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The Social Psychology of Everyday Politics examines the ways in which politics permeates everyday life, from the ordinary interactions we have with others to the sense of belonging and identity developed within social groups and communities. Discrimination, prejudice, inclusion and social change, politics is an on-going process that is not solely the domain of the elected and the powerful.
Using a social and political psychological lens to examine how politics is enacted in contemporary societies, the book takes an explicitly critical approach that places political activity within collective processes rather than individual behaviors. While the studies covered in the book do not ignore the importance of the individual, they underscore the need to examine the role of culture, history, ideology and social context as integral to psychological processes. Individuals act, but they do not act in isolation from the groups and societies in which they belong.
Drawing on extensive international research, with contributions from leaders in the field as well as emerging scholars, the book is divided into three interrelated parts which cover:
The politics of intercultural relations
Political agency and social change
Political discourse and practice
Offering insights into how psychology can be applied to some of the most pressing social issues we face, this will be fascinating reading for students of psychology, political science, sociology and cultural studies, as well as anyone working in the area of public policy.
Contents
1: Everyday multiculturalism as critical nationalism 2: Political leadership and social diversity: The everyday politics of race and gender 3: Everyday politics, everyday racism: Censure and management of racist talk 4: Essence Politics: Identity work and stereotyping in inter-group relations 5: The social and political psychology of globalisation and global identities Commentary on Part 1: Politics, identities and social representations in multicultural societies 6: Citizenship and social psychology: an analysis of constructions of Greek citizenship 7: Identity, Emotion and Mobilisation 8: Resistance and transformation in postcolonial contexts 9: Everyday reconciliation 10: Climate change activism between weak and strong environmentalism: advocating social change with moderate argumentation strategies? Commentary on Part 2: Culture, narrative and the everyday dynamics of identity 11: The precariat, everyday life and objects of despair 12: Public Opinion and the problem of information 13: Everyday politics and the extreme right: Lay explanations of the electoral performance of the neo-Nazi political party 'Golden Dawn' in Greece 14: Political beliefs and political behaviour 15: Social Policy in everyday contexts Commentary on Part 3: Political discourse and practice Conclusion: The social psychology of everyday politics: Beyond binaries and Banality
