Abstract
An understanding of the personal history of political figures and a disclosure of the social motives behind the public action of a political figure are essential to improve the quality of the citizen’s political vote. A comprehensive and balanced analysis is required in this context, and political psychology could play a pivotal role. However, in Indonesia, such efforts are still relatively rare. This study contributes by conducting a case study on a political figure (n = 1), Surya Paloh. The method of personality measurement at a distance was used to compose profile of Surya Paloh with the following arrangements: (1) General psychobiography, (2) Beliefs and reasoning patterns, (3) Cognitive aspects, (4) Social motives, (5) Personality traits, and (6) Leadership Competency, each with its strengths and risks. This research concludes that Surya Paloh is a political entrepreneur, with high neuroticism, high excitement seeking, low compliance, and high achievement striving.
Highlights
A couple months ago, two members of the National Democratic Party (Partai Nasdem) have been questioning the effort to bring Setya Novanto back to being the Head of People’s Representative Council of Indonesia (DPR RI) (Tashandra, 2016a)
This study aims at providing a comprehensive description of Surya Paloh through the examination of his personality and cognitive characteristics in relation to his political role
Before we present the finding our psychological analysis method, we would like to share the backstory of the man, to provide an elaborative context for understanding the psychology behind Surya Paloh’s political persona
Summary
A couple months ago, two members of the National Democratic Party (Partai Nasdem) have been questioning the effort to bring Setya Novanto back to being the Head of People’s Representative Council of Indonesia (DPR RI) (Tashandra, 2016a). Mutty questioned the morality of this discourse because Novanto previously resigned from the position due to an allegation of huge scandal involving extortion (Jensen & Asmarini, 2015); while fraction secretary Syarif Abdullah expressed that it does not matter who is in charge, as long as the credibility and morality are accountable (Tashandra, 2016b). Its main purpose is to restore Indonesia to be a nation with full sovereignty over politics, economy, and culture (Eksan, 2011) The man behind its bold and unique standpoint is no other than politician-mediapreneur, Surya Dharma Paloh (Figure 1; Asril, 2016)
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