The Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making: 2-Volume Set

This encyclopedia traces the development and future of research on political decision making through an exploration of its central theoretical approaches, methodologies, and substantive topics of perennial interest. The focus is on political decision making as a question of individual psychology: individual preferences, information search, evaluation, and choice. Through peer-reviewed contributions by leading researchers, the encyclopedia provides a general framework for studying political decision making that applies to both everyday citizens and political elites.

Under the editorial directorship of David P. Redlawsk and associate editors Cengiz Erisen, Erin Hennes, Zoe Oxley, Darren Schreiber, and Barbara Vis, the Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making provides the definitive resource of foundational essays on political decision making.

David P. Redlawsk is the James R. Soles Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He is a former President of the International Society of Political Psychology (2018-2019), where he previously served as a Vice President and Governing Council member. He was a co-editor of the journal Political Psychology from 2010 through 2015. From 2009 to 2016, he was Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. Dr. Redlawsk is author, co-author, or editor of nine books and has published more than 50 articles and book chapters. His research focuses on campaigns, elections, the role of information in voter decision making, and emotional responses to campaign information. He has received several grants to support his research from the National Science Foundation and other agencies, and served on the Board of Overseers for the American National Election Studies from 2009 to 2013.