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

    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.