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14.1 Introduction 14.1 Introduction
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14.2 Research Questions in the Field 14.2 Research Questions in the Field
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14.3 Review of Existing Research 14.3 Review of Existing Research
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14.4 The Personalities and Beliefs of Political Executives: Looking Forward 14.4 The Personalities and Beliefs of Political Executives: Looking Forward
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14 Personalities and Beliefs of Political Executives
Get accessMark Schafer is Professor of Security Studies at the University of Central Florida. He is a political psychologist working in the field of international relations. Schafer received his PhD from Arizona State University in 1994 and spent seventeen years at LSU before coming to UCF in 2011. His research interests include groupthink, the operational code, and psychological correlates of foreign policy. Schafer has published his research in journals such as Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Political Psychology. His two most recent book projects are: Groupthink vs. High Quality Decision Making in International Relations (Columbia University Press, 2010; co-authored with Scott Crichlow), and Rethinking Foreign Policy Analysis (Routledge, 2011; co-edited with Stephen G. Walker and Akan Malici).
Gary Smith is an Adjunct Professor and Research Fellow in the University of Central Florida’s Department of Political Science, where he received his PhD in 2018. His research interests include: elite decision-making, foreign policy analysis, inter- and intrastate conflicts, and political leadership. His collaborative research is published (or forthcoming) in African Affairs, PS: Political Science & Politics, Politics, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis, and The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science.
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Published:06 August 2020
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on the beliefs and personality characteristics of political executives. There is a rich and important history in these areas, and yet there is much room for future research as well. We discuss many of the important research questions being asked in the study of beliefs and personalities, and along the way we review the development of the field. In our review of the existing literature, we focus on both classics and more recent contributions, noting the evolution of the field from qualitative, thick descriptions to more scientific, quantitative approaches. We also note that contributions have been made with beliefs and personalities on either the independent or dependent side of the equation. We finish with a look to the future in these areas, calling primarily for more data and empirical work, but also additional development of theories and new methods.
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