The Psychological Citizen
How does a child become a citizen, capable of social, economic, and political participation in a society? This question has historically been addressed by social philosophers and political scientists, but I believe psychological science has important contributions to make in answering this question. In this section, you find the start of my efforts to address this question, using the concepts of ‘psychological citizen’, ‘psychological social contract’ and ‘cultural carriers’.
Representative Publications On the Psychological Citizen
Book Chapters
Moghaddam, F. M., & Harré, R. (1996). Psychological limitations to political revolutions: An application of social reduction theory. In Hasslelberg, E., Martienessen, L., & Radtke, F (Eds.), The Concept of Dialogue at the End of the 20th Century (pp. 230-240). Berlin: Hegel Institute.  Download PDF |
Articles
| Moghaddam, F. M. (2008). The psychological citizen and the two concepts of social contract: A preliminary analysis. Political Psychology, 29(6), 881-901. Download PDF | |
| Moghaddam, F. M., & Crystal, D. S. (1997). Revolutions, samurai, and reductions: The paradoxes of change and continuity in Iran and Japan. Political Psychology, 18(2), 355-384. Download PDF |