The social psychology of politics: Homo Politicus revisited -- Part I. Political attitudes and values -- Structure and change of complex political attitudes -- Sacred values and political life -- Political orientation and moral conviction: a conservative advantage or an equal opportunity motivator of political engagement? -- Fox and not-Fox News impact on opinions on global warming: selective exposure, not motivated reasoning -- Ideological bias in social psychological research -- Part II. Political perception and communication -- The perception of politicians' morality: attacks and defenses -- The persuasive power of political metaphors -- It's all in the face: facial appearance, political ideology and voters' perceptions -- Explaining the influence of disgust on political judgment: a disease-avoidance account -- Intergroup emotions and political violence: the ANCODI hypothesis -- Part III. Social cognition and democracy -- The tragedy of democratic decision making -- From choice to gridlock: dynamic bases of constructive versus dysfunctional political process -- Politics and psychology: a view from a social dilemma perspective -- Politics and the psychology of power: multi-level dynamics in the (im)balances of human needs and survival -- Social cognition and democracy: an eastern European case study -- Part IV. The politics of identity and intergroup relations -- Inclusive identity and the psychology of political change -- Social instability and identity-uncertainty: fertile ground for political extremism -- The American color line and black exceptionalism -- The social psychology of social (dis)harmony: implications for political leadership and public policy.