The Psychological Citizen, Democracy, and Peace

There have been fairly extensive discussions of democratic peace theory, and most peace psychology researchers and practitioners agree that real democracies are far less likely to go to war against one other. But what psychological characteristics do individual citizens need to have developed to ach...

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Published in:Peace and conflict 2019-11, Vol.25 (4), p.273-275
Main Author: Moghaddam, Fathali M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizens
Citizenship
Democracy
Democratic peace theory
Human
Peace
Psychology
War
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Summary:There have been fairly extensive discussions of democratic peace theory, and most peace psychology researchers and practitioners agree that real democracies are far less likely to go to war against one other. But what psychological characteristics do individual citizens need to have developed to achieve and sustain a democracy? Almost no serious attention has been given to this question. This editorial provides an overview of the articles and book reviews in this issue of the journal that address this question. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:1078-1919
1532-7949
DOI:10.1037/pac0000430