Rational, derivation, and interpretation. Rhetorical analysis, rhetorical visions and fantasies in politics and political reporting. Political geography, fascism. Interdependence, cooperative learning. Conflict management in educational settings, research methods.
Research interests Media and politics, consumer confidence, political socialization.
The Political Psychology program provides support for research, and for activities sponsored by the International Society of Political Psychology, including the Summer Institute in Political Psychology at Ohio State University. The program also sponsors an ongoing colloquium series in Political Psychology. In addition, program faculty and students meet weekly to discuss current research. Over the past decade, a number of graduate students in Political Science and Psychology have completed their degrees in the field of political psychology. While at the University of Minnesota, these students took various graduate seminars and completed doctoral dissertations in political psychology.