Personality and Politics: Problems of Evidence, Inference, and Conceptualization

by Fred I. Greenstein

Fred Greenstein, an acknowledged authority in this field, lays out conceptual and methodological standards for carrying out personality-and politics inquiries, ranging from psychological case studies of single actors, through multi-case analyses of types of political actors, to aggregative analyses of the impact of individuals and types of individuals on political systems and processes.

Originally published in 1987.

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Genres: Politics

246 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1975

About the author

An American political scientist, known for his work on political leadership and the US presidency, Fred Irwin Greenstein (September 1, 1930 – December 3, 2018) was an emeritus professor of politics at Princeton University.