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The Psychological Assessment of Presidential Candidates

Stanley A Renshon author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:19th Aug '98

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Looking back over the past 25 years, Stanley Renshon explores how the issue of character has come to dominate presidential campaigns. Drawing on his clinical and political science training, Renshon has devised a theory which allows the public to evaluate the qualities of presidential candidates.

"This book is enormously valuable in providing...detailed checklists and appendices of questions that should be asked of any presidential candidate in order to measure ambition, integrity, and relatedness as well as leadership potential." -- American Political ScienceReview
"The most comprehensive and trenchant contribution to the political psychology of leadership to have been published in some time." -- Canadian Journal of Political Science
"The Psychological Assessment of Presidential Candidates is exceedingly good." -- Congress and the Presidency

ISBN: 9780415921466

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 990g

534 pages