Political Psychology in Local and Global Contexts

Course content

This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of political psychology covering both local and global issues. It is divided into two parts. The first part of the course deals with some of the basic research topics in political psychology including personality, attitudes, behaviors, ideologies, social groups, media, and social movements. In the second part, the course focuses on the topics with more of an international relevance including leaders, threat perception, immigration, and conflict resolution.