The leadership capital index : a new perspective on political leadership / edited by Mark Bennister, Ben Worthy, Paul 't Hart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennister, Mark, 1967- editor.

Worthy, Ben, editor.

Hart, Paul 't, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--Congresses.

Political leadership.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 308 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

The Leadership Capital Index develops a conceptual framework of leadership capital and a diagnostic tool-the Leadership Capital Index (LCI)-to measure and evaluated the fluctuating nature of the leadership capital of leaders. Differing amounts of leadership capital, a combination of skills, relations and reputation, allow leaders to succeed or bring about their failure. This book brings together leading international scholars in the field to engage with the concept of "leadership capital" and use and apply the LCI to a variety of comparative case studies. The book provides an important, timely, and innovative contribution to the now flourishing academic discipline of political leadership studies. The LCI offers a comprehensive yet parsimonious and easily applicable ten point matrix to examine leadership authority over time and in different political contexts. In each case, leaders "spend" and put their "stock" of authority and support at risk. United States president Lyndon Johnson arm-twisting Congress to put into effect civil rights legislation; Tony Blair taking the United Kingdom into the invasion of Iraq; Angela Merkel committing Germany to a generous reception of refugees: all "spent capital" to forge public policy they believed in. The volume examines how office-holders acquire, consolidate, risk, and lose such capital, and concentrates predominantly on elected "chief executives" at the nation level, including majoritarian and consensus systems, multiple and singular cases, and also examines some presidential and sub-national cases. The Leadership Capital Index is an exploratory volume, with chapters providing a series of plausibility probes to see how the LCI framework "performs" as a descriptive and analytical tool. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Understanding Political Leadership: The Leadership Capital Approach / Mark Bennister Bennister, Mark, Paul 't Hart Hart, Paul 't, Ben Worthy Worthy, Ben 1

2 Turning Structural Weakness into Personal Strength: Angela Merkel and the Politics of Leadership Capital in Germany / Ludger Helms Helms, Ludger, Femke van Esch Esch, Femke van 27

3 "No Loans for Ladies" Julia Gillard and Capital Denied / James Walter Walter, James 45

4 From Triumph to Tragedy: The Leadership Paradox of Lyndon Baines Johnson / Jon Johansson Johansson, Jon 63

5 A "Meteoric" Career in Hungarian Politics / András Körösényi Körösényi, András, Péter Ondré Ondré, Péter, András Hajdú Hajdú, András 82

6 Jerry Brown and the Triumph of Leadership: Leadership Capital and the Financial Rescue of California / Charles F. Parker Parker, Charles F. 101

7 Limits to Dominance? Comparing the Leadership Capital of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair / Mark Bennister Bennister, Mark, Ben Worthy Worthy, Ben 121

8 (Mis)Managing Leadership Capital: Canadian Prime Ministers / Jonathan Malloy Malloy, Jonathan 144

9 Modern Prime-Ministerial Leadership in the Netherlands: Consensus or Confrontation? / Marij Swinkels Swinkels, Marij, Sabine van Zuydam Zuydam, Sabine van, Femke van Esch Esch, Femke van 164

10 Swedish Coalition Governments and the Quest for Re-election / Fredrik Bynander Bynander, Fredrik, Pär Daléus Daléus, Pär 183

11 Leadership Capital in a Protracted Crisis: Spanish Prime Ministers Compared / José A. Olmeda Olmeda, José A., César Colino Colino, César 207

12 The Leadership Capital of Italian Presidents: The Politics of Constraint and Moral Suasion / Selena Grimaldi Grimaldi, Selena 226

13 Measuring and Using Leadership Capital: Issues and Extension / Jean Blondel Blondel, Jean 250

14 Leadership Capital: A Bourdieuian Reinterpretation / Erik Jentges Jentges, Erik 263

15 Conclusion: LCI Revisited / Mark Bennister Bennister, Mark, Paul 't Hart Hart, Paul 't, Ben Worthy Worthy, Ben 279.

Notes:

"The original ideas ... were first presented ... at the Political Studies Association (PSA) Annual Conference at the University of Swansea in 2012."--Page v.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198783841

9780198783848

OCLC:

964294886