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PERSONALITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIC GO...

This book examines how the five-factor model of personality (also known as the Big
Five)-extraversion  agreeableness  conscientiousness  emotional stability neuroticism  and
openness to experience-influence individuals' ability to understand and engage in four areas of
civic life. First  it documents how personality influences individuals when connecting abstract
concepts like liberal or conservative to specific public policy preferences. Second  it
demonstrates how understanding basic political facts is often conditional on these traits.
Third  it tests the role that personality plays in citizens' capacity to fulfill the basic
demands that democratic governance places on them  such as connecting their own policy
preferences to the correct political party. Fourth  it reveals how personality traits can blind
people to the role government plays in their lives  while simultaneously causing them to vilify
more visible beneficiaries of government programs. Ultimately  this book will engage both
scholars and civic-minded individuals interested in understanding the hidden factors driving
political behavior.

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