Psychology of Democracy

Ashley Weinberg is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Salford, UK. He is the founding Chair of the Political Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a BPS winner of the Excellence in Occupational Psychology Policy Impact award. He is the editor of The Psychology of Politicians (Cambridge, 2012) and Brexit in the Workplace (2020).

• 1. Psychology of democracy Ashley Weinberg; of the people; 2. Personality, politics and strong democracy: a review of research and future directions Jo Silvester and Madeleine Wyatt; 3. From Big Ben to the breakfast table: basic values and political attitudes among politicians and the public James Weinberg; 4. Under the microscope: Prime Minister's questions in the UK Parliament Peter Bull and Maurice Waddle; 5. Cognitive complexity: sometimes a boon and sometimes a danger to democracy Peter Suedfeld; 6. In 'a league of their own'? Judgement and decision-making by politicians and non-politicians Barbara Vis and Sjoerd Stolwijk; 7. The mental well-being of politicians Ashley Weinberg; by the people; 8. Trust in political institutions and support for authoritarianism in Latin American students: does civic knowledge make a difference? Daniel Miranda, Juan-Carlos Castillo, Catalina Miranda and José Conejeros; 9. New technology, language and gesture in contemporary Indian political discourse Rukmini Bhaya Nair; 10. Fact or fiction: influences on voter decision-making in a disinformation environment David Redlawsk, Kyle Mattes and Karol Solis Menco; 11. Dissecting the psychology of a voter: a citizen-centric approach in studying electoral experience and behavior Sarah Harrison; 12. Building trust through a revolving door of leaders: the poisoned chalice Joakim Eidenfalk and Stuart Woodcock; 13. After the party is over Jane Roberts; for the people: 14. Democracy as a moral challenge Gian Vittorio Caprara; 15. 'Can I trust my future?' Youth civic engagement, civic identity and dystopias Ben Bowman, Thalia Magioglou and Helen Haste; 16. Religious identity politics and genuine support for democracy Gizem Arikan and Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom; 17. Psychology, democracy and the media: are citizens learning from the news? A self reflective learning perspective Sharon Coen and Karl Turgut Maloney Yorganci; 18. A social psychological approach to understanding China's democratisation Yida Zhai; 19. The psychology of radicalised conceptions of democracy – steps too far? Rod Dubrow-Marshall.

'There are hundreds of books on democratic decline and political disaffection, but none of them exposes the emotional dynamics and drivers of fear and frustration, anger and apathy with the precision provided by Weinberg's Psychology of Democracy. It is destined to become a major reference point for anyone interested in the past, present or future of democracy.' Matthew Flinders, Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre and Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, and Vice President of the Political Studies Association, UK