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P/P/243. Socio-psychological explanations of George W. Bush’s electoral victory in 2000

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DATE:
2006
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The paper examines the outcomes of the US presidential elections in 2000 seeking to provide socio-psychological explanations for the popularity of George W. Bush and applying the cognitive dissonance theory proposed by L. Festinger in 1950s, to the behaviour of the American electorate.

 

KEYWORDS: Presidential elections, George W. Bush, cognitive dissonance,

 
Other Papers On: Cognitive Psychology