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Rumor, Social Contagion, And Truth: Not So Strange Political Bedfellows, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the shared epistemological foundations of the political communication of rumor and truth.

The Politics Of Changing Sexual Orientation, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies cognitions of value that permeate political discourse on the scientific validity of intentionally changing sexual orientation via clinical methods.

Ambiguity As Certainty: Taiwan And Us Military Aid, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores assertions as to the consequences of ambiguous versus unambiguous political communication.

Profiling Racial Profiles: Challenges From Political Discourse, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes problems in evaluating the validity and appropriateness of racial profiles based on reactance with political discourse on such profiles.

More Word Games In The United States Presidential Campaign: Intervention And Isolation, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights a corruption of language in public discourse related to the United States (US) presidential campaign.

Trends. Sending Messages: The Fate Of Slobodan Milosevic, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

As President Vojislav Kostunica continues to attempt to consolidate his political power throughout Yugoslavia, controversy still rages as to the fate of the former president, Slobodan Milosevic. Of special interest is whether he should be forced to stand trial at The Hague as an indicted war criminal.

This article discusses arguments for and against Milosevic standing trial.

Terrorism In The Mideast And The United States Republican Presidential Campaign: Ideological Terror And Public Discourse, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the use of ideological terror by the United States (US) Republican presidential campaign in the wake of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole.

Trends. Dirty Little Secrets On Secrets: The Intelligence Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2001, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the phenomena of leaking and overclassification of information in the context of national security.

Responding To Innuendo: A Case From The Ivory Coast, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the psychological Issues involved in successfully responding to political innuendo.

Trends. The Effects Of Televised Violence: Anecdotal Data From Lebanon, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the effects of televised violence in Lebanon, and its impact on both Hezbollah and Israeli Defense Forces.

Trends. Mixed Messages And Mixed Metaphors: 21st Century Political Discourse, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the use of mixed metaphors in political communication.

Trends. No More Rogue Nations And The Power Of Words: A Coup For Ibpp?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the possible consequences of the choice of political language regarding "rogue nations," and "states of concern."

Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Systems And Rhetorical Madness, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes examples of political rhetoric on anti-ballistic missile defense systems from the two main presidential candidates in the United States. These examples may be undone by their consequential implications for military and politico-military deterrence and the development and proliferation of nuclear weapons even as they may garner success as campaign attack vehicles.

Trends. Wanted: An Internet Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the prospect of analyzing internet psychology, or the impact of internet use on human psychology and political socialization.

Propaganda Analysis: The Personal Is Political, But The Political Is Personal, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes implications of a propaganda theme--viz., the personal is political.

Trends. Terra Incognita: Video Diplomacy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the potential political psychological consequences of video diplomacy between United States president, Bill Clinton (with whom the diplomatic video originated) and a group of political, military, and paramilitary leaders in Burundi.

Trends. The Political Psychology Of The Psychology Of The Internet, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses whether Internet users experience higher levels of loneliness and depression than non-users. It is based on one study from Carnegie Mellon University, and another joint study from the Stanford Institute for the Qualitative Study of Society and the Free University of Berlin.

Ibpp Feature Analysis: Political Sea Change Or Mass-Mediated Political Spectacle? The 1999 Election Campaign In New Zealand, Laurence Alfred Powell

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines the impact of mass media on elections during the 1999 election campaign in New Zealand.

Ibpp Research Associates: East Timor, Anonymous

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article is a rushed letter from an anonymous individual involved in East Timor in late August or early September 1999 when Indonesian troops were present in the area. The letter was sent to the International Peace Practitioners Network (IPPN). For reference, IPPN is a project of the Peace Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association and of Psychologists for Social Responsibility

The letter itself was subsequently forwarded to IBPP by IPPN, and the content of the letter was not verified by IBPP.

IBPP commentary includes a discussion of the role of political psychologists, and other interested parties, in the …

Ibpp Research Associates: Nigeria, Staff Writer - The Post Express

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author - a staff writer at The Post Express - discusses The Express, describing it as an independent newspaper based out of Ogun, Nigeria and dedicated to promoting the prospects of democracy and justice in Nigeria and to reaching those who have not abandoned the faith that human affairs are best administered in the spirit of reason and in a climate of true democracy. This description led into a short article - Senate Honours Abiola - which described the honoring of the late Chief Abiola, presumed winner of the 6/12/1993 presidential election who died in detention.

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Ibpp Research Associates. Macedonia, Anonymous - Skopje, Macedonia

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a note (lightly edited for English only) from a professor in Skopje, Macedonia that was addressed to a professional colleague of the IBPP Editorial Board in response to that colleague's inquiry into the situation in Macedonia. The author notes a difference between what has been broadcast via the Western media and the perceptions of conditions in-country.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Canada. Ismael Sambra, Ismael Sambra

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This articles discusses a declaration - Joint Declaration by the Committee of Cuban Political Ex-Prisoners and Cuba Friends and Cuban Canadian National Foundation Against The Laws That Persecute and Condemn Freedom in Cuba. - provided by Mr. Ismael Sambra, president of the Cuban Canadian National Foundation and Writer in Residence at York University, Ontario, Canada.

Of note: Mr. Sambra published "A Dictator's Errors" in IBPP (Author: Ismael Sambra, Volume 4, Number 25, June 26, 1998.)

The Taliban Touch: Is Smashing Tv Sets A Smashing Idea?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article contains a commentary on a new public policy announced by the Taliban movement in Afghanistan that will proscribe televisions, videocassette recorders, videotapes, and satellite dishes among the people under its control. The commentary focuses on the potential political consequences of this policy based on psychological research on the effects of television.

Trends. Necessity As The Mother Of Invention: International Crime In An Era Of Globalization, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses how the increasing reach and efficiency of telecommunications and mass transport in an era of globalization pose new opportunity for international crime.

Managing The Mass Media Through Murder: Primary Prevention In Perception Management, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a common and simple approach to managing a political entity's international image.

Trends. Immediate Implications Of The Khatami Interview, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes CNN's Christiane Amanpour's interview of Iran's President Mohammad Khatami.

The Public And Private Selves Of Political Leaders: Sex As Pipeline To The Political Soul, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a consequence of linkages between sexual and political attributions.

Philosophical Issues In Verification Of Weapons Limitation, Reduction, And Nonproliferation Treaties, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the philosophical Issues that permeate the belief systems of individuals attempting to craft and/or evaluate the verification components of various weapons-related treaties.

Pen, Peru, Pornography, Propaganda, And Power, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the postmodern approaches to basic tenets of science which often deconstruct basic concepts such as cause and effect, prediction, empirical validation, and the like.

Rumor Analysis: Nato, Radiation Weapons, And Gornja Omarska, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies factors contributing to the credibility of a rumor transmitted by and among some Bosnian Serbs that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) employed radiation weapons in it's 1995 bombing campaign leading up to the Dayton peace accords.