The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226574423 ISBN 13: 9780226574424

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2007

Synopsis

Passion and emotion run deep in politics, but researchers have only recently begun to study how they influence our political thinking. Contending that the long-standing neglect of such feelings has left unfortunate gaps in our understanding of political behavior, The Affect Effect fills the void by providing a comprehensive overview of current research on emotion in politics and where it is likely to lead.

In sixteen seamlessly integrated essays, thirty top scholars approach this topic from a broad array of angles that address four major themes. The first section outlines the philosophical and neuroscientific foundations of emotion in politics, while the second focuses on how emotions function within and among individuals. The final two sections branch out to explore how politics work at the societal level and suggest the next steps in modeling, research, and political activity itself. Opening up new paths of inquiry in an exciting new field, this volume will appeal not only to scholars of American politics and political behavior, but also to anyone interested in political psychology and sociology.

About this title

About the Authors

George E. Marcus is professor of political science at Williams College and the author, coauthor, or coeditor of seven books, including, most recently, Political Psychology: Neuroscience, Genetics, and Politics.

W. Russell Neuman is the John Derby Evans Professor of Media Technology in Communication Studies in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Michael MacKuen is the Burton Craige Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina­–Chapel Hill.

Ann N. Crigler is professor of political science at the University of Southern California.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226574423
• ISBN 13: 9780226574424
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 453
• Editor: Marcus George E., Neuman W. Russell, MacKuen Michael, Crigler Ann N.