Political Psychology: Representation and Democratic Innovation Challenges

Abstract

This panel examines representation and democratic innovation challenges. Specifically it discusses how participatory budgets affect citizens’ populist attitudes; it examines how political attitudes predict youth activism in liberal and illiberal democracies; it examines direct democratic preferences and participation; it explores whether communication can increase empathy and perspective-taking in online discussions; it studies radicalism, identity construction and emotionality in social movements; and it looks into the relationships between violence, anomia, and good governance.

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The people, the elite, and the general will: how participatory budgets affect citizens’ populist attitudes	View Paper Details
It’s the attitude, stupid! How political attitudes predict youth activism in liberal and illiberal democracies	View Paper Details
Can Communication Increase Empathy and Perspective-Taking in Online Discussions?	View Paper Details