While the psychological underpinnings of social ideology are well established, less is known about the psychological underpinnings of economic ideology. In this study, I assess whether Big Five personality traits are associated with economic ideology and when personality traits are more strongly or more weakly associated with economic ideology. I hypothesize that low income attenuates the association between the Big Five traits and economic ideology. Studies conducted in Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the United States show that Conscientiousness is positively correlated with economic conservatism, while Agreeableness and Neuroticism are negatively correlated with economic conservatism. Moreover, low income attenuates the association between personality traits and economic ideology. I report a weaker association between Agreeableness and economic ideology among poor people compared to wealthier people in all three countries. Low income also attenuates the association between economic ideology and the traits Openness (Denmark), Extraversion (United Kingdom), and Neuroticism (United States). I contribute to the literature addressing the psychological correlates of economic ideology by showing that (1) economic ideology has a distinct set of personality correlates and (2) low income attenuates the association between some personality traits and economic ideology.
Cet article présente les principales problématiques, approches et conceptualisations de l'Économie politique internationale. Il introduit aux débats de la discipline et fournit une grille de lecture des textes constitutifs du dossier de ce numéro. D'une interrogation sur la puissance dans les relations économiques internationales, l'Économie politique internationale porte désormais son attention aux questions de gouvernance économique globale. L'article insiste sur le pluralisme de l'Économie politique internationale, sur le dialogue des théories et des faits qui anime cette approche et sur l'éclatement des paradigmes fondateurs. L'article se conclut sur les perspectives ouvertes par les travaux d'Économie politique internationale.
Cet article présente les principales problématiques, approches et conceptualisations de l'Économie politique internationale. Il introduit aux débats de la discipline et fournit une grille de lecture des textes constitutifs du dossier de ce numéro. D'une interrogation sur la puissance dans les relations économiques internationales, l'Économie politique internationale porte désormais son attention aux questions de gouvernance économique globale. L'article insiste sur le pluralisme de l'Économie politique internationale, sur le dialogue des théories et des faits qui anime cette approche et sur l'éclatement des paradigmes fondateurs. L'article se conclut sur les perspectives ouvertes par les travaux d'Économie politique internationale.
Traditionally in International Relations, power and authority were considered to rest with states. But recently, in the light of changes associated with globalisation, this has come under scrutiny both empirically and theoretically. This book analyses the continuing but changing role of states in the international arena, and their relationships with a wide range of non-state actors, which possess increasingly salient capabilities to structure global politics and economics.