1st Edition

Political Psychology And Biopolitics Assessing And Predicting Elite Behavior In Foreign Policy Crises

By Gerald W. Hopple Copyright 1980
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

The interface between psychology and politics has been an area of sustained inquiry for several decades. More recently, the nexus between psychopolitical factors and international politics--linkages among biopolitics, political psychology, elite analysis, foreign affairs, and world politics--has been explored. This volume reviews and assesses the m

Introduction -- The Biopolitical Foundations of Elite Foreign Policy Behavior -- The Psychological Foundations of Elite Foreign Policy Behavior -- Elite Values and Foreign Affairs: An Overview -- Elite Values and Foreign Affairs: An Empirical Test -- In Search of the Foundations of Elite Foreign Policy Behavior -- Variables and Clusters

Biography

Gerald W. Hopple is senior research analyst, International Public Policy Research Corporation.