Edited by Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz, Department of Political Science, Brigham Young University and Cara J. Wong, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• ContentsIntroduction: progress and promise in political psychology 1Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz and Cara J. WongSection I Social Influence2 Social norms and political psychology 13Eric Groenendyk, Erik O. Kimbrough and Mark Pickup3 Group identity, ingroups, and their implications 39Chagai M. Weiss4 Group identity, outgroups, and their implications 59Rosario Aguilar5 Intergroup conflict and violence 73Lauren E. Young and Yang-Yang Zhou6 Political socialization 103Kasper M. Hansen and Edward Fieldhouse7 Case study: migrants and migration 121Effrosyni Charitopoulou and Elias DinasSection II Democratic Citizenship and Governance8 Citizen capacity for democracy 143Michael A. Neblo and Euchan Jang9 Innovations in the study of elite behavior: the role of information inrepresentation and decision-making 163Daniel M. Butler and Miguel M. Pereira10 Are citizens politically competent? The evidence from political psychology 179Tessa Ditonto, Kyle Mattes and Jeffery Tobin11 Deliberation and decision-making 211Jonathan E. Collins12 The malleability of efficacy at the individual- and group-level: policyfeedback, emotions, and racial/gender gaps 225Vanessa Cruz Nichols and Melissa R. Michelson13 Case study: belief in conspiracy theories 245Ian Mumma and Joanne M. MillerSection III Attitudes, Persuasion, and Attitude Change14 Ghosts in the machine: revisiting the fundamentals of political attitudes forcontemporary times 287Efrén Pérez and Gustavo A. Mártir Luna15 The organization (and disorganization) of attitudes 317Leor Zmigrod, Mark J. Brandt and Kevin Arceneaux16 Persuasion 341Chiara L. Valli, Shana A. Kushner Gadarian and Alessandro Nai17 Political communication 367Gavin Ploger and Stuart Soroka18 Case study: racial attitudes, messaging, and appeals 387Chryl Laird, Amber Colquhoun and Isabelle JensenSection IV Expanding the Scope of Political Psychology: A Retrospective andProspective Look19 Genetics and politics: trait foundations, technological advances, health,and privacy 411Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, Amanda Friesen, Aaron Weinschenk andChristopher T. Dawes20 Using measures of psychophysiological and neural activity to advanceunderstanding of psychological processes in politics 429Bert N. Bakker and Gijs Schumacher21 Evolutionary psychology and the study of politics 467Lene Aarøe22 Behavioral economics in the study of mass political behavior 487Dennis Chong and Morris Levy23 Computational political psychology 507Sarah Shugars and Lisa Argyle24 Social psychology and contemporary innovations in the study of politicalbehavior 529Christopher M. Federico25 Opportunities in political psychology: heterogeneities in theory,methodologies, and the production of knowledge 559James N. Druckman

‘The Handbook of Innovations in Political Psychology not only provides an excellent overview of the current state of the highly diverse interdisciplinary field of political psychology, it also presents many innovative ideas for improvement. A must-read for both seasoned and emerging scholars of this exciting field!’

Edited by Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz, Department of Political Science, Brigham Young University and Cara J. Wong, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• ContentsIntroduction: progress and promise in political psychology 1Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz and Cara J. WongSection I Social Influence2 Social norms and political psychology 13Eric Groenendyk, Erik O. Kimbrough and Mark Pickup3 Group identity, ingroups, and their implications 39Chagai M. Weiss4 Group identity, outgroups, and their implications 59Rosario Aguilar5 Intergroup conflict and violence 73Lauren E. Young and Yang-Yang Zhou6 Political socialization 103Kasper M. Hansen and Edward Fieldhouse7 Case study: migrants and migration 121Effrosyni Charitopoulou and Elias DinasSection II Democratic Citizenship and Governance8 Citizen capacity for democracy 143Michael A. Neblo and Euchan Jang9 Innovations in the study of elite behavior: the role of information inrepresentation and decision-making 163Daniel M. Butler and Miguel M. Pereira10 Are citizens politically competent? The evidence from political psychology 179Tessa Ditonto, Kyle Mattes and Jeffery Tobin11 Deliberation and decision-making 211Jonathan E. Collins12 The malleability of efficacy at the individual- and group-level: policyfeedback, emotions, and racial/gender gaps 225Vanessa Cruz Nichols and Melissa R. Michelson13 Case study: belief in conspiracy theories 245Ian Mumma and Joanne M. MillerSection III Attitudes, Persuasion, and Attitude Change14 Ghosts in the machine: revisiting the fundamentals of political attitudes forcontemporary times 287Efrén Pérez and Gustavo A. Mártir Luna15 The organization (and disorganization) of attitudes 317Leor Zmigrod, Mark J. Brandt and Kevin Arceneaux16 Persuasion 341Chiara L. Valli, Shana A. Kushner Gadarian and Alessandro Nai17 Political communication 367Gavin Ploger and Stuart Soroka18 Case study: racial attitudes, messaging, and appeals 387Chryl Laird, Amber Colquhoun and Isabelle JensenSection IV Expanding the Scope of Political Psychology: A Retrospective andProspective Look19 Genetics and politics: trait foundations, technological advances, health,and privacy 411Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, Amanda Friesen, Aaron Weinschenk andChristopher T. Dawes20 Using measures of psychophysiological and neural activity to advanceunderstanding of psychological processes in politics 429Bert N. Bakker and Gijs Schumacher21 Evolutionary psychology and the study of politics 467Lene Aarøe22 Behavioral economics in the study of mass political behavior 487Dennis Chong and Morris Levy23 Computational political psychology 507Sarah Shugars and Lisa Argyle24 Social psychology and contemporary innovations in the study of politicalbehavior 529Christopher M. Federico25 Opportunities in political psychology: heterogeneities in theory,methodologies, and the production of knowledge 559James N. Druckman

‘The Handbook of Innovations in Political Psychology not only provides an excellent overview of the current state of the highly diverse interdisciplinary field of political psychology, it also presents many innovative ideas for improvement. A must-read for both seasoned and emerging scholars of this exciting field!’

Edited by Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz, Department of Political Science, Brigham Young University and Cara J. Wong, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• ContentsIntroduction: progress and promise in political psychology 1Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz and Cara J. WongSection I Social Influence2 Social norms and political psychology 13Eric Groenendyk, Erik O. Kimbrough and Mark Pickup3 Group identity, ingroups, and their implications 39Chagai M. Weiss4 Group identity, outgroups, and their implications 59Rosario Aguilar5 Intergroup conflict and violence 73Lauren E. Young and Yang-Yang Zhou6 Political socialization 103Kasper M. Hansen and Edward Fieldhouse7 Case study: migrants and migration 121Effrosyni Charitopoulou and Elias DinasSection II Democratic Citizenship and Governance8 Citizen capacity for democracy 143Michael A. Neblo and Euchan Jang9 Innovations in the study of elite behavior: the role of information inrepresentation and decision-making 163Daniel M. Butler and Miguel M. Pereira10 Are citizens politically competent? The evidence from political psychology 179Tessa Ditonto, Kyle Mattes and Jeffery Tobin11 Deliberation and decision-making 211Jonathan E. Collins12 The malleability of efficacy at the individual- and group-level: policyfeedback, emotions, and racial/gender gaps 225Vanessa Cruz Nichols and Melissa R. Michelson13 Case study: belief in conspiracy theories 245Ian Mumma and Joanne M. MillerSection III Attitudes, Persuasion, and Attitude Change14 Ghosts in the machine: revisiting the fundamentals of political attitudes forcontemporary times 287Efrén Pérez and Gustavo A. Mártir Luna15 The organization (and disorganization) of attitudes 317Leor Zmigrod, Mark J. Brandt and Kevin Arceneaux16 Persuasion 341Chiara L. Valli, Shana A. Kushner Gadarian and Alessandro Nai17 Political communication 367Gavin Ploger and Stuart Soroka18 Case study: racial attitudes, messaging, and appeals 387Chryl Laird, Amber Colquhoun and Isabelle JensenSection IV Expanding the Scope of Political Psychology: A Retrospective andProspective Look19 Genetics and politics: trait foundations, technological advances, health,and privacy 411Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, Amanda Friesen, Aaron Weinschenk andChristopher T. Dawes20 Using measures of psychophysiological and neural activity to advanceunderstanding of psychological processes in politics 429Bert N. Bakker and Gijs Schumacher21 Evolutionary psychology and the study of politics 467Lene Aarøe22 Behavioral economics in the study of mass political behavior 487Dennis Chong and Morris Levy23 Computational political psychology 507Sarah Shugars and Lisa Argyle24 Social psychology and contemporary innovations in the study of politicalbehavior 529Christopher M. Federico25 Opportunities in political psychology: heterogeneities in theory,methodologies, and the production of knowledge 559James N. Druckman

‘The Handbook of Innovations in Political Psychology not only provides an excellent overview of the current state of the highly diverse interdisciplinary field of political psychology, it also presents many innovative ideas for improvement. A must-read for both seasoned and emerging scholars of this exciting field!’