Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism : Comparative and Historical Perspectives

Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism : Comparative and Historical Perspectives / Jerzy J. Wiatr.

In diesem Buch wird die Theorie der politischen F|hrung, die ein noch wenig erforschtes Feld der Politikwissenschaft ist, beleuchtet. Sie ist verwandt mit dem philosophischen Streit um Determinismus versus Aktivismus und hilft den Grundkonflikt des 21. Jahrhunderts zwischen liberaler Demokratie und...

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Wiatr, Jerzy J. Prof.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (206 pages)
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  • "Verlag Barbara Budrich"
  • ForewordIntroductionChapter One: The essence of leadership1. Philosophy of history: determinism versus activism2. Leader's personality: a psychological interpretation3. Ethics of leadershipChapter Two: A typology of political leadership1. Max Weber's pure types of legitimate rule 2. Controversies over the charismatic leadershipChapter Three: Democracy and political leadership1. Leaders and citizens in democracy2. Presidential leadership3. Leadership in parliamentary systems4. Democratic leadership and party systems 5. Conservatives, reformers, and nation-buildersChapter Four: Autocratic Leaders in Modern Times1. A typology of non-democratic regimes2. The men on horseback 3. Totalitarian and authoritarian party leadersChapter Five: Political Leadership in the Transition to Democracy 1. Alternative explanations of transition 2. Modes of extrication from non-democratic regimes 3. Different outcomes: democracies or renewedauthoritarianism 4. Democratic consolidation: the importance of leadership5. Dilemmas of transformative leadership Chapter Six: New authoritarianism and political leadership1. Populist nationalism in the 21st century 2. New and old authoritarianism: similarities and differences3. New authoritarianism and post-communist heritage4. Political leaders in new authoritarianismConclusionsReferences .Keywords About the author.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Cover
  • Jerzy J. Wiatr: Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism. Comparative and Historical Perspectives
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: The essence of leadership
  • 1. Philosophy of history: determinism versus activism
  • 2. Leader's personality: a psychological interpretation
  • 3. Ethics of leadership
  • Chapter Two: A typology of political leadership
  • 1. Max Weber's pure types of legitimate rule
  • 2. Controversies over the charismatic leadership
  • Chapter Three: Democracy and political leadership
  • 1. Leaders and citizens in democracy
  • 2. Presidential leadership
  • 3. Leadership in parliamentary systems
  • 4. Democratic leadership and party systems
  • 5. Conservatives, reformers, and nation-builders
  • Chapter Four: Autocratic leaders in modern times
  • 1. A typology of non-democratic regimes
  • 2. The men on horseback
  • 3. Totalitarian and authoritarian party leaders
  • Chapter Five: Political leadership in the transition to democracy
  • 1. Alternative explanations of transition
  • 2. Modes of extrication from non-democratic regimes
  • 3. Different outcomes: democracies or renewed authoritarianism
  • 4. Democratic consolidation: the importance of leadership
  • 5. Dilemmas of transformative leadership
  • Chapter Six: New authoritarianism and political leadership
  • 1. Nationalist populism in the 21st century
  • a) Russia
  • b) Belarus
  • c) Turkey
  • d) Hungary
  • e) Slovakia, Serbia and Croatia
  • f) Poland
  • 2. New and old authoritarianism: similaritiesand differences
  • 3. New authoritarianism and the post-communist heritage
  • 4. Political leadership in new authoritarianism
  • Conclusions
  • Backmatter
  • References
  • Keywords
  • About the author
  • Back cover

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