Ideology has re-emerged as an important topic of inquiry among social, personality, and
political psychologists. In this review, we examine recent theory and research concerning …

Individuals are not merely passive vessels of whatever beliefs and opinions they have been
exposed to; rather, they are attracted to belief systems that resonate with their own …

The chapter offers an overview and critical reflections on current approaches to the study of
emotion and politics, highlighting both conceptual challenges and possibilities for …

Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior is the first study in more than 30 years
to investigate the broad significance of personality traits for mass political behavior. Drawing …

Research on political communication effects has enjoyed great progress over the past 25
years. A key ingredient underlying these advances is the increased usage of experiments …

We develop an approach to studying public opinion that accounts for how people process
competing messages received over the course of a political campaign or policy debate …

Interest in deliberative theories of democracy has grown tremendously among political
theorists, political scientists, activists, and even government officials. Many scholars …

We integrate political psychology and upper echelons research to introduce an alternative
conceptualization of executive political ideology by separating the two distinct ideologies …

Deliberative democrats seek to link political choices more closely to the deliberations of
common citizens, rather than consigning them to speak only in the desiccated language of …

Electoral campaigns and policy debates are dynamic processes that unfold over time. In the
contest for public opinion, each side tries to frame issues to its advantage, but success also …