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ID190754
Title ProperLooking like a winner
Other Title Informationleader narcissism and war duration
LanguageENG
AuthorHarden, John P
Summary / Abstract (Note)Can an individual impact a phenomenon as overwhelming and complex as war? Do leaders impact interstate war dynamics? Leaders high in grandiose narcissism focus their efforts on maintaining their inflated self-image during war by striving desperately for victory. While most leaders sacrifice their historical image for state interests, more narcissistic leaders only exit wars if they “win”, or overcome threats to their self-image. Narcissists essentially ignore revealed information and create deadlock to avoid looking like losers. In other words, narcissistic leaders encourage us to look beyond traditional rationalist models of wartime dynamics. This paper analyzes United States’ interstate war duration from 1897 to 2007 and finds support for the argument that more narcissistic United States presidents extend war duration. This paper also compares Eisenhower’s handling of the Korean War and Nixon’s handling of the Vietnam War as an illustrative probe of causal mechanisms.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 67, No.5; May 2023: p.783–808
Journal SourceJournal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 67 No 5
Key WordsWar ;  Conflict ;  Political Leadership ;  Interstate Conflict ;  Bargaining ;  Foreign Policy Decision Making


 
 
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