Political psychologists often argue that the individual characteristics and belief systems of actors matter in understanding foreign policy. Using political psychology methods, describe how individual-level characteristics played a role in President George W. Bush’s response to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Would President Bill Clinton’s response have been the same? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers could discuss Bush’s religious beliefs and his relationship with his father (a former president) or attempt to place Bush on Barber’s or Stoessinger’s scale of psychological behavior. To discuss Clinton’s possible response, answers should use the same method of analysis used for Bush. Answers should also discuss how belief systems influence each leader’s thoughts on realism and liberalism, as well as which actors and institutions would be involved in the foreign policy response.
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