Stanley Feldman

My research focuses on political psychology and the origins of political preferences. I am particularly interested in the structure of political ideology and values, and the psychological bases of attitudes and opinions. My work focuses on how to better understand the nature and complexity of ideology and the implications of this complexity for explanations of core political attitudes and beliefs. My research has examined the impact of personality characteristics on political attitudes, with a special focus on authoritarianism. I am also interested in  the role of emotions in politics and the origins of prejudice and intolerance.

Recent Publications

Christopher Federico, Stanley Feldman, and Christopher Weber, The Authoritarian Divide: Partisan Identity, Voting, and the Transformation of the American Electorate, forthcoming, Oxford University Press. 

Stanley Feldman and Christopher Weber, "Authoritarianism and political conflict." In Leonie Huddy, David Sears, Jack Levy, and Jennifer Jerit, The Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology, Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 2023. 

Andrew Engelhardt, Stanley Feldman, and Marc Hetherington, "Advancing the measurement of authoritarianism." Political Behavior, 2021. 

Stanley Feldman, Leonie Huddy, Julie Wronski, and Patrick Lown, "The interplay of empathy and individualism in support for social welfare policies." Political Psychology, April 2020. 

Stanley Feldman and Christopher Johnston, "Understanding the determinants of political ideology: Implications of structural complexity." Political Psychology, June 2014.