Political Science 791PP - S-Political Psychology

This course serves as a survey of the major theoretical approaches and empirical research in the field of political psychology. As such, it focuses primary attention on psychological explanations of individual political attitudes and actions among both elites as well as the masses. The course is designed to: 1) provide an overview of the burgeoning literature on political psychology in the discipline of political science and the myriad of frameworks and methods used to study political behavior and 2) to prepare graduate students to teach courses on political behavior, and political psychology.