The Profile of Political Leaders : Archetypes of Ascendancy

175 Pages·2016·1.84 MB·English

by  Jaap van Ginneken (auth.)

THE
PROFILE
OF
Archetypes of
Ascendancy
POLITICAL
LEADERS
JAAP VAN GINNEKEN
The Profi le of Political Leaders

Jaap   v an Ginneken
The Profi le of
Political Leaders
Archetypes of Ascendancy
Jaap   van Ginneken
ISBN 978-3-319-29475-9 ISBN 978-3-319-29476-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29476-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016943274
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Leider – De Oerkenmerken van Invloed en Overwicht . This edition has been translated and
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CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book touches upon a wide range of scientifi c disciplines and
approaches, geographic areas and historical epochs. I have therefore
asked a dozen colleagues and friends to take a critical look at the early
manuscripts. Ruud Abma, Vittorio Busato, François Dumoulin, Oda van
Ginneken, Arno Goudsmit, Cees Hamelink, Ciska Kessler, Marten Knip,
Walther Kok, Ruud Kouijzer, Connie van der Maesen, Dick Pels, Anneke
Sookhoo and Pieter van Strien pointed out some inaccuracies and unclari-
ties, which forced me to correct and further clarify the text. Remaining
imperfections are my sole responsibility, of course. Editor Pim van Tol of
the Dutch publisher once again helped me to shape up the text and came
up with the title.
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C
ONTENTS
1 First Impressions of Leaders 1
2 Height & Posture 19
3 Name & Destiny 39
4 Limbs & Gestures 55
5 Personality & Traits 71
6 Face & Expressions 87
7 Style & Demeanour 103
8 Voice & Speech 117
9 Time & Place 137
10 Leaders from the Stone Age? 153
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Appendix A 157
Appendix B 159
Index 161
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UTHOR IOGRAPHY
Dr. Jaap van Ginneken is a social psychologist by training, and did a
Ph.D. with distinction on political and mass psychology. At one point he
was a member of the Governing Council of the International Society of
Political Psychology. He long remained a part-time associate professor at
the International School and the Communication Science Department at
the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands, while also doing media
projects. Today, he is a professional speaker and author based near Nice in
Southern France.
Apart from leadership and groups, two other main themes of his work
are rapid shifts in public opinion, and media images of other cultures.
Previous titles in English on these subjects: C rowds, psychology and poli-
tics (1992), U nderstanding global news (1998), C ollective behavior and
public opinion (2003), Screening difference—How Hollywood’s blockbuster
fi lms imagine race, ethnicity and culture (2007), M ass movements (2007),
Stranger danger and the epidemic of fear (2013), M ood Contagion—Mass
psychology and collective behaviour sociology in the Internet age (2013), and
The psychology of power—Temptations at the top (2014).
He is currently developing an English-language intellectual biography
of Kurt Baschwitz: an important German author on mass psychology and
mass communication, fi red by the Nazi’s as a Jew, who then fl ed to The
Netherlands. He miraculously survived the war, and then founded a range
of infl uential institutions.
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