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 Two spectra of politics
With regard to political parties, I leant that the psychologist Dr H Eysenck
pioneered studies on politics and personality, and he came up with two spectra.
These fit with some current analyses of management styles.
The Conservative - Radical spectrum covers the traditional, intellectual, “keep-it-the-way-it-was”
viewpoint, through to the “let's change everything, out with the
old in with the new” reactionary approach.
The Democratic - Autocratic spectrum covers the way things are done - from
the dictatorial, non-consultative approach, through to the participative, hands-off
approach.
These seem to show a clear fit with the personalities or faculties as shown.
Political persuasions can be found across combinations of all these spectra.
Perhaps we tend to prefer the political or managerial styles according to our
temperaments, or culture?
When working for an unfamiliar political system within a different culture, it is
vital to understand how and why it works. There have been plenty of examples
recently in world affairs of how things can go wrong if one ignores this fact.
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