Psychology Faculty Publications
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-1-2024
Disciplines
African Studies | Criminology | Leadership Studies | Mental Disorders | Near and Middle Eastern Studies | Other Political Science | Other Psychology | Personality and Social Contexts
Abstract
This research report, prepared for the France 5 television documentary “Le Monde en face: Kadhafi, la folie d’un dictateur,” presents the results of an indirect personality assessment of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi from the conceptual perspective of personologist Theodore Millon.
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2024 by Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics / Aubrey Immelman
Recommended Citation
Immelman, A. (2024, March 10). The personality profile of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi [Research report prepared for the France 5 television documentary “Le Monde en face: Kadhafi, la folie d’un dictateur”]. Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, St. Joseph and Collegeville, MN. https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_pubs/147/
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Comments
The research was conducted at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics (USPP), a collaborative faculty–student research program in the psychology of politics at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict in Collegeville and St. Joseph, Minnesota, directed by Aubrey Immelman, PhD, associate professor of psychology, who specializes in the psychological assessment of presidential candidates and world leaders.
More information: http://personality-politics.org/libya
Documentary film released December 1, 2024
Gaddafi: In the Dictator’s Mind
For forty-two years, from 1969 to 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ruled over Libya, tyrannizing his followers, his people, and the entire world. Machiavellian, paranoid, megalomaniac, perverse, manipulative, narcissistic, predator – there is no shortage of qualifiers to define the personality of the man who has become an archetype of Evil in politics. The psychology of the dictator who, according to the CIA, was “on the verge of madness,” is analyzed in the form of a historical thriller coupled with a criminal investigation based on profiling techniques.
An Everprod production in collaboration with France Télévisions
Written and directed by Kamal Redouani
Produced by Amandine Chambelland
Editing by Aurélien Biette
Photography by Océanne Skarica and Florent Genieys
Investigative journalism by Marine Pradel, Anne-Laure Desarnauts, Alessandra Coppola, Louise Martin Goncalves, and Luca Lancise
Voice commentary by Jerry DiGiacomo
Copyright © 2024 by Everprod / France TV 5 – Le monde en face
View an abridged English-language version of the documentary film (0:53:17)
https://app.frame.io/presentations/5fcdeb44-dcb0-4b78-9739-180f4df6d8c6
Kadhafi, la folie d’un dictateur
Pendant quarante-deux ans, de 1969 à 2011, Mouammar Kadhafi a régné sur la Libye, tyrannisé son entourage, son peuple et le monde entier. Machiavélique, paranoïaque, mégalomane, pervers, manipulateur, narcissique, prédateur – les qualificatifs ne manquent pas pour définir la personnalité de celui qui est devenu un archétype du Mal en politique. La psychologie du dictateur qui, selon la CIA, se situait “à la limite de la folie,” est analysée sous la forme d’un polar historique doublé d’une enquête criminelle basée sur les techniques de profilage.
Full-length French language version of the documentary film (1:30:00)
https://www.france.tv/documentaires/documentaires-societe/6684773-kadhafi-la-folie-d-un-dictateur.html
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