Political Behavior and the Emotional Citizen

Cengiz Erisen is Research Associate in the Center on Democratic Performance at Binghamton University, USA, and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University, Turkey. He is a recipient of two prestigious awards for young scholars in Turkey. His research interests include political psychology, comparative political behaviour, and public opinion analysis across diverse contexts. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Political Psychology, European Union Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, and Turkish Studies. He has also co-edited a book on democracy in Turkey and guest edited journal special issues on political psychology.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1: The History of Turkish Political Behaviour.- Chapter 2: Conceptualization and Measurement of Emotion.- Chapter 3: Emotions and Political Attitudes.- Chapter 4: Emotion and Political Involvement and Participation.- Chapter 5: Emotion and Political Ads in Turkey.- Chapter 6: Emotion and Voting Behaviour.- Conclusion.