Political Psychology

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Political Psychology

• Neil Ferguson Eve Binks

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Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in
the minds of men that the defences of peace must
be constructed.The Seville Statement on Violence
(UNESCO, 1989)
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Introduction Orientation

• Timetable
• Lectures
• Seminars Presentations
• Videos
• Role-Play Workshop
• Aims
• The aims of Political Psychology are to explore
  how psychologists have contributed to the
  understanding of war, peace and conflict
  resolution, aid the students in applying
  psychological concepts to conflict resolution and
  peace building, while developing their skills in
  critical analysis of opinion.

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Summary of Material Covered

• 1. Intra-individual Explanations of conflict
• 2. Inter-group Explanations of Conflict
• 3. Impact of Exposure to Violence
• 4. Social Psychological Approaches to Peace
  Building Theories of Conflict Reduction

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Assessment Package
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Reading List

• Course Texts
• Barash, D. P. (2000). Approaches to peace A
  reader in peace studies. New York Oxford
  University Press.
• Barash, D, P. Webel, C. P. (2002). Peace and
  conflict. London Sage.
• Chirot, D. Seligman, M. E. P. (2001).
  Ethnopolitical warfare Causes, consequences and
  possible solutions. London American
  Psychological Association.
• Christie, D. J., et al. (2001). Peace, conflict,
  and violence Peace psychology for the 21st
  century. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall.
• Fitzduff, M. Stout, C. (2005). The psychology
  of resolving global conflicts From war to peace
  (Vols. 1, 2, 3). Westport, Conn Greenwood.
• Hermann, M. G. (1996). Political Psychology. San
  Francisco Jossey-Bass.
• Jost, J. T., Sidanius, J. (2004). Political
  Psychology Key Readings. Hove Psychology Press.
• McNair, R. (2003). The psychology of peace An
  introduction. London Praeger.
• Sears, D. O., Huddy, L., Jervis, R. (2003).
  Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology. Oxford
  Oxford University Press.
• Staub, S Green, P. (1992). Psychology and
  Social Responsibility Facing Global Challenges.
  New York NY University Press.