John Sprague

TL;DR: This paper examined the effects of individual political preferences and the distribution of such preferences on the social transmission of political information and found that individuals do purposefully construct informational networks corresponding to their own political preferences, and they also selectively misperceive socially supplied political information.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the ubiquitous nature of political disagreement in the communication network of ordinary citizens and argue that political diversity within these networks is consistent with a theory of democratic politics built on the importance of individual interdependence.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors address several questions regarding party mobilization efforts, such as: Whom do the parties seek to mobilize? What are the individual and aggregate characteristics and criteria that shape party mobilization? And what are the intended and unintended consequences of partisan mobilization, both for individual voters and for the electorate more generally?

TL;DR: The authors examines the political consequences that arise due to multiple and simultaneous bases of social experience, such as neighborhoods and churches, and examines the consequences of these bases of experience on political outcomes.