The role of political leadership in the political development of India: A comparative case study.
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Title
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The role of political leadership in the political development of India: A comparative case study.
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Identifier
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AAI9417477
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identifier
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9417477
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Creator
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Itty, Johncy.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Stanley Renshon
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Date
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1994
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, General | Political Science, International Law and Relations | Psychology, Personality
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Abstract
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This research project examines the relationships among personality, beliefs, political leadership, and policy-making in a developing country. Although many factors affect the outcome of political events aside from personality considerations, the personality factor plays a primary and pivotal role in shaping the character of decisions that are made and how policy is implemented. In the particular case of India, the personality component is a critical element in explaining how leadership and decision-making is played out, in a manner which fully appreciates the religious and cultural factors which make leadership a key agent of development causation.;The categories of personality which have been most useful in analyzing political leadership and performance in India have been power-motivation, dogmatism, and political efficacy. Studying political efficacy has helped to analyze, assess, and evaluate the ability of Nehru and Mrs. Gandhi to successfully pursue goals within India's existing political environment. The study of power motivation has helped to determine the manner and context in which the two leaders pursued their objectives, and the study of the trait of dogmatism helped to evaluate Nehru's ability to manage and process information to make decisions, especially in issues related to the language problem, the crisis in Punjab, and Non-alignment.;There are number of approaches which might have been used to examine the question of leadership, however, there is a lack of any focused study on the question of personality, leadership, and policy-making as it relates to the question of development in India. It should also be noted that this study has taken a very unique approach in studying personality and leadership from the vantage point of father-daughter, parent-child leadership succession. An in-depth analysis of father-daughter personality orientations as they shape leadership and decision-making (over time, dealing with common issue areas) has not been done before. In this regard, this project offers a fresh insight into the nature of developmental politics from the analytical framework that political psychology has to offer.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
