Why are some political leaders stronger than others? How do we make sense of the interaction between the leader's personality and the context that the leader faces? This book provides a unique way of approaching these questions, identifying the very different philosophical foundations that underpin the contemporary study of political leadership.
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Why are some political leaders stronger than others? How do we make sense of the interaction between the leader's personality and the context that the leader faces? This book provides a unique way of approaching these questions, identifying the very different philosophical foundations that underpin the contemporary study of political leadership.
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List of Figures Foreword 1. Leadership - The Interactionist Paradigm 2. The Foundations of the Study of Political Leadership 3. Positivist Accounts of Political Leadership 4. Constructivist Accounts of Political Leadership 5. Scientific Realist Accounts of Political Leadership: Political Psychology 6. Scientific Realist Accounts of Political Leadership: Contextual Accounts 7. What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here? Bibliography Index
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ISBN
9781137347060
Publisert
2015-10-01
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Palgrave Macmillan
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216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, P, 06
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Engelsk
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Robert Elgie is Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies at Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland. He has published numerous books, including Semi-Presidentialism: Sub-types and Democratic Performance (2011). He is the editor of the journal French Politics published by Palgrave Macmillan and Review Editor for the journal Government and Opposition.