Galston, “Realism in Political Theory,” European Journal of Political Theory IX 4 (October 2010), pp. Goldgeier, J. M., and P. E. Tetlock. Part IV examines globalization. 0162-895X 0 1996 International Society of Political Psychology Published by Blackwell Publishers, 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA, and 108 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JF, UK. There is also a chapter on group psychology in the international context. The Political Psychology of Rational Choice Theory 27 committee structure as facilitating, as intended, the legislators' distribution of gains from trade to their interest group clients (Weingast, 1981; 1987). This content downloaded from 129.171.233.78 on Fri, 1 Aug 2014 11:42:38 AM The text draws on academic and applied contributions to political discourse in an effort to show students that political science is … Part III takes up various aspects of the state that respond to pressures from civil society, including welfare, gender, and military policies. A textbook designed for university audiences, with a focus on group psychology in politics. Using this situationism–dispositionism framework—which roughly paral-lels the concerns of social and cognitive psychology—this book focuses on such cognitive psychology theories that are discussed in, and seem cetral to, the reading. Political psychology has been defined as the ‘application of what is known about human psychology to the study of politics’ (Sears, Huddy & Jervis, 2003, p. 3). C. Larmore / Journal of Moral Philosophy (2012) DOI 10.1163/174552412X628896 5 Both contain an important element of truth, but both are also unsatisfac- Scholars taking a political psychology perspective on the study of political leadership are generally focused on establishing the linkages between what political leaders are like and the actions and policies of the institutions they run. Political psychology is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry concerned with the analysis of political thought and behavior of individuals within politically organized communities. 385-411. Any balanced and persuasive account of political life must therefore acknowledge the constant PartIbegins by exploring the theories of political sociology. Quite simply, political theory and political practice are inseparably linked. approaches, key concepts in political science, political theory and political ideo-logy, comparative politics and U.S. politics, and international relations. Part II focuses on the formation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. discipline called political psychology. The theory is that legislators desire re-election and seek to achieve it by service to clients. Social psychology has been a more influential source of inspiration for the study of politics than any other subfield of psychology. Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and Cases provides a concise, readable, and conceptually organized introduction to the topic of political psychology by examining this very question. ... ambitions they serve. “Psychology and International Relations Theory.” Annual Review of Political … As we go through readings and in class discussions, we will come across theories or research paradigms from cognitive or social psychology in service to a particular political psychology study. Political Ideologies An Introduction ... the school of psychology associated with John B. Watson (1878–1958) and B. F. Skinner (1904–90).