Psychology of Politically Unstable Societies

This volume presents the latest developments in the field of political psychology by exploring the psychological processes that underlie political instability and how these can be addressed with psychological interventions.

List of contents

List of contributors
1. The psychology of politically unstable societies: An introduction
Barbara Lášticová and Anna Kende
Part I: Societal and political processes
2. Corruption, cynicism, and the slow build-up of trust within weak democratic tradition
Girts Dimdins
3. The role of right-wing authoritarianism in support for populist leaders
Maciek Bie¿kowski and Mikolaj Winiewski
4. The paranoid style in East-Central European politics
Péter Krekó
Part II: Group processes
5. Simmering hostilities, group identity, and contested autochthony beliefs in settler societies
Sibusiso Maseko and Kevin Durrheim
6. Challenging the nation in crisis-ridden societies: Nationalism and xenophobia revisited
Xenia Chryssochoou
7. European vs. National identity in post-conflict countries: The case of Croatia and Serbia
Margareta Jeli¿ and Vladimir Mihi¿
Part III: Intergroup relations
8. Collective narcissism and the clash of advantaged and disadvantaged groups
Agnieszka Golec de Zavala and Oliver Keenan
9. Instilling women's virtues and fighting an evil ideology: How national narcissism boosts prejudice against disadvantaged groups
Dagmara Szczepäska and Marta Marchlewska
10. Anti-Gypsyism as a historically lasting form of prejudice in politically unstable societies
Anna Kende and Barbara Lášticová
Index

About the author

Anna Kende is a professor of social psychology at the Institute of Psychology of ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. Her main research interests are intergroup conflicts, prejudice, political action and intergroup solidarity, mainly in the context of East-Central Europe and its largest ethnic minority group, Roma people.
Barbara Lášticová is a senior researcher at the Institute for Research in Social Communication of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her main areas of research include intergroup relations (focusing on prejudice reduction in educational settings), social identity and collective action on behalf of disadvantaged groups.

Summary

This volume presents the latest developments in the field of political psychology by exploring the psychological processes that underlie political instability and how these can be addressed with psychological interventions.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Lasticova Kende
• Assisted by: Anna Kende (Editor), Kende Anna (Editor), Barbara Lášticová (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2023
• EAN: 9781032252285
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225228-5
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Global Perspectives in Political Psychology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Europe, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social groups, Republic of South Africa, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Social, group or collective psychology, Regional Studies, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Regional / International studies, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Political science and theory, Social groups, communities and identities