Leach, Colin W. and Bou Zeineddine, Fouad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-0579 (2021) A systems view of emotion in socio-political context. Affective Science, 2. pp. 353-362. (doi:10.1007/s42761-021-00051-z)

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Abstract

Most work to date in psychology and related sciences has examined simple, unidirectional causal processes of emotion affecting socio-political context or vice versa. In this classic, mechanistic view of science, each empirical observation stands on its own as a piece of some grander, not yet understandable, puzzle of nature. There have been repeated calls to eschew classic approaches in favor of systems meta-theory in psychology and related sciences. In this paper, we join these calls by arguing that systems meta-theory can better enable the study of emotions in socio-political contexts. We offer a brief primer on systems meta-theory, delineating three key beneficial features: multi-leveled, complex, and dynamic. Viewing emotion as a system of systems—within the person, their relationships (to others), and within the world (locally and globally)—enables fresh theory, method, and statistical analysis well suited to the study of emotion in a socio-political context.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	emotion, context, social, systems, politics, collective action
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2023 10:44
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/42964

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