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Downhill Skiing at Saint John’s: The Story of “Mount Carmel”
Get PDFAs those who once used it (including the archivist) get older, fewer people on campus are aware that Saint John’s once had its own ski hill, Mount Carmel, for downhill skiing and ski jumping. Here is its history, documented in campus publications, photos, and even a short video
Peace Bishops: Ugandan Catholic Archbishop John Baptist Odama
Get PDFArchbishop John Baptist Odama of the Archdiocese of Gulu is widely known for his courageous efforts to bring an end to the Lord\u27s Resistance Army conflict in northern Uganda through the interfaith Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, and increasingly for his participation in the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative and his willingness to share his experience with others. This essay explores not only these aspects of his life, but also earlier influences and experiences of ministry which helped to form him as a “peace bishop” who values the life and dignity of a human being above everything
Military Conflict in Ukraine: Personality Profiles of the Principals – Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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“Military Conflict in Ukraine: Personality Profiles of the Principals – Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy” was a panel presentation at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology in Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 9–11, 2023.
Following an overview of the conceptual and methodological framework that informed their personality-in-politics inquiry, panelists presented the personality profiles of three national leaders central to the current military conflict in Ukraine: Russian president Vladimir Putin, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Presentation 1
“Psychodiagnostic Meta-Analysis: A Psychodiagnostically Relevant Conceptualization and Methodology for Assessing Personality in Politics” (presented by Aubrey Immelman, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, United States).
Dominant trends in political personality assessment date back to the establishment of organized political psychology in the 1970s and earlier, yet most of the classical approaches remain at variance with conventional psychodiagnostic frameworks and procedures.
This presentation provided an overview of conceptual issues in personality-in-politics inquiry and described the presenter’s psychodiagnostic meta-analysis methodology, adapted for the psychological examination of political leaders from the evolutionary model of personologist Theodore Millon.
See ‘Additional Files’ at the bottom of this page for a link to the PowerPoint presentation or view a PDF version at the ‘Download’ button.
Further reading: “Political psychology and personality” by Aubrey Immelman, in Stephen Strack (Ed.), Handbook of personology and psychopathology (pp. 198–225). Copyright © 2005 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_pubs/49/
Presentation 2
“The Post-Expansionist Profile of Russian President Vladimir Putin” (presented by Abby Goff, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota, United States).
Link to presentation » https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_pubs/142/
Presentation 3
“The Personality Profile and Leadership Style of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko” (presented by Christ’l De Landtsheer, University of Antwerp, Belgium).
See ‘Additional Files’ at the bottom of this page for a link to the PowerPoint presentation.
Presentation 4
“The Personality Profile and Leadership Style of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (presented by Elise Vomacka, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota, United States).
Link to presentation » https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_pubs/143
Sociocultural & Leadership Transmission in the Somali Diaspora: Community Values, Cohesion, Family Unity & Patriarchal Leadership
Get PDFThis research explores the Somali Diaspora community in Ottawa, Canada’s intercultural understanding between their homeland and their host country. The task of this limited study is to assess the changes occurring in the contemporary Somali diaspora culture and changes in leadership perceptions, particularly those of male leadership, and changes in family integration, community cohesion and solidarity, and the transmission of cultural values across generations. This research confirms that changes did occur in the Somali Diaspora community in various ways, including family dynamics, community cohesion and the concept of transmitting cultural values to their younger generation. Themes are identified by the participants, including sociocultural impediments, which were further identified as: Language barriers, Lack of financial resources, Lack of quality time, and Lack of community programs. The study concludes that elders and male Somali Diaspora parents are aware of their cultural role and are connected to the culture in general; however, they do not adequately transmit their cultural values to their children. The study also identified a few insights concerning clan relations, intergenerational interaction, and community structure. In order to develop a description of the community members’ own experiences, this study utilized a qualitative research methodology to collect data and further develop the main focus on cultural values, integration, and leadership as communities’ transition from one culture to another. The participants were contacted through the snowballing technique that led to communicating with more participants through the assistance of the pre-selected participants. The results of the study should be treated as preliminary, and areas in need of further research are identified