Leadership and uncertainty management in politics : leaders, followers and constraints in Western democracies
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Leadership and uncertainty management in politics : leaders, followers and constraints in Western democracies
（Palgrave studies in political leadership series）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Through a range of international case studies from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Italy, this text assesses the conditions necessary for effective leadership and emphasizes the part played by uncertainty and division amongst followers.
Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction
- Agnes Alexandre-Collier and Francois Vergniolle de Chantal 2. Is Senatorial Leadership even possible? The Deadlock of the American Upper Chamber
- Francois Vergniolle de Chantal 3. The Office Holder: John Boehner as Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- Alix Meyer 4. Tony Blair's Leadership Style in Foreign Policy: Hubris Without Constraints?
- Pauline Schnapper 5. From Dewar to Salmond: The Scottish First Ministers and the establishment of their leadership
- Gilles Leydier 6. Political Leadership and the Instrumentalization of the Media: General de Gaulle between Politics and the Military (1958-1962)
- Julia Heinemann 7. Silvio's Party
- Nicolas Bonnet 8. Leader of my Heart! Use of Twitter by Leaders' Partners during Election Campaigns
- Alex Frame and Gilles Brachotte 9. Leadership and the European Debate from Margaret Thatcher to John Major
- Karine Tournier-Sol 10. The Temptation of Populism in David Cameron's Leadership Style
- Agnes Alexandre-Collier 11. Leadership Elections and Democracy in the British Labour Party
- Emmanuelle Avril 12. The (Seeming) Power of (Seemingly) Leaderless Organizations: The Tea Party Movement as a Case Study
- Aurelie Godet 13. Petra Kelly - Charismatic Leadership in the German Peace Movement
- Saskia Richter 14. Ericha Steinbach - the Last Charismatic Representative of the Expellees?
- Lionel Picard 15. Edward Heath - the Failed Leadership of an Uninspiring Leader
- Laetita Langlois 16. When the President is not really the boss: The Mysterious Case of Ronald Reagan's Presidential Leadership
- Francoise Coste 17. Conclusion
- Agnes Alexandre-Collier and Francois Vergniolle de Chantal
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