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Polititical Psychology in International Relations PDF
Political Psychology in
International Relations
R os e M c D e r m o t t
Ann Arbor
Copyright by the University of Michigan 2004
All rights reserved
Published in the United States of America by
The University of Michigan Press
Manufactured in the United States of America
c Printed on acid-free paper
A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.
JA74.5.M4 2004
327.1'01'9dc22 2003026180
For
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
and my mother,
Kathleen McDerm ott,
for their unwavering faith and support
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
1. Introduction 1
2. Forms of Methodology in
Political Psychology 21
3. Theoretical Concepts in Political Psychology 45
4. Cognitions and Attitudes: What We Think
We Know and Why 77
5. Behavior: Do Actions Speak Louder
Than Words? 119
6. Emotion: Why Do We Love to Hate? 153
7. Psychobiography 189
8. Leadership 215
9. Group Processes 239
10. Conclusions 261
References 275
Index 299
Acknowledgments
The original idea for this book came from my adviser and mentor,
Philip Zimbardo. Having been an editor for a series in psychology,
he thought it might be a good idea for me to write a comprehensive
and cohesive book on political psychology and international rela-
tions. I thank him now for the inspiration, among many other
gifts. I thought about it for a while, but it was not until I mentioned
this idea to another mentor, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, that the
project began to come to fruition. Bueno de Mesquita is one of the
editors for the Analytical Perspectives on Politics series published
by the University of Michigan Press. He went far out of his way to
solicit, encourage, and support this project from the very begin-
ning right up until the end. I am extremely grateful to him for his
help and encouragement. I would never have started this project
without his assistance.
In addition, I owe several large intellectual debts to those who
trained me in psychology and in international relations. It goes
without saying that my work would never have been possible with-
out the work and example of Robert Jervis. As my dissertation
adviser and beyond, through teaching and modeling, I have
learned a great deal not only about content and substance but also
about process and form. My appreciation for his skills, integrity,
and support continues to grow year by year. I also owe a great debt
to the late Amos Tversky, who not only taught me a great deal
about psychology but also served as a consistent example of work-
ing hard to get things right. I would also like to thank Peter
Katzenstein and Richard Wrangham, other mentors who have
provided guidance and support along my intellectual path over the
past few years.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the various edi-
tors at the University of Michigan Press that have worked with me.
I thank Chuck Myers for his initial interest and faith in me and the
book. I thank Jeremy Shine for shepherding the manuscript
through the review process. And I am especially thankful to Jim
Reische for his critical help during the nal stages.
x Acknowledgments