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Revision with unchanged content. This book investigates the effects of an empathetic emotional disposition in political decision making. Previous research has shown that empathy has important implications in group-centered behavior. However, little research has been done with experimental tests of how empathy directly impacts behavior. This book uses experimental and survey research methods to test the hypothesis that empathy is a general guide to collective action. Empathy is not only a significant predictor of behavior, but is a conditional characteristic that interacts with other factors in cooperative action.

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Is the author of multiple peer reviewed articles that include subjects such as political psychology, energy policy and the law. He graduated cum laude from New York University, received his M.A. in history from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

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