Dispersed Democratic Leadership
. Ed(S): Kane, John; Patapan, Haig; Hart, Paul 'T
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Description for Dispersed Democratic Leadership
This collection of essays seeks to explore the unique way democracy disperses leadership, and the significant opportunities and challenges it presents to democratic leaders. Editor(s): Kane, John; Patapan, Haig; Hart, Paul 't. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
This book examines both the scope and consequences of the dispersal of the leadership role in democratic societies, a topic that has been relatively neglected by a political science literature dominated by studies of executive power. Individual chapters investigate the many loci of leadership found in modern democracies, some ancient and some newly emergent, some institutionalised and some ad-hoc, some self-consciously political and some avowedly a-political. In assessing the effects of leadership dispersal, the book argues that understanding how policies are shaped in a democracy requires balancing the usual person-centred approach with one that is more contextual, institutional, and relational. ... Read more
This book examines both the scope and consequences of the dispersal of the leadership role in democratic societies, a topic that has been relatively neglected by a political science literature dominated by studies of executive power. Individual chapters investigate the many loci of leadership found in modern democracies, some ancient and some newly emergent, some institutionalised and some ad-hoc, some self-consciously political and some avowedly a-political. In assessing the effects of leadership dispersal, the book argues that understanding how policies are shaped in a democracy requires balancing the usual person-centred approach with one that is more contextual, institutional, and relational. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199562992
SKU
V9780199562992
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About . Ed(S): Kane, John; Patapan, Haig; Hart, Paul 'T
John Kane is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy and Deputy Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia. His research interests include political theory, political leadership, foreign policy and public management. He is the author of numerous articles in books and international journals, co-editor of Rethinking Australian Citizenship (Cambridge UP) and ... Read more
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