Can Personality and Politics Be Studied Systematically? Export

@article{citeulike:6054119, abstract = {The study of personality and politics is possible and desirable, but systematic intellectual progress is possible only if there is careful attention to problems of evidence, inference, and conceptualization. This essay reviews such problems, setting forth a conceptualization that takes account of, and builds on, many of the recurring reservations that are advanced about the utility of studying the personalities of political actors. In doing do, it takes selective account of the classical literature on political psychology and more recent developments in the field.}, author = {Greenstein, Fred I.}, citeulike-article-id = {6054119}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3791427}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/3791427}, doi = {10.2307/3791427}, issn = {0162895X}, journal = {Political Psychology}, keywords = {personality, reviews, spec}, number = {1}, pages = {105--128}, posted-at = {2009-11-01 22:44:27}, priority = {2}, publisher = {International Society of Political Psychology}, title = {Can Personality and Politics Be Studied Systematically?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3791427}, volume = {13}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6054119 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6054119 N2 - The study of personality and politics is possible and desirable, but systematic intellectual progress is possible only if there is careful attention to problems of evidence, inference, and conceptualization. This essay reviews such problems, setting forth a conceptualization that takes account of, and builds on, many of the recurring reservations that are advanced about the utility of studying the personalities of political actors. In doing do, it takes selective account of the classical literature on political psychology and more recent developments in the field. IS - 1 JF - Political Psychology SN - 0162895X EP - 128 TI - Can Personality and Politics Be Studied Systematically? PB - International Society of Political Psychology VL - 13 SP - 105 KW - personality KW - reviews KW - spec AU - Greenstein, Fred PY - 1992/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3791427 ER -