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105975
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b63524
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GBB186053
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| Title & Author
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The psychology of politicians /\ edited by Ashley Weinberg.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2012.
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x, 237 p. :: ill., charts ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780521113724 (hbk.)
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: 0521113725 (hbk.)
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: 9780521130660 (pbk.)
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: 0521130662 (pbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Politicians-- Psychology.
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Politicians-- Psychology, Case studies.
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Political leadership-- Psychological aspects.
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Political leadership-- Psychological aspects, Case studies.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.01/9
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JC330.3.P8 2012
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| Added Entry
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Weinberg, Ashley.
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