The Psychological Assessment of Presidential Candidates /

The Psychological Assessment of Presidential Candidates / / Stanley A Renshon.

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Debate on public issues--and where candidates stand on them-- have traditionally represented the focal point of presidential campaigns. In recent decades, however, rather than asking where candidates stand on the issues, the public increasingly wants to know who they are. The issue of character has...

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VerfasserIn:
Renshon, Stanley A,
MitwirkendeR:
George, Alexander L.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1996]
©1996
Year of Publication:1996
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Forewo
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Introduction: Frameworks of Analysis
  • PART I The Concept of Psychological Suitability
  • ONE The Psychological Suitability of Presidents in an Era of Doubt
  • TWO Assessing the Psychological Suitability of Presidential Candidates: Ethical and Theoretical Dilemmas
  • PART II Assessing the Psychological Health of Presidential Candidates
  • THREE Psychological Health and Presidential Performance: A Foundation for the Assessment of Psychological Suitability
  • FOUR Is the Psychological Impairment of Presidents Still a Relevant Concern?
  • FIVE Assessment at a Distance: A Cautionary Case Study of the 1964 Presidential Campaign
  • SIX Psychological Health in the 19j2 Presidential Election: The Case of Thomas F. Eagleton
  • PART III Character and Presidential Performance: T h e o r y and Assessment
  • SEVEN Toward a Framework for Analyzing Presidential Performance: Some Observations on a Theory of Character
  • EIGHT Toward a Theory of Character and Presidential Performance
  • NINE Character and Judgment in the 1988 Presidential Campaign: A Case Study of Gary Hart
  • TEN Bill Clinton as a Presidential Candidate: What Did the Public Learn?
  • ELEVEN William J. Clinton as President: Some Implications of Character for Presidential Performance
  • PART IV Assessing Psychological Suitability: T h e R o l e of the Press and Presidential Campaigns
  • TWELVE The Private Lives of Public Officials: Observations, Dilemmas, and Guidelines
  • THIRTEEN Election Campaigns as a Tool for Assessing the Psychological Suitability of Presidential Candidates
  • PART V Assessing Psychological Suitability: Some Applications
  • FOURTEEN Asking the Right Questions of Presidential Candidates: Some Suggestions and Guidelines
  • FIFTEEN Conclusion: The Good Enough President
  • APPENDIX 1 Some Observations on Method: Cases, Data, and Analysis
  • APPENDIX 2 A Model of Character: Dynamics, Development, and Implications for Presidential Performance
  • APPENDIX 3 Preparing Political Leaders for Power: A Supplement to Assessing Psychological Suitability
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Name Index

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