Complex political decision-making : leadership, legitimacy and communication / edited by Peter Bursens, Christ'l De Landtsheer, Luc Braeckmans and Barbara Segaert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bursens, Peter, editor.

Landtsheer, Christ'l de, editor.

Braeckmans, Luc, 1953- editor.

Segaert, Barbara, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Decision making.

Public administration.

Political leadership.

Communication in politics.

Public administration--European Union countries--Decision making.

Political leadership--European Union countries.

Communication in politics--European Union countries.

Decision making.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Contents:

Covert integration of core state powers : renegotiating incomplete contracts / Adrienne Héritier

Patterns of covert integration in EU governance : response to Adrienne Héritier / Dirk De Bièvre and Peter Bursens

Collective decision making within the European Union's legislative competences : a need for change? / Maaike Geuens

Diversity and democratic legitimacy in the EU : what can we learn from other federal systems? / Matthias Vileyn and Peter Bursens

Controlling covert integration in EU politics / Johan Adriaensen and Evelyn Coremans

Leaders under stress : does cognitive ability affect career stability? / Peter Suedfeld

Is complexity a stable personality construct component or is it (just) a matter of style and propaganda? : response to Peter Suedfeld / Christ'l De Landtsheer

Political personality and complex decision making : the psychological profile and leadership style of Angela Merkel, the world's most powerful woman / Jurriaan Middelhoff, Petronella Schijvenaars and Christ'l De Landtsheer

Collective decision making in complex matters : decision-making processes at an international level / Richard Herrmann

The Ukrainian crisis revisited : response to Richard Herrmann / Tom Sauer

Politics, it has never been so simple : complex versus simplistic rhetoric and the use of hyperbole in political decision-making in the Netherlands / Lieuwe Kalkhoven and Christ'l De Landtshee

Complex political decision making : leadership, legitimacy and communication : concluding chapter and discussion / Christ'l De Landtsheer and Peter Bursens.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138211148

1138211141

OCLC:

967364645