Voters are often behaving irrationally. And so do Political actors.
When trying to analyze these phenomena, purely rational methods, like e.g. Game Theory, do not do not yield satisfying results.
In order to interpret seemingly irrational political behavior and predict future developments we may use tools developed by numerous scientists of various disciplines who contributed to Psychology of Politics.
Human beings are essentially biological beings with a history of millions of years of evolutionary development. Human beings are social beings – and their behavior has been formed over a very long time span.
Based on this knowledge and using rational methods, Psychology of Politics can deliver results which help understand political behavior.
Political Scientists and Political Actors should look into the Psychology of Politics in order to have tools at hand to interpret reality that is otherwise impossible to make sense of.
