Psychological analysis of political orientations. Part I. Definition, methods and problems of study

 
PIIS020595920011076-9-1
DOI10.31857/S020595920011076-9
Publication type Article
Status Published
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Occupation: Professor, Department of Psychology
Affiliation: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Address: Moscow, Myasnitskaya Ulitsa, 20
Journal namePsikhologicheskii zhurnal
EditionVolume 41 issue 5
Pages18-24
Abstract

The analytical review examines the directions of psychological research on political orientations, liberalism and conservatism. The review consists of two parts. The first part analyzes the definition, methods and problems of studying political orientations; the second part describes the predictors and consequences of political orientations. The first part consists of three sections. The first section discusses the psychological structure, the formation and the political orientations stability. The second section analyzes measurement techniques of political orientation. The third section describes the main problems that arise in the study of political orientations.

Keywordspolitical orientations, liberalism and conservatism
AcknowledgmentThe reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 19-113-50282.
Received05.09.2020
Publication date13.09.2020
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