What Is Political Psychology?
Perspectives on Politics, Vol. 7, No. 4, pg. 859-882.
Kristen Renwick Monroea, William Chiua, Adam Martina and Bridgette Portman
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.
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