{"product_id":"the-psychology-of-democracy-9780367898175","title":"The Psychology of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarisation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that political campaigns and media play, the book analyses topical and real-world political events including the Arab Spring, Brexit, Black Lives Matter, the US 2020 elections and the Covidd-19 pandemic. Lilleker and Ozgul take the reader on a journey to explore the cognitive processes at play when engaging with a political news item all the way through to taking to the streets to protest government policy and action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age of post-truth and populism, \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Democracy \u003c\/i\u003eshows us how a strong and healthy democracy depends upon the feelings and emotions of its citizens, including trust, belonging, empowerment and representation, as much as on electoral processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Emotional Citizen \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProcessing Political Communication \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThinking About Politics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical Participation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Psychology of Contemporary Democracies \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577309827415,"sku":"9780367898175","price":16.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367898175.jpg?v=1746094782","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-psychology-of-democracy-9780367898175","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}