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Book SynopsisAs part of the study of emotions and politics, this book explores 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.
Trade Review"Feeling Politics: Emotion in Political Processing is a timely contribution from a very distinguished group of scholars in the burgeoning field of emotions and politics. The volume reminds us that political reasoning is not simply the outcome of 'cold' calculation concerning one's interests or a simple accumulation of factual information. Rather, the contributors to this volume underscore how emotions can bias citizens' political decision making, harden existing beliefs even in the face of contrary information, heighten attention to political figures and events, worsen information processing and learning, and intensify the impact of political ads. Intellectual synergy is conveyed well by the chapters in this volume, which represent the rich nexus of cross cutting ideas, approaches, and findings characteristic of work on emotions."
- Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook University
Table of ContentsFeeling Politics: Affect and Emotion in Political Information Processing; D.P.Redlawsk First Steps toward a Dual-Process Accessibility Model of Political Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior; M.Lodge & C.Taber The Measure and Mismeasure of Emotion; G.E.Marcus, M.B.MacKuen, J.Wolak & L.Keele Contributions of a Microsociological Perspective on Emotion to the Study of Political Identity and Action; L.Troyer & D.T.Robinson Affect and Politics: Effects on Judgment, Processing, and Information Selection; L.M.Isbell, V.C.Ottati & K.C.Burns Fear and Anger in Candidate Evaluation: Context, Traits, and Negative Candidate Affect; M.R.Steenbergen & C.Ellis Motivated Reasoning, Affect, and the Role of Memory in Voter Decision-Making; D.P.Redlawsk The Three Faces of Negative Campaigning: The Democratic Implications of Attack Ads, Cynical News and Fear Arousing Messages; A.Crigler, M.Just & T.Belt Racial Cues in Campaign News: The Effects of Candidate Issue Distance on Emotional Responses, Political Attentiveness, and Vote Choice; V.L.Hutchings, N.A.Valentino, T.S.Philpot & I.K.White Do Voters Want Candidates They Like or Candidates They Agree With? Affect vs. Cognition in Voter Decision Making; D.P.Redlawsk & R.R.Lau The Emotional Calculus of Foreign Policy Decisions: Getting Emotions Out Of the Closet; N.Geva & J.M.Skorick
