From the publisher. Manipulation is a source of pervasive anxiety in contemporary American politics. Observers charge that manipulative practices in political advertising, media coverage, and public discourse have helped to produce an increasingly polarized political arena, an u…
Manipulation is a source of pervasive anxiety in contemporary American politics. This book offers a comprehensive dialogue between empirical political scientists and normative theorists on the definition and contemporary practice of democratic manipulation.
Political interest is the strongest predictor of 'good citizenship', yet hardly anything is known about it. For the first time in over three decades, here is a study explaining what political interest is, where it comes from, and why it matters. Providing the most thorough descr…
Why political interest matters and how to understand its origins -- The psychology of political interest -- Measuring political interest -- The impact of elections -- 60 years of political interest -- Political interest over the life course: the population average -- Stability a…
The psychology of democracy
by Lilleker, Darren G., Ozgul, Billur Aslan
fromThe Psychology of Everything
Introduction -- The emotional citizen -- Processing political communication -- Thinking about politics -- Political participation -- Understanding the psychology of contemporary democracies. "What is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an ag…
The Psychology of Democracy
by Lilleker, Darren G., Ozgul, Billur Aslan
fromThe Psychology of Everything
"What is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarization? The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that poli…
"What is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarization? The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that poli…
Taking aim at decades of received wisdom, the central claim of this book is that high-quality political judgment hinges less on citizens' cognitive ability than on their willingness to temporarily suspend partisan habits and follow the 'evidence' wherever it leads. This occurs m…