The Political Psychology of Challenging Times: Advances, Theoretical Debates and Empirical Applications

Proposed Panels: 1. Voting gone rogue: the political psychology of electoral politics 2. Information and disinformation: the political psychology of message perception 3. (S)He is the one I like: the political psychology of choosing your leader 4. With malice towards some: the political psychology of compassion and hate 5. United we stand: the political psychology of identities and group cohesion 5. Divided we fall: the political psychology of extremism, radicalism, terrorism 6. Crises that make and break us: the political psychology of trauma, displacement, and threat 7. Global Friends and Enemies: the political psychology of international conflict 8. Advances in Political Psychology: methodological and theoretical contributions This Section, sponsored by the Political Psychology Standing Group, brings together scholars from political science, psychology, international relations, sociology and political communication from Europe and the world, who share a common passion: the understanding of psychological determinants of political decision making. The Section surveys hot topics in political psychology for the tenth year running, following the successful tradition of our Political Psychology Sections since 2005. We invite scholars to explore the political psychological origins, processes and consequences of hot topics that require theoretical and empirical engagement: the formation of political preferences, choices and attitudes, the emotional and conflictual politics of our times, issues of identity and nationalism, multiculturalism vs. the politics of exclusion and marginalization, the challenges of extremism and terrorism, the implications of displacement and traumas, and the management of national and international crises. The Section invites theoretically driven empirical research Papers from senior and junior international scholars which showcase cutting-edge research developments in the field. Our aim is to further discussion and research in political psychology across scientific communities on the above topics. Upon completion of the conference, the authors of selected Papers from the Panels will be invited to contribute to the second volume of Advances in Global Political Psychology (first volume now published under the title Palgrave Handbook of Global Political Psychology).