Feeling politics : emotion in political information processing / edited by David P. Redlawsk.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Redlawsk, David P.

Conference Name:

Shambaugh Conference on Affect and Cognition in Political Action (2003 : University of Iowa)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political psychology.

Emotions and cognition.

Personality and politics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

To the rapidly expanding study of emotions and politics, this book enhances understanding of the connections between affect and cognition and their implications for political evaluation, decision and action. Emphasizing theory, methodology, and empirical research, "Feeling Politics "is an important contribution to political science, sociology, psychology, and communications.

Contents:

1 Feeling Politics: New Research into Emotion and Politics / David P. Redlawsk 1

2 First Steps toward a Dual-Process Accessibility Model of Political Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior / Milton Lodge, Charles Taber, Christopher Weber 11

3 The Measure and Mismeasure of Emotion / George E. Marcus, Michael MacKuen, Jennifer Wolak, Luke Keele 31

4 Contributions of a Sociological Perspective on Affect to the Study of Political Action / Lisa Troyer, Dawn T. Robinson 47

5 Affect and Politics: Effects on Judgment, Processing, and Information Seeking / Linda M. Isbell, Victor C. Ottati, Kathleen C. Burns 57

6 Motivated Reasoning, Affect, and the Role of Memory in Voter Decision Making / David P. Redlawsk 87

7 Fear and Loathing in American Elections: Context, Traits, and Negative Candidate Affect / Marco R. Steenbergen, Christopher Ellis 109

8 The Three Faces of Negative Campaigning: The Democratic Implications of Attack Ads, Cynical News, and Fear-Arousing Messages / Ann Crigler, Marion Just, Todd Belt 135

9 Racial Cues in Campaign News: The Effects of Candidate Strategies on Group Activation and Political Attentiveness among African Americans / Vincent L. Hutchings, Nicholas A. Valentino, Tasha S. Philpot, Ismail K. White 165

10 I Like Him, but...: Vote Choice when Candidate Likeability and Closeness on Issues Clash / David P. Redlawsk, Richard R. Lau 187

11 The Emotional Calculus of Foreign Policy Decisions: Getting Emotions out of the Closet / Nehemia Geva, J. Mark Skorick 209.

Notes:

Results of the Shambaugh Conference on Affect and Cognition in Political Action, University of Iowa, March 7-9, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-257) and index.

ISBN:

1403971781

OCLC:

61859894

Publisher Number:

9781403971784

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