1st Edition

The Psychology of Democracy

118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

What is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarisation? The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that political campaigns and media play, the book analyses topical and real-world political events including the Arab... Read more

Chapter 1

The Emotional Citizen

Chapter 2

Processing Political Communication

Chapter 3

Thinking About Politics

Chapter 4

Political Participation

Chapter 5

Understanding the Psychology of Contemporary Democracies

Biography

Darren G. Lilleker is Associate Professor in Political Communication at Bournemouth University, UK, and author of Political Communication and Cognition (Palgrave, 2014).

Billur Aslan Ozgul is Lecturer in Political Communication at Brunel University, London, UK, and author of the book Leading Protests in the Digital Age: Youth Activism in Egypt and Syria (Palgrave, 2020).