POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES

In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 12, Heft 4, S. 759-778

Abstract

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES RESEARCH IN FILIPINO POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY. PRESENTATION OF THE LITERATURE IS ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY MAJOR POLITICAL EVENTS THAT MARK THE DEMISE OF ONE POLITICAL SEASON AND THE BIRTH OF ANOTHER. THE POLITICAL BACKDROP INCLUDES NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS, STUDENT PROTESTS, MARTIAL LAW, SENATOR BENIGNO AQUINO'S ASSASSINATION, AND THE EDSA REVOLUTION'S SUCCESS. RESEARCH INTERESTS COVER TOPICS SUCH AS KINSHIP, SOCIALIZATION, CONFLICT, TRANSITION, AND PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES WITH A LOOK AT POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH IN POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES.