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Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding suggests that we need a radical change in how we think about war, leadership, and politics. Most of us, political scientists included, fail to appreciate the extent to which instincts and emotions, rather than logic, factor into our societal politics and international wars. Many of our physiological and genetic tendencies, of which we are mostly unaware, can all too easily fuel our antipathy towards other groups, make us choose 'strong' leaders over more mindful leaders, assist recruitment for illegal militias, and facilitate even the most gentle of us to inflict violence on others. Drawing upon the latest research from emerging areas such as behavioral genetics, biopsychology, and social and cognitive neuroscience, this book identifies the sources of compelling instincts and emotions, and how we can acknowledge and better manage them so as to develop international and societal peace more effectively.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introductionn: All Too Human: The Allure of Donald Trump -- Who Were Trump's Initial Followers? -- Strangers to Ourselves -- Truth Is What We Believe -- Our Savannah Leader? -- We Prefer People Like Us -- We Like Beer Buddies -- Outside the Norms -- Bread and Circuses -- Who Supported Trump in the Presidential Elections? -- A Politics of Hope? -- References -- Chapter 2. The Politics of Hope: Donald Trump as an Entrepreneur of Identity -- Introduction: Making Sense of Those Who Don't Make Sense to Us -- Inside the Trump Machine -- The Entrepreneur of Identity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. Unexamined Assumptions about Leadership: Why People Follow Trump -- The Role of Voters' Implicit Leadership Theories in Support for Donald Trump -- Predictors of Leadership Emergence -- Implicit Leadership Theories -- Assumptions about Effective Leaders -- Implicit Beliefs among Committed Trump Supporters -- Resonating to the Trumpian Worldview -- Implicit Theories of Trumpian Leadership -- Trump the Businessman and CEO -- Toughness -- Authenticity -- Wealth -- Trump Understands -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Leadership and Followership: Trump-An Adaptive Mismatch? -- The Need for Meaning -- An Epistemic Need -- A Need for Security -- An Innate Evolutionary Code -- Attraction to Leaders: A Psychoevolutionary Perspective -- The Campaign -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5. Power, Persuasion, and Bad Leadership -- Leadership and Power -- Leadership and Influence Tactics -- Why Good Leaders Turn Bad -- Antidotes to Unfair Leader Use of Power and Influence Tactics -- Social Psychology and the Trump Phenomenon -- References -- Chapter 6. Nationalist Politics: The Role of Predispositions and Emotions -- Donald Trump's Nationalist Politics

"Across the United States and around the world, people are struggling to understand why so many turned to Donald Trump--an individual described as rude and insensitive at best, and as racist, hateful, and ignorant at worst--as their champion. Trump's nomination as the Republican presidential candidate, and his subsequent election to president of the United States, upended many long-held assumptions and beliefs about politics, such as the inevitable power of superfunding election syndicates and the need for presidential candidates to have governance experience and broad knowledge of domestic and foreign affairs. Why Irrational Politics Appeals: Understanding the Allure of Trump takes a serious, scientific look at Trump and his politics against the backdrop of modern American society. It brings together experts from a variety of psychological and political science fields to answer the mystifying question of why people by the millions would follow a leader who to so many others seems unqualified, undiplomatic, and in opposition to previously established standards for a national leader. Readers will gain an understanding of how little a role rationality plays in political choices, particularly--but not always--among citizens of certain socioeconomic backgrounds; and why Trump's apparently divisive attitudes and prejudices, his lack of "political correctness," and his hubris appeal to so many voters. The book also raises questions about our democratic processes, and our need for more thoughtful political cultures to ensure that citizens are adequately prepared to make important leadership decisions that will affect the future of our nation's economy, social norms, and global safety"--Provided by publisher

Communities throughout the world are increasingly diverse in their racial, ethnic and religious make up. Using examples drawn from over 50 countries in a variety of fields from economics to education, this book explores how governmental, economic and social institutions are adapting their policies to create more cohesive and peaceful societies