Political behavior Electoral analysis

Drawing on the field of social psychology, this course offers students a deeper understanding of the motives that influence citizens¿ political behavior and decision-making. Among other topics, the course explores information processing, the formation of political identities, cognitive biases, prejudice, and motivated reasoning in the political sphere. Contemporary political phenomena are analyzed through a psychological lens. The goal is to provide students with a solid academic foundation in psychology that complements and enriches the sociological, economic, and institutional approaches previously studied in the degree program.

K1: Acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and techniques of the discipline of political science, using the appropriate terminology and the appropriate scientific method K4: To analyze the behavior of political actors, the processes of political participation, electoral systems, and the role of citizens in contemporary democracies C2: Identify, understand and know how to use the main theoretical and conceptual approaches and frameworks of the different areas of specialization and subdisciplines of political science C4: Be able to dedicate themselves to lifelong autonomous learning, which allows them to adapt to new situations in the professional environment S1: Be able to debate and formulate critical reasoning, using precise terminology and specialized resources, on political phenomena S4: Be able to apply the scientific method to social, political, and economic questions both domestically and in a globalized society S8: Ability to gather and interpret data and knowledge relevant to the development and defense of arguments on topics in their area of study

1. Basic elements of social psychology 2. Knowledge, information processing, and heuristics 3. Theories of identity and group dynamics in politics 4. Motivated reasoning 5. Ideology, attitudes, and public opinion 6. Emotions and politics 7. Stereotypes and prejudice in the political sphere 8. Personality and politics 9. Analysis of contemporary political phenomena from a psychological perspective 10. Research techniques in political psychology: experiments

LECTURE SESSIONS: These are class presentations by the professor, supported by computer and audiovisual media, where the main concepts of the subject are developed, and materials and bibliography are provided to complement students' learning. REDUCED LECTURE SESSIONS: These sessions involve readings discussion, solving practical cases, problems, etc., posed by the professor either individually or in groups. TUTORING: Personalized assistance provided to students by the professor, either individually (individual tutoring) or in groups (group tutoring).