Political Psychology Citizen Behaviors and Opinions Lecture 1

Political Psychology: Citizen Behaviors and Opinions Lecture 1 Political psychology

Program n What is political psychology? n History of political psychology n What will this course cover and not cover? n Obedience to Authority film

What is political psychology? Lecture 1 Political psychology

Political psychology n Not a course on a single topic. n Not a course on a single method. n Not a course on a single theory.

Political psychology n The interaction between psychological processes and political processes : – the influence of psychological processes on political processes – the influence of political processes on psychological processes

Political psychology n Psychological processes : motivations, perceptions, personalities, attitudes, cognitions, group dynamics, etc. n Political processes : political socialization, political culture, political movements, political parties, political systems, democratic processes, international relations, etc.

Political psychology n Many disciplines : psychology, political science, economics, philosophy, history, sociology, anthropology, psychiatry, communication, education, etc. n Many topics : political behaviors, mass media, leadership, decision-making, international conflicts, group conflicts, political mobilization, etc. n Many methods : survey, content analysis, questionnaire, experiment, observation, case analysis, archival analysis, non-verbal analysis, etc.

History of political psychology Lecture 1 Political psychology

Great trends n 1940 s and 1950 s : personality n 1960 s and 1970 s : attitudes n 1980 s and 1990 s : cognition n 2000 - : groups? affect? biopolitics?

Institutionalization n 1977 : International Society of Political Psychology n 1978 - : annual conference n 1979 - : Political Psychology journal n Multiple courses and programs

What will this course cover and not cover? Lecture 1 Political psychology

The course n Political behaviors and opinions of ordinary citizens n Four most important approaches: personality, cognition, emotion, and biopolitics n Means: formal lectures and readings

Obedience to Authority film Lecture 1 Political psychology