One man's wickedness : malignant narcissism and major blunders in international relations
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Author(s)
Landau, Daniel B. (Daniel Bruce), 1969-
Advisor(s)
Stephen W. Van Evera.
Alternative Title
Malignant narcissism and major blunders in international relations
Date Issued
2004
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Malignant narcissism is a personality syndrome marked by hubris, paranoia, and reckless indifference to the human consequences of decisions. Malignant-narcissistic leaders tend to commit major blunders in international relations. Examples include Saddam, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao, and Nasser. Seventeen hypotheses are presented on malignant narcissism, exploring its relationships to cognition, domestic political systems, and blunders in international relations. The hypotheses are illustrated with historical examples to support their plausibility. Saddam is explained as a malignant narcissist who was especially prone to blunders throughout his political career.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-101).
Subjects
Political Science.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
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