Diana Mutz Wins APSA Best Book Award

Diana C. Mutz, Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication, is co-winner of the 2022 Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) for her book, Winners and Losers: The Psychology of Foreign Trade. The annual APSA award recognizes the best new book on government, politics, or international affairs.

Mutz’s research focuses on public opinion, political psychology, and mass political behavior, with an emphasis on political communication. She is a faculty member at Penn Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg School for Communication, and serves as director of the Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics.

Winners and Losers examines how Americans citizens form opinions on international trade and shows how a better understanding of the psychological underpinnings of public opinion can lead to economic and societal benefits.