English | ISBN: 1032783761 | 2025 | 602 pages | PDF | 8 MB
This fifth edition of Introduction to Political Psychology explores the many psychological patterns that influence individual political behavior. The authors introduce readers to a broad range of theories, concepts, and case studies of political activity, arguing that individuals are driven or motivated to act in accordance with personality characteristics, values, beliefs, and attachments to groups. The book explains many aspects of political behavior―whether seemingly pathological actions or normal decision-making practices, which sometimes work optimally, and sometimes fail.
Thoroughly updated throughout, the book examines patterns of political behavior in areas including leadership, group behavior, voting, race, nationalism, terrorism, and war.