Based on decades of psychological research and personal experience, Fathali M. Moghaddam presents a new and dynamic introduction to the psychology of revolution. He sets out to explain what does and does not change with revolution, using the concept of political plasticity or the malleability of political behavior. In turn, psychological theories of collective mobilization, the process of regime change, and explanations of what happens after regime change are discussed. This psychological analysis of the post-revolution period is pertinent because it explains why revolutions so often fail. General readers interested in learning more about the psychology of revolution, as well as students, researchers, and teachers in political psychology, political science, and collective action, will find this book accessible and beneficial.

Presents a compelling analysis of the psychology of revolution for the first time since 1894.

About the Author
Fathali M. Moghaddam is Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University, where he served as Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science (2016-21). He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the APA journal Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (2014-21). His extensive publications include about thirty books and 300 papers, and he has won a number of prestigious academic awards.


Book Information
ISBN 9781009433242
Author Fathali M. Moghaddam
Format Hardback
Page Count 250
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press