We contribute to a greater understanding of political psychology by 1) collecting data in a more systematic way for the intellectual community, 2) sensitizing students to the extent to which any intellectual discipline is socially constructed and is a work in progress, 3) heightening awareness of the political aspects of intellectual life, 4) exposing readers to the wide variety of diverse approaches and methodologies utilized by political psychologists, and 5) suggesting the range of topics that political psychology can address successfully and the range of techniques it can utilize.
IN MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEPARATE ECONOMIC CONCERNS FROM POLITICAL ONES. YET THE FIELD OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY HAS DEVELOPED RATHER INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE STUDY OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY. THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS WHETHER THERE ARE WAYS IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUALISTIC, HIGHLY RATIONALISTIC ASSUMPTIONS THAT DOMINATE OUR ECONOMIC SYSTEM FEED BACK TO SHAPE AND LIMIT OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRIES. IT ALSO ASKS WHETHER THESE ASSUMPTIONS LEAD US UNWITTINGLY TO ATTRIBUTE EXCESSIVE AUTONOMY TO THE ECONOMIC SPHERE AND TO FAIL TO INTEGRATE THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION INTO PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRIES REGARDING OUR POLITICAL LIFE. THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS THESE QUESTIONS AND APPLIES THEM TO ISSUES OF TAXATION, POVERTY, SOCIAL GENEROSITY, AND NUCLEAR WINTER.
An overview of the field of political psychology, defined as the scientific study of the interaction of political & psychological processes: a bidirectional interaction. Some of the difficulties in achieving & sustaining a scientific approach in this area are described. The content of political psychology is described in terms of eight substantive areas of research in the field: (1) the individual as political actor; (2) political movements; (3) the politician or political leader; (4) political alignments & structures; (5) political intergroup relations; (6) political processes; (7) case studies; & (8) human development & the political economy. Summaries of several illustrative studies in political psychology are provided. 2 Figures, 65 References. AA.
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.
One hundred years ago, if we proposed that we could make you happy with a pill, we would have been ridiculed and would have entered the realm of science fiction and not science itself. Yet that is precisely where we are today. The genetics and neurobiological revolution is upon us, and we advocate that political psychology not simply join this revolution but take a lead role in it. Here in this review, we explore the various ways in which political psychology can embrace this revolution and incorporate work in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, endocrinology, and recent advances in genetics. In doing so, we advocate the adoption of an epidemiological approach and discuss the ways in which various methods including physiological experimentation, genetic analysis, and neurological explorations including MRIs and other technical advances provide critical insight into human behavior and present intriguing possibilities for exploring the nature of political attitudes, attachments, and behaviors. In advocating for broadening the approaches used in the field, we reflect critically on how we might improve and strengthen the accuracy of our understanding of the psychological bases of political preferences and behavior in the future.
JAPAN'S CULTURE AND SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS THE MAJOR FORCES THAT AFFECT AND DETERMINE INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. CULTURAL ASPECTS, IN PARTICULAR, INFLUENCE THE WAY THE LEADERS BEHAVE, DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES, AND VOTING BEHAVIOR. CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN RECENT DECADES HAVE AFFECTED THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES OF THE YOUNG GENERATION. MOREOVER, THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE NEWS MEDIA IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT CAN ALSO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE ROOTS OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOR IN JAPAN.
Although a number of political psychologists are active in Canada, there has been relatively little self‐conscious development of the field. This article brings together contributions from political science and social psychology in Canada in an attempt to identify aspects of Canadian distinctiveness in the field of political psychology, notably the balance between mainstream and eclectic tendencies.
THE ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BEST OF PSYCHOLOGY TO THE GENERATION OF POLITICAL PEACE AND FREEDOM AND JUSTICE, WHICH IS WHAT HUMANS NEED AS CONDITIONS FOR THE GOOD LIFE. IT CITES EXAMPLES "CRUCIAL TO THE MEANINGFULNESS OF POLITICAL PSUCHOLOGY." THESE EXAMPLES INCLUDE: INDEPENDENT ANARCHY; EXOTIC DEMOCRACY; COMMUNITY, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL; AND WAYS OF JUDGING POLITICANS.