The democratic leader : how democracy defines, empowers, and limits its leaders / John Kane and Haig Patapan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, John, 1945 April 18-

Contributor:

Patapan, Haig, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Democratic leadership is the most familiar form of leadership and yet the least well understood by people in democratic countries. This text explores the tensions and dilemmas that beset such leadership in order to explain why democracies produce simultaneously the strongest and weakest of leaders.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Neglected Problem of Democratic Leadership; 2. Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Legitimacy; 3. The Moral Dilemma of Democratic Leadership; 4. Leadership and Democratic Rhetoric; 5. Leadership in a Constitutional Democracy; 6. The Bureaucratic Challenge to Democratic Leadership; 7. Democratic Leadership in Foreign Affairs; 8. Honour and Democratic Leadership; Conclusion; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-59378-4

9786613623614

0-19-162847-6

OCLC:

922971164