The Psychological Assessment of Political Leaders : With Profiles of Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Profiling Political Leaders: An Introduction / Jerrold M. Post, Stephen G. Walker, and David G. Winter -- Part I. Leader Personality Assessment in Government and Academia -- 2. Assessing Leaders' Personalities: A Historical Survey of Academic Research Studies / David G. Winter -- 3. Leader Personality Assessments in Support Government Policy / Jerrold M. Post -- Part II. Methods for Assessing Leader Personalities: An Introduction -- The Search for Causal Mechanisms / Stephen G. Walker and Jerrold M. Post -- A. Integrated Personality Study -- 4. Assessing Leaders at a Distance: The Political Personality Profile / Jerrold M. Post -- 5. Psychoanalytic Assessments of Character and Performance in Presidents and Candidates: Some Observations on Theory and Method / Stanley A. Renshon -- B. Trait Analyses -- 6. Verbal Behavior and Personality Assessment / Walter Weintraub -- 7. Measuring the Motives of Political Actors at a Distance / David G. Winter -- 8. Assessing Leadership Style: Trait Analysis / Margaret G. Hermann -- C. Cognitive Analyses -- 9. Profiling the Operational Codes of Political Leaders / Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, and Michael D. Young -- 10. Assessing Integrative Complexity at a Distance: Archival Analyses of Thinking and Decision Making / Peter Suedfeld, Karen Guttieri, and Philip E. Tetlock -- Part III. Applications: William Jefferson Clinton and Saddam Hussein-An Introduction -- The Construction of Causal Stories about Political Leaders / Jerrold M. Post and Stephen G. Walker -- A. William Jefferson Clinton -- 11. William Jefferson Clinton's Psychology / Stanley A. Renshon -- 12. William Jefferson Clinton: Personality Traits and Motivational Biases / Walter Weintraub and David G. Winter -- 13. William Jefferson Clinton's Leadership Style / Margaret G. Hermann.

14. William Jefferson Clinton: Beliefs and Integrative Complexity / Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, Michael D. Young, Peter Suedfeld and Philip E. Tetlock -- B. Saddam Hussein -- 15. Saddam Hussein of Iraq: A Political Psychology Profile / Jerrold M. Post -- 16. Saddam Hussein: Personality Traits and Motivational Biases / Walter Weintraub and David G. Winter -- 17. Saddam Hussein's Leadership Style / Margaret G. Hermann -- 18. Saddam Hussein: Beliefs and Integrative Complexity / Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, Michael Young, and Peter Suedfeld -- Part IV. Conclusion -- 19. Assessing Political Leaders in Theory and in Practice / Jerrold M. Post and Stephen G. Walker -- References -- Contributors -- Index.

An effective system of at-a-distance evaluation combined with comprehensive political and psychological profiles.

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