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The Psychology of Democracy
Fathali M. Moghaddam
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Description for The Psychology of Democracy
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
Fathali M. Moghaddam explores how psychological factors influence the presence, potential development, or absence of democracy. Recommendations are given for promoting the psychological processes that foster democracy.
Where democracy thrives, it seems far and away the best system of governance. Yet, relatively few countries have managed to transition successfully to democracy, and none of them have attained what Fathali M. Moghaddam calls “actualized democracy,” the ideal in which all citizens share full, informed, equal participation in decision making. The obstacles to democratization are daunting, yet there is hope. What is it about human nature that seems to work ... Read more
Fathali M. Moghaddam explores how psychological factors influence the presence, potential development, or absence of democracy. Recommendations are given for promoting the psychological processes that foster democracy.
Where democracy thrives, it seems far and away the best system of governance. Yet, relatively few countries have managed to transition successfully to democracy, and none of them have attained what Fathali M. Moghaddam calls “actualized democracy,” the ideal in which all citizens share full, informed, equal participation in decision making. The obstacles to democratization are daunting, yet there is hope. What is it about human nature that seems to work ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9781433820878
SKU
V9781433820878
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About Fathali M. Moghaddam
Fathali M. Moghaddam, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Georgetown University, and editor-in-chief of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Dr. Moghaddam was born in Iran, educated from an early age in England, and worked for the United Nations and McGill University before joining Georgetown University in 1990. His research focus includes the psychological changes required to move ... Read more
Reviews for The Psychology of Democracy
“Exceptionally informed and informative, impressively thoughtful and thought-provoking, The Psychology of Democracy is an outstanding work of accessible scholarship.” —Midwest Book Review “The Psychology of Democracy is a useful text for readers from a variety of disciplines. Lay persons, undergraduate students, and psychologists and political scientists would all find the book a useful and informative study of democracy.” ... Read more