Studying Political Leadership: Foundations and Contending Accounts

by Robert Elgie

Overview

Why are some political leaders stronger than others? How do we make sense of the interaction between the leader's personality and the context that the leader faces? This book provides a unique way of approaching these questions, identifying the very different philosophical foundations that underpin the contemporary study of political leadership.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137347084
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	02/05/2016
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	207
File size:	868 KB

About the Author

Robert Elgie is Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies at Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland. He has published numerous books, including Semi-Presidentialism: Sub-types and Democratic Performance (2011). He is the editor of the journal French Politics published by Palgrave Macmillan and Review Editor for the journal Government and Opposition.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Foreword
1. Leadership  - The Interactionist Paradigm
2. The Foundations of the Study of Political Leadership
3. Positivist Accounts of Political Leadership
4. Constructivist Accounts of Political Leadership
5. Scientific Realist Accounts of Political Leadership: Political Psychology
6. Scientific Realist Accounts of Political Leadership: Contextual Accounts
7. What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here?
Bibliography
Index