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Human Psychology in International Relations

Credits: 2                                                                              

Duration (Weeks): 6 Weeks

Level of the course: Undergraduate

In the contemporary era, human psychology—defined as the study of cognition, emotion, perception, identity, personality, and group dynamics—has become an indispensable lens for understanding international relations (IR), as it enriches traditional paradigms such as realism, liberalism, and constructivism by revealing the psychological underpinnings of state behaviour. Psychological approaches in IR focus on how decision-makers rely on heuristics, analogies, and schemata—often leading to misperceptions, attribution errors, and cognitive rigidity when interpreting rival states’ intentions. As a result, great powers' foreign policies are shaped not only by material interests but also by emotional drivers like pride, the desire for prestige, and group identity; these “Neuro P5” motivators—power, profit, pleasure, pride, permanency—offer a visceral understanding of how such values manifest in geopolitical behaviour. In developing and underdeveloped nations, psychological factors—such as leaders’ personality traits, collective identity, and institutional narratives—interact with domestic constraints to influence foreign policy directions and developmental paths in ways that diverge from purely rationalist expectations. Moreover, real-world diplomacy, negotiation, conflict, and cooperation are deeply illuminated by psychological insights: groupthink in decision-making circles can impair crisis management, misperceptions fuel escalation cycles—even when peaceful intentions exist—and emotional framing and symbolic narratives significantly shape negotiation outcomes and alliance formation.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Explain the foundational concepts of human psychology and their intersections with international relations theories.

2. Analyze the influence of psychological factors on the behaviour of great powers in global politics.

3. Evaluate how human psychology shapes the foreign policy and developmental trajectories of developing and underdeveloped nations.

4. Apply psychological approaches to real-world case studies in diplomacy, negotiation, conflict, and cooperation.