorial-race http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/127/the-effect-of-marriage-on-political-identification By Shikole Struber - Party identification among individuals is determined by multiple factors including current marital status and other variables such as income and education level. The rate of marriage for people over the age of 18 in the United States has decreased from 72% in 1970 to just 59% in 2002 (US Census Bureau). Marriage is superseding both race and income as the biggest class division of the century (Rauch, 2001). The extent of spousal influence on political behavior is a debated issue that has just recently gained interest by researchers, where in the past Party identification was thought to be more... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:46 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/127/the-effect-of-marriage-on-political-identification