Political Psychology of Southeast Asia

Authors

  • Ali Mashuri
    Department of Psychology, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang City, Indonesia
  • Idhamsyah Eka Putra
    Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Persada Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Division for Applied Social Psychology Research (DASPR), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Cristina Montiel
    Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines

Abstract

This special thematic section spotlights the current state of political psychology in Southeast Asia. Drawing from various research methodologies, five papers published in this special thematic section provide psychological insights into different political topics in the past and present-day Southeast Asia, including 1) Islam and politics; 2) terrorist labelling; 3) violence against minorities; 4) moralised policies; and 5) vote-buying. Overall, this special thematic section contributes to the understanding of the political psychology of non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) populations, particularly in Southeast Asia. The need for more publications with non-WEIRD samples in the field of political psychology is discussed, as are some strategies to actualise this goal.