The Psychological Assessment of Presidential Candidates

by Stanley A. Renshon

Book Overview

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 thus come to dominate presidential elections.
While there is increasing public awareness that the psychology, judgment, and leadership qualities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814774695
• ISBN13: 9780814774694
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 530 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"