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The Politics of Emotions, Candidates, and Choices

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  1. Heather E. Yates

    1. University of Central Arkansas, Conway, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Vindicating the Emotional Citizen

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Marketplace of Emotions

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 15-31

  4. Mission Accomplished: The Reelection of George W. Bush

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 33-58

  5. The New Politics of Hope and Change

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 59-82

  6. Renewed Awareness: Perspectives on Gender and Race

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 83-100

  7. Hope Is a Renewable Resource

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 101-122

  8. Conclusion: The Politics of Emotions, Campaigns, and Looking Ahead

    • Heather E. Yates
    Pages 123-129

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 131-139
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Anchored in the idea that political campaigns matter to electoral outcomes, The Politics of Emotions, Candidates and Choices analyzes the dynamics of emotional voting and decision-making over the course of three presidential elections between 2004 and 2012.  Each presidential campaign reflects a unique tone and mood, which influences voters’ perceptions of choices and candidate image. Accounting for the idiosyncratic nature of a campaign environment and a candidate’s message, this analysis isolates specific emotional dimensions that were influential on voters’ appraisals of specific campaign issues. Relying on the Affective Intelligence theory and the Transfer-of-Affect thesis to narrate the causal relationships between voters’ emotional responses and issue appraisals, this book illustrates the specific electoral contexts when voters’ emotions are trusted as political knowledge and transferred to their beliefs about certain policies.

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  • University of Central Arkansas, Conway, USA

    Heather E. Yates

About the author

Heather E. Yates is Assistant Professor of American Politics at the University of Central Arkansas, USA. She specializes in political behavior research that addresses questions involving campaigns and elections, interest groups, identity politics and especially, women in politics.  Dr. Yates has co-authored research with her advisor, Dr. Allan Cigler, on pre-reform era Interest Groups strategies.     

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