The Psychology of Democracy

The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that political campaigns and media play, the book analyses topical and real-world political events including the Trump administration, Brexit, the Arab Spring and Gezi Park.

Darren G. Lilleker is Associate Professor in Political Communication at Bournemouth University, UK, and author of Political Communication and Cognition (Palgrave, 2014). Billur Aslan Ozgul is Lecturer in Political Communication at Brunel University, London, UK, and author of the book Leading Protests in the Digital Age: Youth Activism in Egypt and Syria (Palgrave, 2020).

Chapter 1 The Emotional Citizen Chapter 2 Processing Political Communication Chapter 3 Thinking About Politics Chapter 4 Political Participation Chapter 5 Understanding the Psychology of Contemporary Democracies