College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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POLS 070. Political Psychology
Examines the psychological dimensions of politics. Topics include: the role of perception and cognition in different political contexts, from crisis management to routine political decision-making; the dynamic relationship between leaders and their followers, including the impact of charismatic leaders and the psychology of group dynamics; the impact of political beliefs and values on political behavior, and the role of ideology in the mobilization of revolutionary movements; the formation of group identity, and the forces that provoke the breakdown of cooperation and the eruption of violence between groups. Examples used to illustrate these issues will be drawn from a wide range of locations around the world and a variety of historical eras.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014-2015.
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Political Science
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