The psychology of politicians /
The psychology of politicians /
edited by Ashley Weinberg.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- x, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
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.
Psychologists investigate the minds, personalities and abilities of politicians seeking explanations for their behaviour, health and performance.
9780521113724 (hbk.) 9780521130660 (pbk.)
Política
Liderazgo politico--Aspectos psicológicos.
JC 330.3 / P974 2011
324.01/9
Includes index.
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.
Psychologists investigate the minds, personalities and abilities of politicians seeking explanations for their behaviour, health and performance.
9780521113724 (hbk.) 9780521130660 (pbk.)
Política
Liderazgo politico--Aspectos psicológicos.
JC 330.3 / P974 2011
324.01/9