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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorEsch, F.A.W.J. van
dc.contributor.authorOvervest, H.P.A. van
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-10T06:00:45Z
dc.date.available2013-12-10T06:00:45Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/15509
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis the effects of the Euro-crisis on the belief-systems of four European heads of state and government are compared to determine whether their reaction is conditional on character traits or belief strength. In order to do this, a new model of belief-change is proposed that allows for the occurrence of different patterns of belief-change. The occurrence of these patterns, incremental and paradigmatic belief-change, is proposed to be conditional. Determination of the co-variance of openness to information and belief-strength with these patterns demonstrates that belief-strength, and not openness to information, is a decisive factor for their occurrence. This means that leaders with strong beliefs are likely to experience either no belief-change at all, or large scale, paradigmatic belief-change as a result of crises. Leaders with weak beliefs on the other hand, are most likely to experience small scale, incremental belief-change. These results imply that belief-change is indeed conditional, and that the existing models of belief-change are incomplete.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
dc.format.extent3010577
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleBelief-dynamics during the Euro-crisis: the role of belief-strength and openness to information
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsbeliefs,belief-change, euro-crisis, leaders, comparative cognitive mapping, leadership trait analysis
dc.subject.courseuuBestuur en beleid


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