Political Leaders

Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom—politicians are among the most despised professional class in modern society. Drawing on seminal work in political science, Stephen K. Medvic convincing..

Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom—politicians are among the most despised professional class in modern society. Drawing on seminal work in political science, Stephen K. Medvic convincing..

Drawing on the flood of new material to emerge from Russian and Western sources in recent years, Beryl Williams focuses on Lenin's years in power and provides first-rate introduction to the life, ideology and impact of one of the formative figures of the 20th-century._x000D_ _x000D_ Within an overal..

A lucid analysis of Mao as revolutionary general, ideologist and astute political manipulator, this introduction to the life and career of Mao Zedong provides an excellent introduction to modern Chinese history and its enigmatic protagonist...

This book examines the conditions that facilitate survival in ministerial office and how they are linked to ministerial competence, the political survival of heads of government and the nature of political institutions. Presenting a formal theory of political survival in the cabinet, it systematical..

An analysis of the role of elites under Yeltsin and Putin, dicussing how far they form a coherent politcal culture, and if this culture has been in step with, or at odds with, the reform policies of the Kremlin leadership...

This book examines the impact of political leadership at nascent statehood on the emergence of resilient democracies. It features four cases studies on India, Israel, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority (PA)...

The book analyses the presidencies of three neighbouring Central European countries - Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - in the context of their interactions with cabinets (and prime ministers), parliaments and the constitutional courts, all which have proved crucial actors in the region’s po..

Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability...

 This is the first reader to bring together the most seminal articles and book chapters on the contemporary populist radical right in western democracies...

This book explores the ways in which political parties in contemporary parliamentary democracies, choose their leaders and hold them accountable in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom...

This book explores the ways in which political parties in contemporary parliamentary democracies, choose their leaders and hold them accountable in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom...