Personality and the Challenges of Democratic Governance: How Unconscious Thought Influences Political Understanding - Couverture souple

Dusso, Aaron

 
9783319851945: Personality and the Challenges of Democratic Governance: How Unconscious Thought Influences Political Understanding
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ISBN 10 : 3319851942 ISBN 13 : 9783319851945
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This book examines how the five-factor model of personality (also known as the Big Five)-extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability/neuroticism, and openness to experience-influence individuals' ability to understand and engage in four areas of civic life. First, it documents how personality influences individuals when connecting abstract concepts like liberal or conservative to specific public policy preferences. Second, it demonstrates how understanding basic political facts is often conditional on these traits. Third, it tests the role that personality plays in citizens' capacity to fulfill the basic demands that democratic governance places on them, such as connecting their own policy preferences to the correct political party. Fourth, it reveals how personality traits can blind people to the role government plays in their lives, while simultaneously causing them to vilify more visible beneficiaries of government programs. Ultimately, this book will engage both scholars and civic-minded individuals interested in understanding the hidden factors driving political behavior.

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À propos de l'auteur

Aaron Dusso is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA. Dr. Dusso is also a core faculty member with the Indiana University Center for Civic Literacy. His previous work has been published in the journals Electoral Studies, Political Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, and Social Science Quarterly.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3319851942
ISBN 13 
9783319851945
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
220
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9783319536026: Personality and the Challenges of Democratic Governance: How Unconscious Thought Influences Political Understanding

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ISBN 10 :  3319536028 ISBN 13 :  9783319536026
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
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