Revitalizing political psychology
Subtitle: the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell
By: William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher.
Contributors: Hirschfelder-Ascher, Barbara.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780805852066
Subjects: Lasswell, Harold Dwight, -- 1902-; Political psychology
Description: "Revitalizing Political Psychology presents and extends four aspects of Lasswell's contributions to the field: the psychodynamic mechanisms drawn from psychoanalytic theory, the use of symbol associations to understand political propaganda, the analysis of "democratic character" for both the public and the elite, and the structure of belief systems. In so doing, the authors link personality and political communication theory to democratic practice. The authors also critique leadership studies using Lasswell's concerns over the risks to democratic accountability and the current preoccupation with strengthening the roles of charismatic and transformational leaders." "Intended for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in the areas of political and historical psychology, political strategy, and political communication, the book's emphasis on psychodynamics will also appeal to psychoanalysts and the material on leadership will appeal to professionals in management and industrial/organizational psychology."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: "Gift of Prof. Kenneth Hoover"--Bookplate.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and indexes.

Gift; Kenneth Hoover; May, 2006.
Table of contents: title: The displacement hypothesis; title: Symbols, personality, and appeals : Lasswell's contribution to the political psychology of propaganda; title: Democratic character; title: Political psychology and the risks of leadership; title: Political climate, mood, and crisis; title: Integrating Lasswell's contributions : brief applications; title: The role of the political psychiatrist.