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The psychology of politicians /

Psychologists investigate the minds, personalities and abilities of politicians seeking explanations for their behaviour, health and performance.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Weinberg, Ashley
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The psychology of politicians / Ashley Weinberg
  • Part I. Becoming politicians. Recruiting politicians: designing competency based selection for UK parliamentary candidates / Jo Silvester; Politicians and power: MPs in the UK parliament / Richard Kwiatkowski
  • Part II. Being at the centre of things. How politicians function in their job: what makes a successful politician? the social skills of politics / Peter Bull; Cognitive skills and motivation to adapt to social change among Polish politicians / Agnieszka Golec de Zavala; Political leadership and its development / Jean Hartley
  • Part III. Coping with pressure? Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning? the impact of psychological strain on politicians / Ashley Weinberg; When cognitions reach boiling point: the impact of denial and avoidance by policy-makers during a foreign policy crisis / Max V. Metselaar
  • Part IV. People as politicians. The political side of personality / Gianvittorio Caprara, Michele Vecchione and Claudio Barbaranelli; Where red dictators coexist with promising democrats: The conceptualization of politicians in post-communist Ukraine / Pavlo D. Frolov, Olha V. Petrunko and Dmitriy V. Poznyak.