5: Political Psychology

Matthew Levendusky, University of Pennsylvania, mleven@sas.upenn.edu

I encourage submissions on any topic related to political psychology, broadly defined. In keeping with this year’s theme of representation and renewal, I welcome proposals that examine how political psychology can enrich the analysis of citizens’ relationships with their elected officials, both in the United States and around the world.

I am also particularly interested in submissions for papers and panels that employ new theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of political psychology. For example, how can scholars use novel experimental and observational designs to better gather data relevant to political psychology? How can the analysis of genetic or other biological data (or data from social networks) inform classic debates in political psychology? How can we better understand (and measure) the role of emotions in shaping political behavior? I look forward to assembling panels around these and other topics of relevance to the section. Finally, I would encourage scholars at all levels to consider serving as panel chairs and discussants.