The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior
Passion and emotion run deep in politics, but researchers have only recently begun to study how they influence our political thinking. Contending that the long-standing neglect of such feelings has left unfortunate gaps in our understanding of political behavior, The Affect Effect fills the void by providing a comprehensive overview of current research on emotion in politics and where it is likely to lead.

In sixteen seamlessly integrated essays, thirty top scholars approach this topic from a broad array of angles that address four major themes. The first section outlines the philosophical and neuroscientific foundations of emotion in politics, while the second focuses on how emotions function within and among individuals. The final two sections branch out to explore how politics work at the societal level and suggest the next steps in modeling, research, and political activity itself. Opening up new paths of inquiry in an exciting new field, this volume will appeal not only to scholars of American politics and political behavior, but also to anyone interested in political psychology and sociology.
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The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior
Passion and emotion run deep in politics, but researchers have only recently begun to study how they influence our political thinking. Contending that the long-standing neglect of such feelings has left unfortunate gaps in our understanding of political behavior, The Affect Effect fills the void by providing a comprehensive overview of current research on emotion in politics and where it is likely to lead.

In sixteen seamlessly integrated essays, thirty top scholars approach this topic from a broad array of angles that address four major themes. The first section outlines the philosophical and neuroscientific foundations of emotion in politics, while the second focuses on how emotions function within and among individuals. The final two sections branch out to explore how politics work at the societal level and suggest the next steps in modeling, research, and political activity itself. Opening up new paths of inquiry in an exciting new field, this volume will appeal not only to scholars of American politics and political behavior, but also to anyone interested in political psychology and sociology.
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The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior

The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior

The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior

The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior

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Passion and emotion run deep in politics, but researchers have only recently begun to study how they influence our political thinking. Contending that the long-standing neglect of such feelings has left unfortunate gaps in our understanding of political behavior, The Affect Effect fills the void by providing a comprehensive overview of current research on emotion in politics and where it is likely to lead.

In sixteen seamlessly integrated essays, thirty top scholars approach this topic from a broad array of angles that address four major themes. The first section outlines the philosophical and neuroscientific foundations of emotion in politics, while the second focuses on how emotions function within and among individuals. The final two sections branch out to explore how politics work at the societal level and suggest the next steps in modeling, research, and political activity itself. Opening up new paths of inquiry in an exciting new field, this volume will appeal not only to scholars of American politics and political behavior, but also to anyone interested in political psychology and sociology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780226574431
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 09/15/2008
Series: American Politics and Political Economy Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 432
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

W. Russell Neuman is the John Derby Evans Professor of Media Technology in Communication Studies in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. George E. Marcus is professor of political science at Williams College. Ann N. Crigler is professor of political science at the University of Southern California. Michael MacKuen is the Burton Craige Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina­–Chapel Hill.   

Table of Contents

1 Theorizing Affect’s Effects
 W. RUSSELL NEUMAN, GEORGE E. MARCUS, ANN N. CRIGLER & MICHAEL MACKUEN
PART I. PUTTING THE AFFECT EFFECT IN PERSPECTIVE 2 Philosophical Psychology with Political Intent
 MICHAEL A. NEBLO
3 Political Cognition as Social Cognition: Are We All Political Sophisticates?
 DARREN SCHREIBER
4 Emotional Processing and Political Judgment: Toward Integrating Political Psychology and Decision Neuroscience
 MICHAEL L. SPEZIO & RALPH ADOLPHS
PART II. MICRO MODELS 5 The Primacy of Affect in Political Evaluations
 DAN CASSINO & MILTON LODGE
6 The Third Way: The Theory of Affective Intelligence and American Democracy
 MICHAEL B. MACKUEN, GEORGE E. MARCUS, W. RUSSELL NEUMAN & LUKE KEELE
7 Affective Intelligence and Voting: Information Processing and Learning in a Campaign
 DAVID P. REDLAWSK, ANDREW J. W. CIVETTINI & RICHARD R. LAU
8 Identities, Interests, and Emotions: Symbolic versus Material Wellsprings of Fear, Anger, and Enthusiasm
 TED BRADER & NICHOLAS A. VALENTINO
9 On the Distinct Political Effects of Anxiety and Anger
 LEONIE HUDDY, STANLEY FELDMAN & ERIN CASSESE
10 Don't Give up Hope: Emotions, Candidate Appraisals, and Votes
 MARION R. JUST, ANN N. CRIGLER & TODD L. BELT
PART III. MACRO MODELS 11 The Road to Public Surveillance: Breeching Attention Thresholds
 DORIS GRABER
12 Meaning, Cultural Symbols, and Campaign Strategies
 DAVID C. LEEGE & KENNETH D. WALD
13 Testing Some Implications of Affective Intelligence Theory at the Aggregate Level
 PETER F. NARDULLI & JAMES H. KUKLINSKI
PART IV. NEXT STEPS IN RESEARCH AND OUTREACH 14 Politics and the Equilibrium of Fear: Can Strategies and Emotions Interact?
 ARTHUR LUPIA & JESSE O. MENNING
15 The Affect Effect in the Very Real World of Political Campaigns
 DAN SCHNUR
16 Cognitive Neuroscience and Politics: Next Steps
 ROSE MCDERMOTT   References
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Index
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