Overview
- Provides the first book length study of the role of emotions on Turkish political behaviour
- Offers a comparative application of emotions research
- Uses empirical data to discuss Turkey's political attitudes and the international implications of the findings
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology (PSPP)
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This book studies the role of emotions, such as anger, anxiety, and enthusiasm, across various domains of political behavior in Turkey. The author considers how emotions affect evaluations of leadership performance, levels of intolerance, likelihood of following and participating in politics, perceived threats from terrorism, and electoral decisions, including vote choice. Using a nationally representative survey and experimental data, this study empirically analyses the causal associations among the primary factors explaining the Turkish electorate’s political attitudes and behaviours. The book will be of particular interest to academics, university students, and policymakers seeking to learn more about contemporary Turkish politics amid the recent political and social turmoil that has affected all parts of this society.
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Keywords
- role of emotions in politics
- Turkish politics
- electoral behaviour in Turkey
- contemporary Turkey
- effects of emotions on politics
- views on leadership perfomance
- levels of intolerance in Turkey
- political psychology in Turkey
- political sociology in Turkey
- fear of threats of terrorism
- electoral decision making
- Turkish voter preferences
- Turkish electorate
- Turkish political turmoil
- Conceptualization and Measurement of Emotion
- Emotions and Political Attitudes
- Turkish political behaviour
- Turkish political participation
- emotionality in Turkish politics
Table of contents (8 chapters)
Reviews
“Professor Cengiz Erisen adds an important book to the literatures of political behavior, emotions and politics. Much of the existing research is conducted in the United States and in Europe, far less is done elsewhere. By bringing together the latest theoretical work with rich empirical data the book offers many new insights into the politics of Turkey.” (Professor George E. Marcus, Williams College, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Cengiz Erisen is Research Associate in the Center on Democratic Performance at Binghamton University, USA, and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University, Turkey. He is a recipient of two prestigious awards for young scholars in Turkey. His research interests include political psychology, comparative political behaviour, and public opinion analysis across diverse contexts. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Political Psychology, European Union Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, and Turkish Studies. He has also co-edited a book on democracy in Turkey and guest edited journal special issues on political psychology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Political Behavior and the Emotional Citizen
Book Subtitle: Participation and Reaction in Turkey
Authors: Cengiz Erisen
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58705-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Macmillan Publishers Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58704-6Published: 21 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95452-0Published: 30 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58705-3Published: 23 November 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-2592
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2606
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 231
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: European Politics, Electoral Politics, Political Communication, Emotion, Political Sociology