Political Psychology: A Social Psychological Approach (BPS Textbooks in

A research-based guide to political psychology that is filled with critical arguments from noted experts Political Psychology is solidly grounded in empirical research and critical arguments. The text puts the emphasis on alternative approaches to psychological enquiry that challenge our traditional assumptions about the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the text contains a meaningful exchange of ideas that draw on the disciplines of social psychology, sociology, history, media studies and philosophy. This important text offers a broader understanding of the different intellectual positions that academics may take towards political psychology. Comprehensive in scope Political Psychology provides a historical context to the subject and offers a critical history of common research methods. The contributors offer insight on political thought in psychology, the politics of psychological language, narrating as political action, political decision-making and much more. This important text: * Offers contributions from a panel of international experts on the topic * Includes a review of some political ideas associated with the work of Karl Marx, Erich Fromm, R.D. Laing, Michel Foucault and others * Presents information on prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination in the context of mass migration * Reviews a wide range of relevant topics such as identity, social exclusion and foreign policy and more * Contains questions for group debate and discussion at the end of each chapter Written for academics and students of political psychology, Political Psychology is a comprehensive resource that includes contributions from experts in a variety of fields and disciplines.

Christopher J. Hewer is Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Psychology at Kingston University, London where he teaches critical social psychology and the psychology of art and film. His research interests focus on collective memory, shifting memorialization and forgetting in cultural discourse. Evanthia Lyons is Head of School and Professor of Social and Political Psychology at Kingston University, London, UK. Her research focuses on people's understanding of political processes and the factors that influence their engagement in conventional and unconventional political actions.

List of Contributors xv Preface xx CHAPTER 1 Some Historical and Philosophical Considerations 1 Christopher J. Hewer CHAPTER 2 A Critical History of Research Methods 28 Ron Roberts and Christopher J. Hewer CHAPTER 3 From Alienation to Estrangement: Political Thought and Psychology 54 Ron Roberts CHAPTER 4 The Politics of Psychological Language: Discourse and Rhetoric 73 Simon Locke CHAPTER 5 Identity 93 Christopher J. Hewer and Evanthia Lyons CHAPTER 6 Narrating as Political Action 114 Brian Schiff CHAPTER 7 Connecting Social Exclusion and Agency: Social Class Matters 134 Sarah Jay, Orla Muldoon, and Caroline Howarth CHAPTER 8 Migration 152 Spyridoula Ntani, Artemis M. Griva, and Xenia Chryssochoou CHAPTER 9 Political Decision-Making 168 Jack S. Levy CHAPTER 10 Foreign Policy and Identity 189 Emma O'Dwyer CHAPTER 11 Social Memory and the Collective Past 207 Christopher J. Hewer CHAPTER 12 Crowds, Social Identities, and the Shaping of Everyday Social Relations 231 Fergus G. Neville and Stephen D. Reicher CHAPTER 13 State Militarism and International Conflict 253 Stephen Gibson CHAPTER 14 Social Influence and Malevolent Authority: Obedience Revisited 271 Ron Roberts CHAPTER 15 Intergroup Conflict, Peace, and Reconciliation 292 J. Christopher Cohrs, Johanna R. Vollhardt, and Shelley McKeown References 313 Index 349