Alex Mintz

Nicholas A. Valentino

Carly Wayne

How and why do people make political decisions? This book is the first to present a unified framework of the Behavioral Political Science paradigm. - BPS presents a range of psychological approaches to understanding political decision-making. The integration of these approaches with Rational Choice Theory provides students with a comprehensible paradigm for understanding current political events around the world. Presented in nontechnical language and enlivened with a wealth of real-world examples, this is an ideal core text for a one-semester courses in political science, American government, political psychology, or political behavior. It can also supplement a course in international relations or public policy.

Behavioral Political Science in the 21st Century

Beyond Rationality

Cigdem V. Sirin

José D. Villalobos

Group empathy across lines of difference is a major force for reducing conflict, promoting cooperation, and counteracting ethnonationalism.

Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy

Seeing Us in Them

The first textbook to present a framework of the Behavioral Political Science paradigm for understanding political decision-making.

Nicholas A. Valentino

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