This article reviews research contributions in political science and communication to the
topic of nonverbal communication and politics from 2005 to 2015. The review opens with …

Several years ago, a characteristic of leadership was the intelligence index, but in recent
years this has changed, and emotional intelligence is considered an important parameter for …

This experimental study investigated the effect of a leader's expression of happy versus
nervous emotions on subsequent perceptions of leadership and ratings of traits associated …

For decades, nonverbal communication scholars have employed manual coding as the
primary research methodology for systematic content analysis of nonverbal behaviors such …

Several empirical studies have linked political candidates' electoral success to their physical
appearance. We reexamine the effects of candidates' physical attractiveness by taking into …

As with the first televised debates in 1960, the 2012 US presidential debates accentuated
the importance of nonverbal behavior in political competition, with President Obama …

Political choice has huge importance, either expressed in the balloting place or in the exit
poll, in bringing a political party to power and thus impacting the economy and society's …

Smiles are nonverbal signals that convey social information and influence the social
behavior of recipients, but the precise form and social function of a smile can be variable. In …

Facial expressions are behavioural cues that represent an affective state. Because of this,
they are an unobtrusive alternative to affective self-report. The perceptual identification of …

Emotional appeals have always been an important instrument in the mobilization of political
support in modern societies. As found in several experimental studies from the United …