In writing The Psychology of Politics, Hans Eysenck had two aims
in mind: to write a book about modern developments in the field of
attitude studies which would be intelligible to the layman; and one
that would integrate into one consistent theoretical system a large
number of contributions on the topic from different fields. Eysenck
believes that science has something to say about such problems as
anti-Semitism, the origin and growth of fascist and communist
ideologies, the causal determinants of voting behavior, the
structure of opinions and attitudes, and the relationship between
politics and personality. He seeks to rescue these factual findings
from the obscurity of technical journals and present them in a more
accessible form.
The research presented in this book outlines the main principles
of organization and structure in the field of attitudes. These
principles account in a remarkably complete and detailed manner for
the systems of political organization found in Great Britain, that
is, the Conservative, Liberal, and Socialist parties, and the
communist and fascist groups. Next, Eysenck relates these
principles to the system of personality structure which for many
years formed the main focus of research activity at the Institute
of Psychiatry in London.
The Psychology of Politics integrates attitude research with
modern learning theory. In his new introduction, Eysenck writes
that his research and personal experiences in Germany led him to
believe that authoritarianism could appear equally well on the left
as on the right. He saw Stalin as equally authoritarian as Hitler,
and communism as equally totalitarian as Nazism. The Psychology of
Politics contains the evidence and arguments Eysenck used to
demonstrate his approach. This volume is of enduring significance
for psychologists, political theorists, and historians. It is by
indirection a major statement in modern liberalism.
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