International Political Psychology [electronic resource] : Explorations into a New Discipline /
Beyer, Anna Cornelia.author.
This book intends to harvest insights from the discipline of Psychology, in its broad understanding, for application to International Relations. Although Psychology offers an abundance of theories that are useful for this purpose, they have so far remained largely untapped. In chapters on conflict, hegemony, terrorism, mental health, global consciousness, and peace proposals, Byer provides a synthesis of these two complimentary disciplines. This innovative volume presents the first contribution to the new discipline of International Political Psychology. .
Includes index.
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: On Psychology and IR -- Chapter 3: The Origins of Interstate War -- Chapter 4: Social Dominance and Hegemony -- Chapter 5: Happiness, Equality and Communication -- Chapter 6: Mental Health and IR -- Chapter 7: Schizophrenic States, Terrorism, and Paranoia in International Relations -- Chapter 8: Insights from Para-Psychology and Eastern Psychology -- Chapter 9: From Peace Psychology to the World State Debate. .
This book intends to harvest insights from the discipline of Psychology, in its broad understanding, for application to International Relations. Although Psychology offers an abundance of theories that are useful for this purpose, they have so far remained largely untapped. In chapters on conflict, hegemony, terrorism, mental health, global consciousness, and peace proposals, Byer provides a synthesis of these two complimentary disciplines. This innovative volume presents the first contribution to the new discipline of International Political Psychology. .
International relations.
Psychology.
Health psychology.
Political theory.
International Relations.
Psychology, general.
Health Psychology.
Political Theory.