ABSTRACT
A Psychoanalytic Study of Political Leadership in the United States and Russia: Searching for Truth provides psychoanalytic insight into the motives of this complex and contradictory figure.
The contributors, from different professional and academic backgrounds, use a range of methods including quantitative research and literary analysis to shed light on Putin’s background, outlook and current actions. Reflecting a range of perspectives on how Putin’s background may have informed his beliefs and his actions, particularly with respect to the invasion of Ukraine, the book brings together diverse viewpoints.
A Psychoanalytic Study of Political Leadership in the United States and Russia will be of great interest to psychoanalysts and to readers seeking to understand the complex dynamics of populist leadership.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|54 pages
Looking Within
chapter 2|30 pages
Observations, Knowledge, and Speculation
part 2|14 pages
Understanding Vladimir Putin from an Eastern European Perspective
part 3|28 pages
Investigating Vladimir Putin's Personality
part 4|20 pages
Quantitative Research Conducted by a Preeminent Researcher
part 5|6 pages
A Scholar Looks at Vladimir Putin through the Lens of Russian Literature