Emotions and Politics: Cross-Disciplinary Consilience and Advancing Research

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

Emotions research in political science predominantly relies on models of duel processes (DPM) or discrete emotions (anger, disgust, happiness, empathy); however, within the psychological study of emotions as a motivation system, these models are used with decreasing frequency. This panel spotlights projects which emphasize methodological consilience with the study of emotion in psychology, neuroscience, and behavior, highlighting research that relies on more contemporary theories and approaches to the study of emotion, including componential processing and appraisal models or behavior inhibition/activation systems.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / Association for Politics and Life Sciences

Individual Presentations

• Does Stress Make Us More Susceptible to Political Misinformation? - Elaine K. Denny, University of California, Merced; Melissa Baker, University of Texas at El Paso

• The Biopolitical Science of Lockean Liberal Punishment - Larry Arnhart

Chair

• Matthew V. Hibbing University of California, Merced