Profiling Political Leaders and the Analysis of Political Leadership: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Personality and Behavior

This panel welcomes research on psychological profiling and the analysis of political leadership, including integral components of the political decision-making process. Each paper will examine and evaluate the performance of political leaders and the factors that affect their political behavior and attitudes in different societies using a variety of analytical approaches with theoretical depth and cross-cultural breadth. Authors are specifically invited to propose papers that focus on the cultural context, childhood experiences, belief systems, or other important variables that affect and shape leaders' political performance, their interaction with followers, decision-making processes, and policy attitudes. This panel aims to provide discussion material for the complex topic of the psychological factors that are related to successful leadership in different countries and cultures.