Toward leader democracy / Jan Pakulski and András Körösényi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pakulski, Jan, 1950-

Contributor:

Körösényi, András.

Series:

Key issues in modern sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Political leadership.

Physical Description:

xii, 181 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2012.

Summary:

This timely discussion of the nature of modern democracy revives and updates the principles expressed by philosophers such as Joseph Schumpeter and Max Weber, that the central axis around which democratic power currently rotates is the "leader" rather than abstract powers such as "the people" or the "will of the electorate." Especially timely in this US election year, the work discusses the ways in which the political discourse is shaped by democratic leaders rather than leadership being molded in the image of an external force or as a reflection of a specific constituency. Pakulski is a professor of sociology at the University of Tasmania, and Korosenyi is a professor of political science at Corvinus University, Budapest. Distributed by Books International Inc. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Preface

The new "new politics"

Theoretical anticipations

The leader-centric trends

"Leader democracy" and its rivals

The future of (leader) democracy

The democratic cycles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857283887

085728388X

OCLC:

747531010