Books in the Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology series

This book addresses opinion leadership in democratic politics as a process whereby individuals send and receive information through their informally based networks of political communication.

In Elements of Reason, scholars from across the social sciences use recent advances in the social sciences to uncover the cognitive foundations of social decision making. They answer tough questions about how people see and process information and provide new explanations of how basic human needs affect human choices.

Citizens and Politics: Perspectives from Political Psychology brings together some of the research on citizen decision making. It addresses the questions of citizen political competence from different political psychology perspectives. The collection features chapters from some of the most talented political scientists in the field.

Some of the leading scholars in political psychology discuss and debate some of the major issues in the field. Scholars define the boundaries of the field, debate its relevance, consider whether the field is, methodologically, too individualistic and consider whether the field can help scholars to understand collective public opinion.

In Elements of Reason, scholars from across the social sciences use recent advances in the social sciences to uncover the cognitive foundations of social decision making. They answer tough questions about how people see and process information and provide new explanations of how basic human needs affect human choices.

In the chapters of this edited volume, first published in 2001, the various authors report research designed to help readers understand why so many Americans do not like, trust, approve of, or support their government. Readers with interests in current affairs, American politics, American government, and American opinion should like this book.

In the chapters of this edited volume, first published in 2001, the various authors report research designed to help readers understand why so many Americans do not like, trust, approve of, or support their government. Readers with interests in current affairs, American politics, American government, and American opinion should like this book.

This book is about how people are affected by their perceptions of the collective opinions of others.

Some of the leading scholars in political psychology discuss and debate some of the major issues in the field. Scholars define the boundaries of the field, debate its relevance, consider whether the field is, methodologically, too individualistic and consider whether the field can help scholars to understand collective public opinion.

Citizens and Politics: Perspectives from Political Psychology brings together some of the research on citizen decision making. It addresses the questions of citizen political competence from different political psychology perspectives. The collection features chapters from some of the most talented political scientists in the field.