- City: Rome
- Term: Winter course with field component during Spring.
- Instruction in: English
Taught by a U-M Faculty - Majors/Minors this program benefits: Psychology, Political Science, Sociology
On-Campus component: PSYCH 393 Political Psychology (3 credits) — This course surveys the ways that psychological factors affect politics and vice versa. After an outline of the history of philosophical and early empirical contributions to understanding political behavior, we will discuss authoritarianism theories, the meaning and importance of ideology, and national attachment (i.e., patriotism and nationalism). We will also explore various theory-based approaches to understanding the role of intergroup conflict and prejudice in people's lives and in politics. We conclude with threats to the political order (e.g., rebellion, terrorism), as well as hegemony's conservation (e.g., false consciousness, social dominance).
On-Campus component: Psych 401 Psychology of Ideology, Hegemony and Political Behavior (3-credit) - This course will explore theoretical approaches to understanding political attitudes and ideology, decision making processes, and prejudice and group conflict. Both historical and contemporary approaches in social psychology, personality psychology, political science, and sociology will be covered. Many of the readings will be available as library reserves.
Off-campus component: Name TBD ( 2 credits)— This course surveys the ways that psychological factors affect politics and vice versa. After an outline of the history of philosophical and early empirical contributions to understanding political behavior, we will discuss authoritarianism theories, the meaning and importance of ideology, and national attachment (i.e., patriotism and nationalism). We will also explore various theory-based approaches to understanding the role of intergroup conflict and prejudice in people's lives and in politics. We conclude with threats to the political order (e.g., rebellion, terrorism), as well as hegemony's conservation (e.g., false consciousness, social dominance). The program is taught and led by U-M Instructor Joshua Rabinowitz, Lecturer, Department of Psychology.
