Consuelo Thiers
@consuelothiers.bsky.social
Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Edinburgh. Political psychologist interested in political leaders, interstate rivalries, emotions, foreign policy analysis and Latin America. 🇨🇱
https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/consuelo-thiers
https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/consuelo-thiers
Understanding HOW leaders think helps predict WHAT they'll do next.
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Understanding HOW leaders think helps predict WHAT they'll do next.
Starmer scores exceptionally high on:
Distrust (questions motives, demands loyalty)
Belief in the ability to control events (constraint-challenger)
Need for power (reshapes environments)
Self-confidence (decisive, resists feedback)
Not the consensus-seeker expected.
Distrust (questions motives, demands loyalty)
Belief in the ability to control events (constraint-challenger)
Need for power (reshapes environments)
Self-confidence (decisive, resists feedback)
Not the consensus-seeker expected.
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Starmer scores exceptionally high on:
Distrust (questions motives, demands loyalty)
Belief in the ability to control events (constraint-challenger)
Need for power (reshapes environments)
Self-confidence (decisive, resists feedback)
Not the consensus-seeker expected.
Distrust (questions motives, demands loyalty)
Belief in the ability to control events (constraint-challenger)
Need for power (reshapes environments)
Self-confidence (decisive, resists feedback)
Not the consensus-seeker expected.
Thank you Pontus!
April 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thank you Pontus!
Thank you Julie :)
April 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Thank you Julie :)