TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weinberg,Ashley
TI  - The psychology of politicians
SN  - 9780521113724 (hbk.)
AV  - JC 330.3  P974 2011
U1  - 324.01/9 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Política
KW  - Liderazgo politico
KW  - Aspectos psicológicos
N1  - 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
N2  - Psychologists investigate the minds, personalities and abilities of politicians seeking explanations for their behaviour, health and performance
ER  -