Comparative political leadership / edited by Ludger Helms. - Palgrave studies in political leadership . - Palgrave studies in political leadership series. .

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The importance of studying political leadership comparatively / Executive leadership in comparative perspective: politicians, bureaucrats and public governance / Comparing leadership patterns and dynamics in the legislative arena / The presidentialization of party leadership? Evaluating party leadership and party government in the democratic world / Leadership in social and political movements: a comparative exploration / Political leadership in times of crisis: comparing leader responses to financial turbulence / Comparative keyword analysis and leadership communication: Tony Blair - a study of rhetorical style / Political marketing and opinion leadership: comparative perspectives and findings / The contributions of political psychology to comparative political leadership analysis / Comparing and assessing gender effects in political leadership / 'Army of one or join the club?' Comparing local political leadership in Europe / Confronting the challenges of political leadership in international organizations / Political leadership in old and new democracies / Comparative leadership in non-democracies / Ludger Helms -- B. Guy Peters and Ludger Helms -- Philip Norton -- Paul Webb, Thomas Poguntke and Robin Kolodny -- Dieter Rucht -- Arjen Boin, Paul 't Hart and Femke van Esch -- Jonathan Charteris-Black -- Jennifer Lees-Marshment -- Stanley A. Renshon -- Anne Stevens -- Kristof Steyveers, Herwig Reynaert and Tony Valcke -- Michael G. Schechter -- Robert Elgie -- Erica Frantz and Elizabeth A. Stein.

9781137264916 9781349333684

10.1057/9781137264916 doi


Political science.
Comparative government.
Public policy.


Great Britain--Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government.